Meet Brad

I was encouraged to go see this nice  POA Robert had. My  shopping team was a 6 year old grandson who does not ride, and his almost 9 month pregnant mother. Priorities were evident!! Question #1: What is his name? Answer: Brad. You can see we have a firm grip on priorities. Brad was pretty much just quiet, I rode him and tried to see where the holes were and how hard it was to get past them, then I rode with my grandson, the grandson rode alone, his mom rode <--- no we would not have let her had there been any question as to how safe the horse was. Probably before she got on we knew we were buying him but she is the resident horse aficionado.

He has been tried by fire, I picked him up on Sunday, when we got home my daughter rode him, ponied him, then ponied her son, then let her oldest son ride him, trying things like trotting past her out on the trail, Brad's day ended with a bath and hair cut. Day two he was ponied around the neighborhood, and the whole process over again adding a few finer points here and there (like lama). Day three was the vet, needles, teeth floated and the works, day four all he was asked to do was hop in the trailer once, now we are headed out to central Oklahoma's only rocky trails to see how he will do being ridden and ponied there and picketed out for a few days.

Brad is a 14.2HH Appaloosa Gelding, age approximatly 6, and it seems he very much so would like to be my pack horse.  

Rocky is looking at April for The Arizona Trail which seems to be much sooner than it was just two short weeks ago. Cookie is talking about being able to go if we do find ground support, so someone needs to volunteer!

Do we think I need tall cowboy boots? I haven't lived near rattelers since I was 11, are the boots helpful? Would half chaps work as well?