Team Roping Benefit

Griffin, Briley, and I spent some time together yesterday afternoon watching a bunch of guys raise money for a good cause. Several friends got together and put on a jackpot team roping for a local woman who is undergoing treatment for leukemia. 

After moving home and getting married, I decided to buy some horses of my own and get back into riding. The first one I bought was a gelding named Petey and although he was a sweet and gentle horse that I loved very much.....his tendency to do a little bucking now and then led me to sell him. Thankfully, a friend of a friend was looking for a nice horse and they turned out to be the perfect match. 

This was the first time that I saw Petey (outside of pictures) since selling him several years ago. His new owner has turned him into quite a roping horse. I could have gotten teary eyed but I did my best to keep it together! Proud moment! 

Briley always mentions Petey when we talk about horses, so I was really glad it worked out for him to go with us. I think both boys had a pretty good time. 

soda/cheeto break in the shade

there's Petey boy! he's now known as Bronc

 

another one of him standing in the group

here's my friend Ken, he facilitated the Petey transaction

that's a good lookin' cowboy

new owner Chris in action

here's a video of a successful run by Ken and another friend Jason: