So we went out and were looking at the colts to see if any caught our eye and one did. While we were looking at them in the field another older 3 year old kept following us around being curious. Well, when Logan went to talk to her about the cold, the woman basically said she would give us the other 3 year old because no one seemed interested in her because she didn't have a lot of color (that's the main reason a lot of people would want an Appaloosa would be for their spots and coloring). Well, of course Logan jumped at the opportunity and well, now we have 4 horses.
This is Lace - the 3 year old. She was as wild as a mustang when we brought her home (which is a whole story in itself trying to get her loaded onto a trailer). She had pretty much been left to her own out in a field with the brood mares and colts and yearlings and like I mentioned before, no one was really interested because she didn't have loud coloring. Well Logan worked with her and she was as easy as pie to train. In only a few weeks she was leading and even riding like she had done it for years! She is such a good girl - I have even ridden her several times and she is just a wonderful horse!
And this little guy is Co - short for Cochise. He was just a weanling when we got him and is such a funny boy! He definitely has a lot of color as you can see and it will be interesting to see if he keeps the coloring he has now or lightens up - a lot of time Appaloosas will change their coloring as they get older, often lightening up some.
It will be some time before he will be ready to ride - horses aren't ready to ride until they are 2 and he will be a year old in the Spring. He can be taught the basics and already knows how to be lead with a halter on.
So there are the 2 newest Morrisons - yep, we are crazy but at least not boring!!
