Sunday after church, Lisa and I raced out to the barn. She and I had corralled Tim after the service was over and pumped him for information, but Tim still would not tell us his new horse's color or name. He'd just smiled and told us to go look at him. So, off we went.
Oh, my! Look at this beautiful boy!
He is a beautiful buckskin gelding with the brand EZ on his left shoulder. See those dapples in his coat?
I'd guessed bay, black, palomino, and even pinto, but buckskin wasn't even on my radar.
He is pretty shy but he did come up to say hello.
He did not know how to eat a carrot which surprised me. (Hokey was happy to gobble up all those dropped carrots.)
Church clothes and barn hair - don't care! I'm at the barn again! And Hokey was happy, too. He sure seemed to like his new barn buddy.
As for a name, Lisa combined his color and the brand and came up with "Buc-ees" for her guess. That one made Tim laugh. His registered name is Easy Bucko and Tim plans to call him Easy.
He's a tall boy, taller than Hokey, and at 3 years old, he still has some filling out to do.
I don't yet know Easy's back story yet, or why he is branded. I look forward to talking to Tim and finding out the story behind the horse.
It felt really good to be back at the barn. And not only did I make it to the barn, I actually made it down the lane and to the pastures. I think Easy's arrival has helped me make a breakthrough in my grief.
It hasn't been EZ (hah!) but it's a start.
Wow, Easy is really 'easy' on the eyes!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty boy and I'm glad Hokey has a new pasture buddy.
Aww, what a great day!
ReplyDeleteLittle steps are the best way.
ReplyDeleteYour title made me think you wanted to buy him. But 'merely' enjoying him is much more appropriate and true to life.
There is or was place in California that uses a similar brand called EZ Angus Ranch. It doesn't show any horses, but perhaps that is where Easy is from originally.
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