Weaning & Riding

We started the weaning process this past Saturday. Stylin got her last grain feeding on Saturday morning then we took off for a 4 hour trail ride with our Happy Trails buddies. After the ride we dropped Stylin off at JW Stables where she will board for a couple of weeks to dry up. She's been 5 days off grain now and her bag is going down a lot, but was able to express milk tonight. I'm told that she needs to go another couple of days. She gets all the coastal hay she can eat and has been drinking well, but her belly has drawn up like a greyhound. I feel badly, but I know it's best for her. Ringer has done extremely well...he whinnied and looked for her for 3 days but never paced or acted up. He hasn't lost a pound and has continued to eat well. I'm looking forward to the time when I can ride Stylin and pony Ringer on the trails.

Photo Contest is over - WE LOST DANG IT !

I have entered a picture of Jenny and her horse Maybe - "Zippo's Diamond Girl" in a longest mane or tail contest. Please click HERE and vote for # 2 ! Voting ends on Sep 30th . Thanks !

Beautiful Weekend

We enjoyed a wonderful weekend..... Mom stayed with us because her roomie, MaryLou, was gone for a few days and Mom didn't want to stay in her house alone. It worked out pretty nicely - maybe we can talk her into moving in with us after all.

The best part of the weekend was that I got to ride Stylin out on the trails for the first time since March !! It felt wonderful to be riding my own horse again! Bobby and I rode for a little over an hour on Saturday and then we joined Cathy after church on Sunday and rode for 2-1/2 hours. Style did not mind leaving her youngin' at home at all. Ringer whinnied and squeeked for a little while but settled in with his sister/girlfriend Maybe and was fine. He was happy to see his mom when I brought her home and barely waited for her to get off the trailer before he started nursing. The vet comes tomorrow for his second set of booster shots then next weekend will start the weaning process.

Crazy Week

The terrible aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has filled my heart and my prayers this past week. It's hard to imagine myself without a home, belongings and not knowing if my family was safe. It has made me very grateful for all my blessings.

We stayed home this holiday weekend - partially because of the fuel prices and partly because it felt wrong. I did have a great time riding Stylin each day on the property and working with Ringer. Jenny put her boyfriend, Ben, on Dixie and they went for a ride today in Jennings State Forest.

I hope to start weaning Ringer in about 2 weeks.... he'll be 4 months old. I plan on keeping Stylin at JW Stables for a couple of weeks while she dries up. Stylin should be ready to go to horse camp on October 13th.