When we picked her up she was a wild eyed red haired crazy heifer. She literally tried to climb out of the closed trailer. I asked him, 'You sure Bub?' "Yes ma'am!" His Ag teacher asked him, 'You sure about this Ty?' No hesitation as he responded "Yes sir!" That trailer rocked the whole way home she was some upset.
We got her home and in her stall, her wild eyes stared out while he leaned on the bars watching her. Next morning he took a lawn chair and his music and he sat in the corner of her stall...for hours. He came home for lunch and that evening he was up there again, same thing. Day after day he did this on his summer break, while his friends were at the beach, hanging out or just sleeping late. He was up early, sitting with her, playing his music (old country) and talking to her. One day she walked up and sniffed his knee he reached his hand out and she backed away. Next day same thing, then the next she didn't back away. She let him scratch her nose, he didn't make a big deal of it. He let her know that he was there for her, she learned to trust him. It was amazing to watch, truly.
First time in the ring she was such a spooked little girl but as we watched we noticed him leaning just a bit towards her and he seemed to be talking to her, her ears cocked towards him, her body starting to relax. When they left the ring we asked him what he was doing. 'Singing to her.' Her answered like it was the most common thing ever.
She still has crazy eyes. She still gets spooked and she hates HATES everyone else (I have the bruises to prove it) but she sure does love him. He did what I (and a few others) doubted could be done. He did it. He did it alone. He did it in his own way (like he always does)!
Tybo...I can NOT wait to watch you show this week for the first time at the worlds largest rodeo. It doesn't matter where you place, it's walking away with green shavings in your boots knowing that YOU got Fancy there!
First time in the ring she was such a spooked little girl but as we watched we noticed him leaning just a bit towards her and he seemed to be talking to her, her ears cocked towards him, her body starting to relax. When they left the ring we asked him what he was doing. 'Singing to her.' Her answered like it was the most common thing ever.
She still has crazy eyes. She still gets spooked and she hates HATES everyone else (I have the bruises to prove it) but she sure does love him. He did what I (and a few others) doubted could be done. He did it. He did it alone. He did it in his own way (like he always does)!
Tybo...I can NOT wait to watch you show this week for the first time at the worlds largest rodeo. It doesn't matter where you place, it's walking away with green shavings in your boots knowing that YOU got Fancy there!
2 comments:
this is my favorite one that you have. I read all of your blogs and come back to this one. Maybe I just like who it's about the most #justlove
Thank you! Her love and trust of him is a testament to his great big heart!
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