Remember the video I posted of us unloading the NM yearlings where Tay Martin only opened the back compartment of the trailer?
Here’s why: There were more in the front. They were too big to travel as one group with the yearlings.
Our 501(c)3 nonprofit organization Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy became a @Forever Branded Partner earlier this year and these two are our first two horses we brought home for gentling and placement through that program.
Taylor was still mad at me for doing some chicken math at pick up. I was supposed to bring back 4 and reasoned that each yearling counted as half and therefore 6 were really only 4… Well, apparently some people don’t agree with that logic 
By the time we unloaded these 2, she was slightly less cranky. It may have worked in my favor that she was able to take the sorrel mare’s tag off while she was still in the trailer. Taylor loves thick red horses with blazes and had major hearts in her eyes 
Taylor announced that these 2 needed “beefy names” because of their looks, and something different from the military-ish ones the babies got, because they were going to be available through a different program.
I wasn’t going to argue since I’d already rocked the boat enough that day. A “Beauty and the Beast” theme idea went as quickly as it appeared when I refused to call the bay Prince Adam.
Instead we started googling Viking names. That stuck. World, meet Ragnar and Helga!
Ragnar (5yo bay gelding from Stewart Creek WY) is the cutest boy. I saw him in the pens and fell for his butt brand (he has the left neck freezebrand too) and big, soulful eyes. He’s proud and looks like a horse you’d expect to see at a Renaissance fair. He’s short, maybe 14hh but in his mind he’s 16hh at least. He’s stocky, has alllll the hair and the prettiest matching hind socks.
Helga (4yo sorrel mare from Little Colorado WY) is the first horse to have been adopted through the Forever Branded program in Colorado. Woohoo 
!!! Taylor fell in love with her that day, it ended up being a great fit and now she’s hers. We’re so excited for them!
Please comment, like and share to help Ragnar find his person when he’s ready. We’re located in Guffey, CO. We can help arrange hauling. He’s SA eligible.
He’s smart, curious and, in true 5yo fashion, asks his handler questions. He absolutely will work for food (he’s not a spoiled pest, he will however respectfully let you know when he did something brave and believes he should get paid for it) and is very, very soft and responsive to pressure.
