Riding
Frosty was a pure pleasure, he seemed to know my next move by
just a body shift and his response was instant and surefooted.
He loved to be ridden, and loved to race. I never new of an
Indian pony he couldn’t beat. Many folks would come onto
the reservation looking for “the man with the spotted
horse” and challenge him to a race.
When
I completed my term in the Marines I moved to Dulce and worked
for various ranchers and spent all my spare time on Frosty.
I tried to buy Frosty from Wiley, but my $1800 I had after my
discharge wasn’t enough and Wiley told me he really didn’t
want to part with his horse.
I
took leave of Dulce for a two-month visit to my sister’s
ranch in South Dakota to check on my horses she was keeping
for me while I served my country. When I returned to Dulce I
had an extra $1000 to add to my offer for Frosty but was informed
by BJ, Wiley’s wife, that Wiley had just sold Frosty to
a man named Cecil Dobbins from Colorado Springs for $5000. I
was heartbroken to say the least. Well, I guess you all know
by now whom the horse is that I am writing about – Bright
Eyes Brother!
Cecil
fattened up “Frosty”, now Bright Eyes Brother, registered
him in the Appaloosa Horse Club and had a Grand National Champion
Stallion for many years in a row.
Later,
while living in California working in the lumber and building
industry I met and married my angel, Sharon. She really was
intrigued by my New Mexico and Colorado life. She loved horses
since she was a child and always wanting one, she and I vowed
that if we ever had the chance, someday, we’d own a Bright
Eyes Brother granddaughter and raise our own family of “Frostys”.
Well,
our dream, by the love and grace of God, has come true. We’re
here on a small horse ranch on Colorado’s Southwest slope
and loving the Colorado life. We were lucky enough to find NW
Bright Eyes, a granddaughter who has his exact disposition and
a great motherly love for her foals. And a mare called NW Shadow’s
Celebrity who can stand next to the best when comparing bloodlines
and Hall of Fame sires. She has given us another great mare,
Lazy J’s Bright Beauty and a two year old stud, Brothers
Bright Image – a Great Grandson of Bright Eyes Brother
and soon to be our standing stud.
We
don’t have all that fancy spit and polish in our paddocks,
but we have a bunch of mares and a gelding we’re training
that a child can walk up to and pet. They all trim, tie, lead,
load and will soon ride, if my old bones get their way.
Now
we can introduce “Ima Cool Colour” to our stud lineup.
He’s a Great Grandson of Dreamfinder, and he’s fancy
and colorful – new blood to add to what we’re already
so proud of. This year’s foal and next year’s crop
of foals will have a branded Wiescamp quarter horse sire, but
after that “Cool” should take over along with Image
as our standing studs and sire all our future foals. Things
should get mighty interesting around here!
Come
see our dream and our little ranch just 18 miles East of Durango
above Gem Village and maybe bring your favorite mare along too!
You
can reach us at home at 970-884-0307
Or
Jay’s Cell 970-903-7522
Sharon’s Cell 970-903-7523
Or
Email us at Lazyjappys@msn.com
Thanks
for visiting!
