We did it again! Monday night we sealed the deal on another horse! This one was Mom's idea! She wanted another one so we could all go out and she wanted something she and Lydia could ride. Charlie is a ten year old, 14HH gelding. When we went to look at him, the guy didn't even ride him first. Chris saddled Charlie up, then saddled his horse. Mom asked him what he was doing and he said. "I don't play around. She's gettin' on him and we're going down the road." Mom was nervous nellie again! He laughed at her, then we mounted up and started down the looooong driveway. As we were riding, Chris said. "Boy, you've got a lot more confidence than your mom!" Charlie was a little stubborn at first, he was ridden once last week and before that he hadn't been ridden all winter, but once I corrected him a few times, he was fine. We got on the road, a car past us and we went by some cows...nothin' bothered him. On our way back to the driveway, I trotted him for about fifteen steps, then loped for about thirty feet. After I got off, I told Chris, "That is the laziest horse I've ever ridden!" He wasn't so lazy that you had to kick and kick and kick to make him move, he just prefered to walk, but he was ready and willing if you wanted him to go faster. Lydia rode him by herself up the long driveway toward the barn...she stopped and turned him several times. Then after we got back up to the barn, she took him back down the driveway...he didn't want to go out, and let her know that by shaking his head and trying to turn around a few times, but he did what she said anyway. He's a pretty sweet little guy and hopefully he's something Levi can learn to work cows on. Chris is delivering him on Friday for us. I'll try to post a picture of him by Saturday.
I got a breast collar to put on Smoke...boy does she look sharp with all the new stuff!!! Our farrier saw her last in January when she was still pretty thin and sick looking...he was out Monday and he didn't even reconize her. She's actually on the chubby side now!! But he said to let her stay that way, with her thin build and the amount of work and running I'll do this summer and fall going into winter, she'll need it. I'm going to try to get a picture of her all slicked up soon!
I told D.J. about Bannie's knee problem, he seemed to be getting weaker on it. He said he probably strained or tore a ligament or tendon. I had been working him really hard so that wasn't helping him to heal. D.J. said to just let him be the old man horse he is. Since I have Smoke, I'm not out a horse and Bannie doesn't like to do the fast furious riding I like to do...he's content being a pleasure horse. So Mom or Seth will be the ones riding him now and we'll give him a break from hard riding. When we first got Smoke, I did not like her at all. I was used to Bannie's quiet disposition. But the more I ride her, the more I like her. I've progressed in my riding so now I can handler her and I've learned everything Bannie could teach me....but Smoke still has plenty I can learn. I'll always love Bannie and we'll always be close, but it's time to move on and face more challenging things.
Yesterday evening, when we got home from the auction hall, we found some baby coons in a tree in our front yard. One of them had crawled out onto the tree and couldn't figure out how to get back in the hole. He almost fell off several times, but he finally managed to get back inside. I got some really cute pictures of them sticking their heads out the hole. One of them started to fall out, so I climbed up a ladder and grabbed it with a glove. I shoved it back in and it promptly launched itself back out at me!! It hit my head and fell. I screamed and backed up, almost falling of the ladder, which Lydia was supposed to be steadying. When she looked up and saw the coon flying out, she let go and ran away!! It followed us all over the yard, we couldn't get away! Finally I caught it and put it in the pet carrier. We think Grandpa shot the mother several days ago. Seth took care of the one that fell out...not sure what we'll do with the other ones yet. They were cute.
We're at the auction hall today for take in...it's been pretty slow today...gotta go see if Dad and Fred need any help.
Lauren
I got a breast collar to put on Smoke...boy does she look sharp with all the new stuff!!! Our farrier saw her last in January when she was still pretty thin and sick looking...he was out Monday and he didn't even reconize her. She's actually on the chubby side now!! But he said to let her stay that way, with her thin build and the amount of work and running I'll do this summer and fall going into winter, she'll need it. I'm going to try to get a picture of her all slicked up soon!
I told D.J. about Bannie's knee problem, he seemed to be getting weaker on it. He said he probably strained or tore a ligament or tendon. I had been working him really hard so that wasn't helping him to heal. D.J. said to just let him be the old man horse he is. Since I have Smoke, I'm not out a horse and Bannie doesn't like to do the fast furious riding I like to do...he's content being a pleasure horse. So Mom or Seth will be the ones riding him now and we'll give him a break from hard riding. When we first got Smoke, I did not like her at all. I was used to Bannie's quiet disposition. But the more I ride her, the more I like her. I've progressed in my riding so now I can handler her and I've learned everything Bannie could teach me....but Smoke still has plenty I can learn. I'll always love Bannie and we'll always be close, but it's time to move on and face more challenging things.
Yesterday evening, when we got home from the auction hall, we found some baby coons in a tree in our front yard. One of them had crawled out onto the tree and couldn't figure out how to get back in the hole. He almost fell off several times, but he finally managed to get back inside. I got some really cute pictures of them sticking their heads out the hole. One of them started to fall out, so I climbed up a ladder and grabbed it with a glove. I shoved it back in and it promptly launched itself back out at me!! It hit my head and fell. I screamed and backed up, almost falling of the ladder, which Lydia was supposed to be steadying. When she looked up and saw the coon flying out, she let go and ran away!! It followed us all over the yard, we couldn't get away! Finally I caught it and put it in the pet carrier. We think Grandpa shot the mother several days ago. Seth took care of the one that fell out...not sure what we'll do with the other ones yet. They were cute.
We're at the auction hall today for take in...it's been pretty slow today...gotta go see if Dad and Fred need any help.
Lauren