UNBELIEVABLE FIND | CAN'T BELIEVE WE FOUND THIS ON OUR RIDE! 

Blake sure sets that saddle well. Beautiful scenery! Beautiful place!$

Now that is what owning a horse is all about. I spent 35 years riding in the Shawnee National Forrest in Southern Illinois. Camped on every weekend in the summer I had off from work. Nothing in God's creation is more wonderful than a good horse and miles to ride with friends. Good food at the campfire that night. I surly miss it now that I have gotten too old and crimpled up to go anymore. (75)

Where your gloves pulling those burs! Oh my gosh. I wish I was young and...too! Lol I love watching your channel! You're just people too and I love it. You learn alot more by trial and error. If you're smart.

A horse and a dog? What more does a man need?

When my 1st Norwegian Fjord was bred, spring ‘88, brought her home Oct’88, due in June’89. I hitched her up & drove her between 15 - 20 miles each week. I was new to driving & she was going on 4 & needed miles. It was good for both of us. My last drive was the town Memorial Day Parade, she was awesome! I had her shoes pulled & 3 weeks later, she had a beautiful filly, without any complications. From the day the foal was born I started handling her, by the end of the 1st week I could separate them for 5-10 minutes, within sight & out of sight. By 2 wks old I could take the mom away for 15-20 minutes, ground driving & training. By six weeks I could take mom out on the road & drive, do ring work & was ready for our first show. I brought 4-H kids along to stay w/baby & after she had a chance to nurse, then I would go into my class. Both handled the show like troopers, no talking back & forth, both content with their respective situation. I even have a picture of the foal napping on the ground, western hat over her eyes & counting Z’s!! We even won some classes! The foal had never trailered & walked right on. It was a very memorable day, one of many in the 25 yrs I was blessed to have my 1st Fjord & those I’ve had since. I love that you use time & patience in your training, building trust & confidence with each new day. You end up with some beautiful horses, that have a good head on their shoulders & will bring much joy & happiness to their new owners. Thank you for sharing your farm life with us.

I enjoy seeing Blake riding with Dad. Those are special times in life.

It's very beneficial to ride and work pregnant mares .keeps them in shape for foaling.

That’s what I’m talking about. So kind and patient with Gods precious creatures. So relaxing to watch your videos. No yelling. No aggression. Thank you Sirs ❤

Beautiful country. Nice you two can enjoy together.

That looked like fun. Blake does look pretty good in that shirt.😁😁 Take care, Al

Is Rawhide a Sooty Buckskin in color? Love this channel. Take care, be safe, and have fun regardless.

That was a nice ride thanks for taking me along

That was a nice ride. I can't believe how Stormy is doing , she is going to be a great horse.🐴🐴

Stormy is beautiful, tall and big chested, very muscular. Blake's mullet, business in the front and party in the back. Very nice father and son ride. TFS 👍🤠🐴

Nice ride guys... Blake had me laugh when he said your brothers won't look this good in their shirts.... I like Blake's joking!!! 👍🏼😂

Good to see some leisure riding, just for fun. It is amazing you found matching shed antlers---a nice gift from Nature.

Rawhide is making me smile, snacking as he goes. Pretty relaxed, enjoying life as he goes. I can see why him and Blake get along so well.

Found out last month that the buttons form for each shed, and they lose some every so often, so it doesn't count as their age. That's one myth ground to dust in my head lol. I was so surprised. I watch snake owner and education channels

Those layered rocks in the canyon are really cool.

Why dont you use oil to remove burrs and knots. Any kind of oil. Cooking oil. Mineral oil. Baby oil. Thay all work.

Stormy looks very athletic, so not too surprised at her breeding. Great ride video in gorgeous area, thank you!

It's so wonderful to be able to ride....I miss it so much❤

Nice ride. Good lesson (for Stormy). And great video for us. Thank you for sharing. 🥰

I love country like you were riding in. I was born in Winslow which can’t be too far from where you are and these high plateaus covered with cedars will always be a favorite. I’m new to your channel but am really enjoying it.

Beautiful, that was so much fun!

Thank you for taking us along for the ride! Stormy is going to be huge! Oh how I love horseback riding. Never had one, but have spent a small fortune paying to ride.

Wonderful father/son memory making day. Love your family!

Rawhide is just so calm, eating as he goes. Stormy did very well! Can hardly believe she's the same filly you brought home a week ago! By the time the 30 days are up, she'll be in you back pocket!💖💖💖

Now that makes sense. The breeding of the. New horse Stormy). I kept wondering how she got such a low tail set. We all learn things by watching videos.

Thanks for sharing days like this with us. It means more to me than you could ever know.

Cool to see you guys out riding!!! It looks like a great day to do so!

Rawhide and Blake are a good team! He is never hungry as he eats as he goes along! Great find on the sheds!

Someone said that hair detangler helps with cockle burrs

Really made me want to be back in the saddle and back on the trail. Thanks!

Stormy is really coming along. I use to have a thoroughbred horse. He was such a baby. Over 16H. A race horse that lived to run on the track. I remember him falling asleep leaning on my husband who was working on the fence.

Y’all have a wonderful relationship that makes me smile😇🙏❤️❤️

They are beautiful horses! It would be very hard for me to pick one.😆❤🧡👩‍👩‍👦🐎🐎

One jealous old man here. What beautiful country you have to ride in and the horses to match.

Beautiful canyon ride. This is one of my favorite videos. Excellent job!

Pretty ride, and Rawhide just as good as ever. Stormy is coming along. Have a great weekend. Love to see you all smiling.

Great ride ,would love to do that again in Arizona,

I had a roan Tennessee walker with the prettiest white main & tail. I got him from a guy my grandpa knew from work. He had so many burs in his hair. I used wd40 to remove them. Then gave him a bath and shampoo. He was my 1st horse, 15 years old, and wind broke. He ended up back where I got him. Then I got a bay thoroughbred.

That would be 😊a good video to Blake and a friend do a night out. I did a weekend excursion in 1997 trekking around countryside where there was open fields and no fences. Goal was to camp at a lake. Packed a pup tent, sleeping beg in a tube pack sack. Tied it on behind me. Had an Australian outback slicker. Packed a bit of food that didn’t need cooking. It was last weekend in August, very hot hot! Had a few close calls. Big mistake, should have gone with someone. Lesson learned. Enjoyed the video. 🙌🏼🤠🐴🍁

Button on rattlesnake is from shedding. They out grow their skin & shed it useally 3-4 sometime 5 times in a year. Just in case you don't know they fry up real good. Snake and beans pretty good trail meal.

After watching the video with Stormy in the round pen, she definitely has walker in her.

Oh my gosh I love the antlers. I don't have many, but I love to put them in my Christmas Tree. Looks like a lovely ride!

Learning from you Alan, Stormy's Back side looks Quarter Horse 👍. I'm glad you made State Bro,nice way to go out 👊. JO JO IN VT 😆💕🍁💨

Blake is a little tougher than the average bear ain’t he? 😂

Hey guys those rocks look like lova after it settles in layers cool

I’d love to camp there too! That would be AWESOME 😊

Thanks for taking us on the beautiful ride. So good to see Stormy and the other horses 🐎 ❤

It's like Stormy "knows" the rod and whip.

Enjoyed riding with you, so relaxed and horse friendly. Regards from Holland.

I'm glad Jasper is groomed in a sensible cut👍

I love trail rides. Had a horse for a couple years when I lived in Morocco. Fun sights to see. Story is doing well. Much calmer. 🍁🎃💕🍁

Rawhide looks like a fun horse to ride .

Alan when did the new horse Lily arrive on the Farm? Good ride guys. Life is short Ride Horses more.

APPENDIX...THOUROBRED & QUARTER HORSE

You should be able to tell by her gait if she is gaited or not. Show some video of her trotting and your viewers can tell you. She came from an auction so anything could be true.

great find

Blake needs a canvas cutter bed roll but maybe they would sponsor him like they do Broncs and Donks.

Nice ride, great day. That was some beautiful country up there! And I can’t think of a better way to spend some one on one time with each other. Kudos. 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

A wonderfully relaxing video. Thanks for letting us join you on your day out. 🐎🪱🌵

Such beautiful land out there ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Beautiful country! TY for taking us along :) Rawhide snackin the whole way 🤣 🐴♥️

A bath before rolling in the dirt, they love it. ❤

Beautiful ride, thank you

Nice ride, that country south of your house has some interesting rock formations

I would be in heaven out there with you two. 💖💖

Great video as always .

Aww, is it safe to ride being pregnant? Don't they tire easy??? Be careful with those momma's♥️♥️can't you mow those cockles?

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Vicky that's exactly what happens to my husband and I. He kicks them off on me making me hot. Then I get cold and pull them back which leads to me having them all. If he kept his they wouldn't be all on my side. Love Nugget ❤ my first horse was a Sorrell with a Blaze. Love the video 👍😊

That’s a beautiful ride beautiful rocks you know I was born and raised in Bakersfield California and I grew up in Los Angeles and we used to take Route 66 every year to Arizona visit my aunt but they say that it’s not Route 66 now it’s 101 I haven’t been back to California in many years. I live in Michigan now, I’ve been in Michigan for 40 some years Los Angeles was a little too busy for me. Then I came to Michigan with my grandmother and I never went back.

Wish I was riding with y'all. The country is beautiful. Thanks for the video.

Good ride guys! Boy, Rawhide looks pretty when he's slicked off. He's got a pretty head and sure moves out nice too. My mom had a horse that looked alot like him. Same color and face. Her horse was a Poco Bueno. She sure loved that horse. Blake, have you tried WD-40 to remove the burrs? Get a big comb to use with it. Works good. The desert sure was pretty, but you could have left the rattlesnake out! Ha! Thanks again for the ride. Enjoyed it.

I’ve loved Plains Indians and Horses since I was old enough to remember things! (That was about 5yrs old) I just turned 65yrs young, and have never had a horse. I have owned 4 Steel Horses! I love to,ride those and I’m looking for another one. Love your videos!

Good to see you here again, don't know why, but your channel hasn't come up on my RU-vid lately.. but I enjoy your videos.. Just so you know, you can't tell the age of a rattle snake by the number of rattles it has. Each time the snake sheds its skin, it gets a new rattle. They can shed several times a year. Just FYI.. God Bless

ah ha, answer to a comment I posted the day you and Blake first put her in the round pen. I didn't see a gait that day and said so. So now we know she is an appendix Quarter/Thoroughbred. No wonder I didn't see any gait! I love how your dog(s) like to go with you. Hope your bring water and maybe one of those soft water bowls you can stick in your pocket or in saddle bag if you have them. I am NOT saying that you are being unkind to Jasper on this ride, just wondering if you bring water for the dogs when they do go with you. I am sure you most probably have water in the truck when you return to it. Please don't think I am being critical, as I am just wondering. Can't help it, I have raised dogs most of my life and also had horses, so even now that I don't do either anymore I still love dogs and horses over any other animal.

Why bits ? it's proven they unnecessarily cause pain in the horses mouth. Please try a kinder way without bits, it's proven far more effective n improves the relationship with your horse, ❤️🦅

I'd love to own rawhide

Making good memories together. Good for you dad. Even better you found something together. Thank you for sharing. God bless

My favorite past time was riding with Dad. What sweet time and precious memories.

Beautiful place you are riding in. So different from NC where I live.

You lucky guys! Riding a horse is so fun, cause you can look around, you're higher than if you're on foot, and glide along at a nice pace!!! Thanks for sharing.

That little canyon that Blake is wanting to camp in, looks in the video, as a dry creek bed. You never want to camp in a dry creek bed. It’s very dangerous n a lot of people have been killed that way. It may b dry there but if it’s raining in the mountains the water will start to flow n you can get washed away n drowned.

Twins is high risk for mom and the foals. Twin foals are usually born premature and don't have a high survival rate. Usually during a preg check the vet pinches one off if they find a mare to be in foal with twins. We used to have a horse that could have been a twin assuming the vet let the mare keep both foals.

I traded phones and lost your video then I have to see Blake and I subscribe to you again love your videos please keep them coming thanks Alan bye

Like that background music…! ❤️😃👣👠

Is that lightning, or just from the camera moving around?

Rattle snakes . Tail "buttons" occur each time a snake sheds. So if a snake has feed well throughout the year they may shed more then once. Number of buttons is not a good way to tell a snakes age..

You can't age a rattlesnake by the tail. They gain a button when they shed. They can also break buttons off. A snake may shed more than once a year. They are also born with a button. They grow by the food supply a well fed snake is going to grow faster than one that gets less frequent meals. The faster they grow the more they shed and gain buttons.

You guys always make me want to go riding. I think I will! Do your dogs ever run into rattlers? Or do you worry about that? I worry about that here where we are.

Jasper could be old and worn out but check them for Lyme's disease my dog acted the same way tested positive

Glad you've mended so we'll from the fall and can go on nice long rides again. What a beautiful area! Bet that was fun for sure!

Rattlers get a new button for each shed. They can and do shed more than once a year. Usually dependent on food supply and temperatures.

Tip to get cockaburs out of the mane and tails, use vegetable oil or any oil use gloves it works well.

Wrap the rope 2x in the trailer when loading and they can't get away from you

Rawhide is a super good horse . Blake takes such good care of him. 💕

maybe keep a stick or ? On the trailer to help loading