Simple Pleasures

I LOVE watching my horses. I got home before dark tonight and while I cleaned their paddock I let them have a romp and some grass in the yard.  It made me smile to see them shake their heads, leap and buck and fart.  They were having FUN!  At one point Maybe couldn't decide what to do... rear and crow hop or lie down and roll.  She stopped in the middle of her hop and folded to the ground.  :-) 

While the girls continued to graze, I took two bridles into the house, sat on the couch and cleaned leather. 

What a way to unwind from a busy day at work.

Picture This

You've had a long hard week.  It's been extremely hot...you have to do outside chores real early or real late.  There is something you have to do each night of the week which keeps you from getting home until about 8pm each night.  You look forward to the weekend when you get a chance to ride your pony with friends.......

Then....you get to take your favorite horse to the beach for an evening ride on the beach.  The breeze is refreshing, you get to spend time with your friends, meet some new ones and enjoy some special time with your horse. 

I am so blessed !  As I looked at the mansions that we rode past along the beach.....I knew that I'm really the rich one. 

Soak, Pack & Repeat

Went out to feed this morning and I had a sore little red pony out there.  She did not want to move quickly and it looked like both front feet were sore.  I could feel a pulse in her pasterns, so took her temp, pulse, respiration and called the vet.

We've had a lot of rain, so her feet are a little soft, plus she is due for a reset at the end of this week.  She got ridden on Saturday and we crossed some big patches of large slag rock a couple of times, so the vet thinks she has just bruised her soft little soles.

So it's soak, pack and repeat (along with some bute) for a couple of days and keep her out of the mud.  Thank goodness she is a good patient!  As long as you pay attention to her, she will stand as long as you want.