02/16/2026
It was a busy weekend in MN working on the trainer’s gift bags. Still a lot to get done before the horses leave.
Branding is happening on Sunday and I’m so excited! We will be branding the 5 challenge horses, the backup horse, and Steel (their sire). Brands can look ugly for up to 8 months and some take 18 months to fully look good so getting this done sooner than later was very important to me. I really appreciate all the help and information I’ve gotten from the branding crew. She really went out of her way to assist and accomodate me to get this done before the horses leave. It was a struggle to get the brand application submitted and calling after hours or weekends doesn’t work. But it was completed this morning!
Microchips should be here this week as well and they are Bio-Thermo so they will read the horses temp! Glad I already have a reader that reads the temp but might have a learning curve with pairing it to the app. Super excited to do my whole herd with these by the end of summer when the rest of the horses get branded.
I have 2 weeks of late nights after work but it will be worth it!
