She really does. She’s made so much progress since we met. She went from being malnourished and nearly feral, to riding shape and one of the best behaved horses in the barn. She just needed love and TLC. ❤️

Ye! Seems like orange cats are the ones that want to help the most

They did but this winter was especially harsh and the weaker cats didn’t make it.

I’ve been trying neck reining but she hasn’t picked up on it all the way yet. She def has training in it, but she’s prolly still figuring out me as a rider. She also hasn’t been ridden in like 7 years so she’s a bit rusty

I wish they could be because their dynamic is great. The grey one has a future home though. She’s honestly far too friendly to be a barn cat. Like she’s always under foot and it’s dangerous for her because horses lol

I believe so. There’s only a few barn cats that reproduce. Some of the kittens replace any cats that passed over the winter and the rest get taken home by folks when they’re old enough.

She’s actually kinda short for a horse but average for her breed lol. Only 14.2 hands

I give him so many hugs

Yeah. He’s a barn cat, so his eyes are a lil crusty just because of his environment. I clean them up when I’m there.

I still can’t believe those were actually his last words. Sounds like something straight from fiction.

I’ve had a life of endless suffering due to many things. When people tell me it’s all part of our loving God’s plan for me, I almost lose mind. If God exists, he isn’t loving. Inflicting such awful things on your children isn’t love. It’s abuse.

Thank you! I’m so glad people enjoy her!

Right? It’s been a rollercoaster this whole time. She has exceeded everyone’s expectations and it’s so gratifying to see.

It also still feels unreal that she’s 100% mine now. It really hasn’t hit me yet. I’m afraid I’ll wake up and this will have all been a dream or some shit.

I do not treat her like a slave. We are partners. She is eager to please once her excess energy is worked out. She legit enjoys training and gets very excited to work. It gives her something to stimulate her mind and is great exercise for her. She’s incredibly intelligent and needs things to do to keep from getting bored. Horses that get bored enough can start cribbing, which can easily become an addiction and ruin their teeth and jaws.

As for her tack, I am using the most comfortable tack that I have. I’ve ordered special stuff to cushion her back and distribute weight evenly. If she seems stiff or sore, I don’t ride. Her bit is also a hackamore, which doesn’t go into her mouth.

When riding, we are both listening and observing each other. It’s part of the partnership and bond we have. I never kick her and I don’t yank on the reins. She’s very responsive to the subtlest of touches under the saddle and can even follow verbal commands which makes leg pressure and the reins kinda unnecessary.

I’ve spent two years nursing her back to health. There has been so much of my money and time and blood and sweat and tears put into her well-being. I will 10000% never do anything that could be detrimental to her health. I had her vet and farrier give her thorough exams to determine if she was in riding shape. I got the go-ahead and started up training again.

Riding builds top line muscles really well, which is important because atrophy of those muscles can cause pain, and a horse may lose the ability to carry themselves properly.

Tl;Dr: I care for this horse more than I care for myself. She isn’t a slave. She’s my partner and friend and everything I do for and with her are only things that will help her thrive.

It really was! I was a lil worried that she’d throw me and I wouldn’t be able to call for help, but after I worked with her on the ground, she was ready to go. She 100% remembers her past training, but hasn’t been ridden in like 6 years, so she’s not as broke as she once was. She can still be difficult at times because she’s grown lazy.

It’s obvious whoever trained her put in a crazy amount of work into her. I was told she was in training to be an endurance racer at some point. I don’t have any goals that high for her. I just wanna take her on trail rides eventually lol.

Lisa is another cat. She’s not a sibling or a baby or anything. She’s just the cat Broccoli Cheddar has decided to go after all the time lol. Broccoli Cheddar tried to play with his mama, but she was not having it because she’s pregnant with another litter and is due any day now

I voted for him and I’ve never felt so betrayed by a politician I was actually kinda cool with being in a position of power.

Yeah. I wanted it to be a short but fucked up somehow lmao. Next vid that is a bunch of other vids spliced together will def be horizontal lol

Yeah. I’m thankful that there’s still hella forage around for the herd.

When I first met him, he was very little and had just eaten and he looked like the “full of soup” meme