When Robert Redford made the film ‘Jeremiah Johnson’ in 1972 I was deep into my Mountain Man years. I would never take it to…
A moment of deja vu
When I was out feeding my colts earlier today it wasn’t exactly a moment of ‘deja vu’ but I had a flashback of a…
Blaze
[wpvideo 9l7g7k8m] The quality of this home movie is representative of that day but you can feel the enthusiasm of this young rider…
Horses in the desert
Winter range for our horses. We’ve been running them in this location for 20 years and it is one of the best things in…
Leather Work
I don’t by any means consider myself a professional at leather crafting but here is a series of pictures of a wolf that I…
Then and Now
Here I am with my future bride the fall we were dating; glad I was on my best behavior long enough for her to…
Branding
The Parke branding of 2017, Carey Idaho; that’s Jessica in the front on Kid Colt, Joe Hatch next and then Scott sitting on Gambler…
The Race is On
If ever you have had the chance to run horses across the desert it’s an experience that you will never forget. For several years…
Working the Gate
I’m new at this blogging so it may take me awhile to smooth it out. Working a gate off of your horse is a…
The Idaho Kid
The Idaho Kid, a cool sounding handle or nick-name that brings to mind a lean, mean, squinty eyed gunfighter from the 1880’s and very…