Our good neighbour Gord, who lives next door, says he does not need to read our blog, for he has a front row seat with a live stream every day. This afternoon, he was a little frustrated as he tried to repair some old machinery that refused to run. I told him I had the perfect distraction that would undoubtedly cheer him up. The roping horse that will soon be on the way to the Kraay Family Farm in Lacombe, Alberta, needed a test rider. We had to boost Gord into the saddle as he doesn’t move as he did twenty years ago, but once he was on the horse, he got into the spirit of things. He managed a full eight-second ride. He also quickly got over the troublesome motor he was working on.