04/15/2026
Well…this evening at The Mending Post we had a little surprise rodeo 🤦♀️
I showed up to feed and quickly realized the bulls, Bucky and Big Horn, had decided they were done with fences for the day. Meanwhile, they're giving me the most perfect “uh oh… mom caught us” look 😂.
In their adventure, they managed to knock over hay bales and dump the horses’ water trough, because why not go all out, right?
Could I have gotten upset? Absolutely.
Angry? Yep.
Thrown my hands up and called it a day? Tempting.
But I didn’t.
Instead, I took a deep breath, looked at what I had to work with, and made a plan. I snuck into their pen, opened the gate, and put on my rodeo clown hat 🤠
One bull at a time, some pressure, a little running and cutting, and my best “mom voice”, and I got everyone back where they belonged.
Then it was time to haul water, pound T-posts, fix fence, and restack hay. Not exactly glamorous…but in the middle of all that, I got to watch the sunset and spend a little time with Buddie and Rimson, and honestly, it filled my soul in a way that’s hard to explain.
I was out there laughing and running around looking like a crazy lady…but I enjoyed it.
And that’s the thing about equine-assisted services…
The horses (and apparently the bulls too 😅) don’t let us avoid frustration. They give us real-life, in-the-moment opportunities to practice patience, regulate our emotions, and choose how we respond instead of reacting.
Today wasn’t about things going perfectly, it was about staying grounded when they didn’t.
That’s where the real work happens.
That’s where growth happens.
And sometimes… it even comes with a sunset and a pretty great story.
If you’re interested in equine-assisted services, we’d love to have you come out. Just know, some days you might get peaceful moments with horses…and some days you might get an unexpected cardio workout 😅
Either way, you’ll leave with a full heart, a clearer mind, and probably a good story to tell.