It's amazing that I can be so stupid TWICE

Never a flippin' dull moment here

I lost Sugarfoot again

I made the mistake of taking her out last night
on her 15 ft rope with a heavy halter
and all was well
then she pulled away from me
twice

and the second time
rounded the house
and went right out the open gate

yes
I am SO DUMB

I left the gate open again

and off she went

Wade grabbed his Olga horse
and saddled up
I chased on foot

I caught her shortly
I was so happy

and she pulled away AGAIN

this time she headed for open land
Wade in hot pursuit
8 pm at night
dusk falling

I sent Mercy to Grandma's
forked Monte bareback
and headed out

got a call from a neighbor he's caught her
and come with another halter and rope

turned out he caught her 3 times
and each time she attacked him
jumping herself up and over Olga

the last time he got tired of it
and looked for a tree to fork
he found one
at a dead run
with a drop off and wash behind it

they forked it
both horses crashed head on
everyone went ass over teakettle
and she was gone again

I meanwhile
went back and got another halter and rope
as requested
and saddled up
longtrotted 2 miles out to
where they were

found Wade walking back on foot
Olga limping
big welts on her shoulder
from Sugarfoot
covered in dirt and sand

I got off and we walked the 2 miles back
thru the desert
no trail
no flashlight

that takes some confidence
when it's snake season

I only fell in one wash
because I can't see in the dark
and there was no moon at all

Wade was so mad he couldn't speak

he looked a bit tore up
and wore a hole in his boots
walking home

this is what it looks like when a horse
beats the crap out of you
in the dark

that's his boot he's holding
I think they're about done in

we went out in the truck till midnight
checked all gates and cattle guards
found her trail along the fence line

lost her in a rough spot
gave up

I rode out on Quinn this morning
found where she got around us
and doubled back
twice

4 sets of tracks
dragging that rope

it's pretty easy to track
until the ground gets hard or rocky
then you lose the rope marks

didn't see her though

she's in this section behind us
so far...

at this point I'm so mad

I haven't eaten since early yesterday
I've alerted the sheriff

does anyone want to take over this project?

cause I'm about done with this shit