This
is our crazy dog Thunder. At 7 months old, she is still very
much a puppy.
Thunder does manage to run a few miles with me now and then. I think she's going to be a good one.
This
is our horse Jack doing what he does all day long - eating grass.
Jack is a trained reining horse and he treats me OK. I
don't know if he'll win us any prizes but you never know.

This is Penelope, one of our barn cats. Although she is
only 6 months old, she somehow got herself pregnant. I guess
we're about to have more barn cats. The kids already have the
names picked out.

Last but not least is Trophy. He's a good-looking cat. He and Thunder have an unusual relationship as he allows Thunder to carry him around the yard like a pup. Different.
Thunder is a pure bred black lab that comes from a very good line of dogs. My hope is that we can breed her in a couple years.
We currently have an embryo reining horse that is inside a surrogate mare in Texas. We took one of the best reining mares and studs in the country and the combination is what should appear soon.
Jack is being used in a new business venture of ours. Dana does equine coaching. As Dana has her masters in OD from Case Western, she is combining her horse expertise with her OD know-how to facilitate leadership training.
I am allergic to cats which is the greatest allergy in the world to have because it means we cannot have cats in the house. Although I have always despised house cats, I like having them around the barn. I never see any little creatures in the barn or shed.