Meet Libby & Ruby

Shortly after arriving here, were fortunate to meet a wonderful vet name Brytann. We were ecstatic to know that a highly sought after vet would be living just 5 minutes from us! As we started to get to know her, she told us about some horses she had for sale, and after meeting us she knew we'd make a happy and loving home. It was a match made in heaven!

There was one horse in particular that we were going to meet. A gorgeous black and white paint named Libby. She was only 2 but had been started with excellent training.

Needless to say, Mike fell in love right away!

As Mike got to know Libby, Brytann mentioned she had another paint mare, very dear to her heart, named Ruby. Ruby was 4 and ready to ride with lots of training behind her. She was way out of our price range but we thought well, we're here, let's at least see her.

As Mom and I were walking around the field, Ruby would follow close behind, nudging her nose into our coats, being super friendly and lovey...yup, she knew what she was doing! SOLD! Mom and I decided to purchase her together, she absolutely stole our hearts :)

So now the race was on! We had just bought 2 horses and needed a new field to put them in. There were a few areas on the property that were already fenced in and ready to go, but since the previous owner ran cattle, all the fences contained barbed wire. That had to go! Then we started looking at the large field that was basically our 'back yard'. We couldn't think of a better spot! This way, we'd get to keep a close eye on them every day :)

So, we ordered new fence posts, new barbless wire, rented a post pounder and away we went!

Dad had to clear a few bushes out of the area to make it safer for the horses...meanwhile I'm pretty sure he just about tipped over a few times, lol.

The new posts separating the 2 large fields.

Once the posts were all in, it was time to drill 5 holes in each post and run endless miles of wire. We wanted to get it done as quickly as possible, and since Mom and Dad were only home on the weekends (they worked in town during the week) it was up to Mike and I to string all the wire. We worked as fast and as hard as we could, it was not an easy job. But it was worth it to know we were building a safe fence for our newest additions :)