Shiver! Those looks. Here we go again, I thought.
You might recall back in early June on Miss Firestorm’s 10-week birthday we decided to see how her mom Saffron and Noelle, both mustangs out of the wild, would do sharing a pasture; the goal being to finally get the herd all together as one, all out 24/7 with both pastures to roam. The result was a disaster. Big mistake. You might have seen the still photos on the blog but only now have I risen to the occasion of getting the video edited and up. It’s brutal. Mostly because Saffy simply would not give up, and Noelle kept coming. That was Round One. Clearly too early. Too soon. We now believe that Saffron had more than dominance on her mind. She was protecting her baby.
Back to the drawing board. Or to separate pastures in this case. For the next four-and-a-half months we rotated horses and pastures every day so that both Noelle and Saffy would have time with all members of the herd – except each other – and everybody would get equal time in the east and west pastures. What a logistical nightmare!
We’re now up to Round Three, and they’re all compressed into a five minute video cleverly entitled: Two Dominant Mustangs – Rounds 1, 2, & 3 :).
Kathleen and I believe you’ll enjoy and might even get a little something out of it. Please let us know. And let me know if you pick up what’s unique about the music :)
Joe
Thanks for sharing Joe. I always learn something from watching you and Kathleen. It is easy to watch everything go right, but as you know, we always learn the most from our mistakes and I think it is so brave for you to share your joys and tears with us. Most people just want you to see their accomplishments without all the work that it took to get there. You always show and tell it all, from beginning to end. Here is a thought I recently saw-“The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare out behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel”-Steve Furtick. You show your behind-the-scenes as well as your highlight reel so we can all learn from it. Thanks!
Pam Stanner
Thank you Pam. Nicely said.
Hurray, finally! Is that the theme song from Benji? It’s beautiful, whatever it is :)
Not the Benji theme, but all from Benji movies. First was a big break in mood in For the Love of Benji to an Olympic jet landing beyond a beautiful harbor in Greece. Second was from the original Benji when Benji figures out how to open a pudding cup. Third from a calm and laid back park scene. BUT the uniqueness of the three is that they’re all the same piece of music. Same melody. Shows how much difference mere arrangement and tempo can make in mood :)