Mr Mike

 Mr Mike was an awesome ranch horse. No one knows his age for sure, or how many ranch kids he has raised. We are grateful that our 2 boys were his last. Cinch loved Mike, and everyone on the ranch knew their loved for each other. Some of our interns even made songs up about Cinch and Mike.
He was one of the best baby sitter and teachers of horses. He taught Cinch lots and we never had to worry.
This past summer Cinch was riding a lot more aggressive and Mike was aging more- so he had 1 day a week limit- but Mike was still his favorite horse. Chauncey had started to ride Mike this fall and we had really hoped he would make 1 more winter to be Chauncey's babysitter this summer.

Mike was fine all day on Tuesday. I fed him, his daily grain before I left to get Cinch from the bus. We had him in his own pen with hay and grain to help keep him going. When I got back from the bus I noticed he was resting, and then with in an hour he was gone. I called to tell Daniel- and he told Cinch over the phone. Cinch dropped the phone and started bawling hysterically. We went down and Cinch gave him a big hug and thanked him for being his awesome best friend horse. It was a sweet moment. I can only hope we can have more Mike's in our lives.

Cinch's (3 yrs old) first ride on Mike

 March 2011

May 2012

Chauncey October 2013