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!!! Season 2009 !!! |
| New Haven
Ranch Nick Bohl/Doerte Marks 100 Mule Creek Road Hulett, WY 82720, USA ph: 001-307-467-5663 |
| Copyright ©2003-2009 Nick Bohl/Doerte Marks Last Update 10/2009 |
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| A captivating view ... Grover and Tramp. | |
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| Horses on strike. | |
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| ... and neighbor's mare and foal. | |
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| Pal is our "model": tall, blonde, beautiful. But also intelligent. Riders who have some horse sense will be rewarded with his super smooth gates ... and admiring glances from other riders. | |
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| Pep is our clown. The small but strong cutting horse is very curious and always busy with something (you don't always want to know). He stands out with his speed and agility as well as his easy gates. | |
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| Tramp can compete with any sea horse. This flashy chestnut loves to swim (here with Nick's daughter Nikki). He is very strong, absolutely sure footed and without fear. A life insurance ... and fast if he chooses to be. | |
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| Juno is the cavy's leader. The rather small bay gelding is friendly with people and pretty uncomplicated in all respects. He is safe, calm but not lazy - a fun to ride for both beginners and more experienced equestrians. | |
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| Whiplash is pretty new on the ranch. The small chestnut (even though under Nick's 6"5" every horse looks small) is a roping and reining horse that now gets to know life on a ranch and gains stamina almost daily. | |
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| Newton (left) is the youngster on our ranch. The 6-year old looks dainty but has a killer hind hand which makes him very agile. The pretty sorrel loves humans and would sit on your lap if he could. Bo is less playful and older but as cuddly. The light palomino combines easy temper with smooth gates and power steering. | |
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| Jazz, who looks a lot like Vegas, is a strong young mare still in training. She is very even-tempered, loves people ... but tyrannizes the poor geldings in the herd ... typically woman :-) | |
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| Ginger is our only Appaloosa. The older stout mare has a beautiful head, the body of a mule, super smooth gates and the easy temperament of a real beginner's horse. | |
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Lady was accompanied by Blade, a sturdy little black gelding.
Blade looks a bit like a pony (don't worry, he stands about 14 hands
tall) but he walks faster than some of our big horses and his trot and
canter are very smooth. Blade knows no fear. |
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And another five horses that I have to take photos of once their
winter coat is gone: Poncho und Leftie (after the Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard song), two young drafthorse-quarterhorse mixes which can be ridden as well as driven. One a palomino tobiano paint, the other a red roan. Chocolate, a big brown mare, Cody, a bay overo paint gelding, and Cheyenne, a buckskin tobiano paint mare. |
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| And then there are Jet and Tucker and K.C. ... | |
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| Rena, Shadow, Quincy and Foxy ... collage in red and white. |
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THE HORSES |
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| Always in motion. |
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| Neighbor's stallion ... |
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| Doc is a big and stout sorrel, a little shy on the ground but fast and diligent under the saddle. He's got incredible "cow sense" und experience with all ranch work. You can depend on him in all situations. |
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| Rena enjoys life. The slightly plump Paint mare (Overo, with one blue eye) is always available for treats and some petting. She's never in a big hurry and thus is loved by beginners as well. |
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| Romes ... okay, this big red roan is no beauty but that's not what counts out here. He is hard working, knows what a rope is for and loves people even though he was not always treated nicely by former owners. |
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| Grover used to win competitions for his good looks (we don't count the few extra pounds). Kids - and cats - can ride the red dun without problems. But don't underestimate him: he is a great roping horse. |
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| Patch is a tall Sorrel Paint (Tobiano) with super long legs that he moves willingly. He is fast and needs a soft hand. On days with lots of work this versatile gelding is a godsend. |
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| Red with his 18 years of age is the senior in the herd. He is finely tuned, has a wonderful jog and lots of heart that still enables him to chase cattle in the most difficult terrain and drag calves without hesitating. |
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| Vegas (above) is not exactly a children's horse but for Brandy's son Emmett he makes an exception. The big bay gelding is friendly, "cowy" and likes to move. |
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Stella is too tall for a big career in cutting and reining.
That's why we got the beautiful sorrel mare for an affordable price. Her
grandfathers are Doc o'Lena, Poco Dell, Colonel Freckles and Steel Bird.
While she is a professional in the arena, she still has to get used to
ranch life. (A new photo will follow in spring.) |
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Two new horses that I still have to take photos of: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. The economical crisis causes many people to abandon their horses. Willy, a big older bay gelding, was not wanted anymore either. He does not like people very much we are confident that with the help of the Parelli Natural Horsemanship he will learn to trust humans again. Lady is a beautiful chestnut mare who resembles our horse
Tramp so much that we named her after Disney's famous movie "Lady and
the Tramp". She is eager, fast and also great to ride out alone. |
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More horses will follow ... |
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Okay, and then there is Nellie, Emmett's pony. Around May 1 she
will have a foal from a little paint stallion. We are all excited. October 2009: Nellie's foal has the name Spirit and he has two blue eyes (photos will follow). |
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