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We finally sold our pasture and fishing pond. No more horses. Some nice folks from Texas bought the property back in April, so we've got new neighbors. They are horseback riders bigtime, so are really enjoying all the trails and mountain rides around here. They ride Missouri Foxtrotters and those horses can really eat up the miles. Nice smooth ride, too. I thought I might give riding a try again, but I truly don't believe it's in the cards for me. I'm still way too cautious and halfway scared, and that's not the way to ride a horse. So, guess I'll leave the riding to those folks who still REALLY enjoy it!
Here's a link to a page with pictures of all the horses who have passed through our lives since we started "horsing around" as well as a little history of our journey into the world of horses. Former Horses. Take a look if you have time. We've had some pretty ones.
Just out our back door are the beautiful Kiamichi Mountains, which gave us thousands of acres in which to ride. There are two riding guest ranches in our area that provide trail rides through our beautiful mountains. One of them is A to Z Guest Ranch which is located about 6 miles north of Octavia on Hwy. 259. The other is J-D Trail Riding Camp located just west of Octavia on Hwy. 144. Check out their websites for more information.
In 2006 we dug a pond on our lower 17 acres. It was mainly to give Bill a place to fish, but also was the watering hole for the horses. It's about a 3 acre lake and Bill has been stocking it with fish ever since it got full, so fishing is getting pretty good by this time.
The finished pond. Looking good and stocked with fish.
We call this "Getaway Lake" because I always know where to find Bill when he's decided to "get away" for a little while. Even though we've got new pond owners, we still get to go down there and fish some, so that makes it pretty nice.
Here's a few pictures of some of the fish we've caught in the pond this year. They've grown up quite nicely if I do say so myself.
The summer of 2007 we had a pole barn built for the horses, and for hay storage. It turned out pretty nice. The builders started it on Monday morning and by Tuesday night it was all finished. We built all the stalls ourselves. Six stalls on one side of the barn and a feed room on the other side and the remainder for room for hay. Now new horses are enjoying the barn!
