It’s supposed to get down to 19 tonight, and I believe it.
It’s 29 already with clear skies. My
entire body is protesting the cold weather. Oh well such is life or at least my
life. I haven’t written because there’s really not much to write about. I still have some winterizing to do. I did
manage to get the barn doors to close. We’ve lived here for about 7 years, and
never closed the barn doors. Rudy made doors for the back, and side, which were
just open doors but the front doors we’ve never closed. It seems to me that I
remember Rudy saying something about them being too old, and rickety to close.
Well the one door definitely needs some TLC, but once I cleared away some of
the accumulated hay, and dirt they closed just fine. Well not completely because
the one door doesn’t hang straight so I couldn’t latch it, but hey an open inch
or two is better than a wide open door. With the wind raging through the barn
it can’t stay all that warm. We’ll see tomorrow morning how much warmer it is.
April did get on Star (was it only last week?), and rode her
around the round pen at a walk, and a little at the trot. This week is supposed
to turn warm so she should be able to ride her again. Once she has her basics
I’ll start training her. While I’m riding Star April will start working with
Stormy. Star had some exposure to riding before she came home so she has been
easy. Stormy will be totally from scratch. He is also more skittish so It will
probably take him twice as long to do. By the end of winter I hope to have all
the girls under saddle. Ser-Haat will be another story. I will have to work
with him at first. Slowly I’ll introduce April to him. He’s the one kid that
April hasn’t been able to win over. I’m hoping that once I can get him under
saddle he will be less shy. We’ll see.
April also started on Sadie’s feet. I just haven’t been able
to even rasp them. As April said I don’t know how she’s been able to walk. Of
course that’s part of the problem, she doesn’t walk or trot or anything when
she’s in a stall. In pasture her feet are perfect, but then she gets too skinny
because she’s on the bottom of the pecking order. I just can’t seem to win.
Everyone has put on some weight, but not really enough for
me. I’m really starting to believe it’s the oat hay. They get enough of it
that’s for sure. Ibn, and Marina refuse to eat it so I’ve gotten grass for them
Sadie, and Lizzy. Angel will leave for Ca in the next week or so. She’ll be
gone for approximately 5 years. God willing we will be more financially stable by
then. Sandy wants to breed her to Mystic this spring. I told her that was
exactly what I planned. I can’t wait to see what she drops. I really wish
horses had shorter gestation periods. A year is a long time to wait.
Except for finally getting my house in order (ok so
I’m not quite finished), nothing much else has been going on. My pain issues
have prevented me from doing much of anything. Along with that comes fatigue,
and now numbness in my hands, and arms. Since I don’t have the wherewithal to
go see a specialist, I’m living on pain pills, muscle relaxers, and Advil when
needed. Isn’t growing “mature” just so much fun?????
