Lucky 132

No, we're not gambling people but we do enjoy a good horse auction every now and then, and Saturday was just such a day, and it was a beautiful day.

We called up our friends, Ron and Faith, to see if they were going to make the hour or so trek to Worland, Wyoming. They were game along with a few extras. So we met them early enough that we could look through the stock in the yards. Jason had saved some extra money and was looking for a good all round/team roping horse. Faith was looking for a horse as well and we had each found one or two prospects that could work, but Jason and I weren't real impressed with what was there for what he was looking for.

After coming back from lunch, I saw a man riding a nice bay gelding. So I showed Jason and he went and talked to him. Dailon Jones was his name and he was more than willing to answer Jason's questions and let him try out the horse. Not many others were so willing. Jason really got to liking the 4 yr old. While he was riding, someone we know walked up and he told me he had a big 16 hand ranch horse that was used for roping. (Horses are measured in hands, which are about 4 inches to every hand. 16 hands is really tall) So Jason got on that one and didn't mind him either. He had a decision to make.

We met up with our friends inside and discussed what Faith was looking at. Here she is with her son Caleb, who was at his first horse auction. Of course the moment had to be captured.The sale was definitely a buyer's market, with horses going for really low, unbelievably low. They were pretty much giving them away for some of them. Faith's prospect came up and she raised her hand and won her 4 yr old mare for $400. Her friend Shauna picked up a little 2 yr old filly for $250 who was a full sister to Faith's. Since we brought our trailer, just in case we needed it, we had room to take them both home. Jason's prospects came up and went through. It was hard for him not to buy the big 10 yr old who only sold for $650, but he waited for the 4 yr old.

Well, lot #132 came through and Jason knew this was the one and he was prepared to play the game. To make a long story short, he won! "It's always better when you win it," even if it's not ebay! So we loaded up the three horses and headed to Meeteetse, to drop off the 2 new girls.
We dropped them off and Jason got on his new horse and tried him around the round pen. He only fell more in love with his new purchase.
His registered quarter horse name is Hey Leo Lena, but he was called Socks. Jason's wanting to change it and is leaning towards Cole, after watching El Dorado with his favorite cowboy, John Wayne.
What's cool is his color and markings are almost identical to his first horse Danny. His birthday was the day we bought him and one day off of my own mare's birth date. He'll hopefully bring many years of joy to my cowboy. Already, we've grown attached to him, and Jason is far more excited about his long awaited horse than he is about his new lawn mower.

Ron and Faith went down for one horse but ended up with 2. Shauna didn't really need another young horse to train, so she sold her baby to Ron. So Ron got the horse bug and has acquired the one with the spots on the blaze.