Beachnut Stables at Dry Creek Ranch

Wow it's been forever since I blogged and lots has happened. Jim's grand-kids and his daughter came and went LOL. We had a great visit and we took the kids horseback ridding at Land Between the Lakes plus viewed the cabin and farm there.
Jim went into the hospital October first and had his knee replaced and did just great. He went to rehab after the hospital for another week and they discharged him to out patient rehab 3 days a week and he is now down to two days. By about the third week he was walking without a cane and has gotten approval to do his regular routine which means he is back to early AM feedings while I do PM feedings and he is driving.

Yesterday he closed in the back of the barn...at least the first half of the barn so that the"kids" have closed in stalls. It is looking great and They are very happy..no trouble at all with them going into there own stalls. Molly has a temporary stall of her own till the second part of the barn is completed. The upstairs is yet to be finished too, but in time all will be done. It will give us a store room work area for Jim  and 4 stalls or three and a tack room depending on if we add another horse or not.


Our little ranch on Dry Creek is slowly coming to frutition bit by bit when $$$ allow. After or even before the barn is finished whichever lol will be the purchase of more round pen panels and setting them up in the far pasture so we will have a riding arena. When these are done Beachnut Stables and Dry Creek Ranch will be our Dreams come True. Having the barn and the arena will make  it just about complete.

 Jim getting ready for surgery

 Next day after surgery Jim makes the rounds with his PT girls

 and  41 days later he's back to building our barn

 Gotta Love him.  I know I do and so do his 4 legged kids.

We brought Cody in first showed him his stall going in and leading him to the right then out and back in to the left and out. Put a cookie in his bucket and he pranced right in for it while Lady and Molly stuck their heads in and liiked around.

By feeing time every one of them went to their correct stalls with out hesitation. I am thinking they love what their daddy did for them. Molly will be in her temp stall till the second mirror half of the barn is done and then that will be taken down and she will have a larger stall of her own..

Another fun time we have had is the company of Tracy and T and sometimes Colten and their dogs who will ride over in the evening on horseback and we will cook out over a fire or even just have a marshmallow roast and drinks.

Colten enjoying a snack in front of the fire

 Tracy creating her marshmallow treat

A marshmallow in the makes

even Duke enjoys the fire

Jim and T sit with Duke in the fire's warmth

Tracy and T mount up for the ride home and Colten rides the 4 wheeler home after a nice evening.











Via condios my friends......till we meet again