Cypress is a Cowboy

This horse... this horse I've been trying to finish for a year... has... ARRIVED. Now, I was not raised on a ranch, nor have I lived in Montana and lived the life of a cowboy. But it's what I've dreamed about my whole life. I've been misplaced in this city life for a long time... (if you can call Redmond the city life!) This horse makes me feel like we could pack it all up and go work a cattle ranch and be really good at it. This mutt from the wild, that roamed the range of the Oregon desert for the first year of his life has finally given his soul and devotion to me in his own way. Still owning himself and still staying Cypress, he has finally agreed to let me call the shots around here. We've come to the point were I don't feel like we are working against each other. We've found our niche together and I'm so very grateful for it. I feel proud when I see my 8 year old daughter riding the once rouge horse, I can't help but feel so proud for him. I see her riding him well and him staying inside of complete compliance and enjoying understanding someone else other then me, let alone a child. I watched him stay soft for her, listen to her, enjoying the light load. I almost cried it was so beautiful. When I practice roping off this horse... he likes it, he likes the quiet of it. He pays attention and seems to know exactly what to do. Bless his heart. His wild heart.

I at one time almost gave up. Deemed him a plain old trail horse. This disappointment I felt was awful. I had plans for this big boy. But he just wouldn't give in... but he has....completely and 100%. It took 4 1/2 years. He is almost 8 years old. I've learned a million things from this horse. Mainly the power of persistence. How to treat a horse for what they are. The know no anger. It is us that possesses anger and disappointment. Take that away from the equation and you have something real solid.

One day, you may see me and Cypress in a branding pen one day. You may say "Look at that rock star mustang." I can't wait for that day. :)