So for several days now I have been working Peaches. I didn't yesterday because of the heat and the fact that when I worked her friday I got very sick from the heat.
She was a bit off today, looking for a way out of the round pen. That is not like my Peach at all. She didn't want me catching her either. So not like Peaches. We did work through it today but kept it short. If she is having an off day there is no point in pushing it. I did get on her today so that is a plus. We just chilled and talked. It's a start. She actually has a ride on her which was walk, trot, canter but not by me. We will get back to that hopefully this week. I need to make some revisions on a bridle setup for her. I need to find a smaller headstall. I didn't get as far today as I had wanted but at least we worked.
Sunday, August 9, 2015
Training
Friday, August 7, 2015
Training Time
Well with all the ass hatery going on I got fed up yesterday and decided that I would go home and work with Peaches. I actually wanted to ride but that didn't end up happening but that was no fault of her own. I just didn't get around to it. We were having a good time doing some exercises and it helped me and her and I am going to do the same this evening after work. It won't be long before I am in the saddle (like maybe tonight).
I had left the round pen to go get some fly spray to wipe her down with so she could concentrate on lessons and when I came back Wes was working her in the round pen. He did great. Its so nice to have someone that takes part in the same things you like. He is really very good with the horses too. That is taking some getting use to on my part because I am use to having someone around that doesn't care to get involved at all. Its different now. I think he likes them almost as much as I do.
Peaches catches on quickly and is very easy going. And unlike a lot of horses when we are done she doesn't run off, she hangs with me and I have to make her go on. So after workout and cooling time she got her dinner. (She is fat and needs a diet or to be turned out to pasture)
We are working on softening her. She is a little stiff in her neck. She disengages her hindquarter really well and we are working on backing and setting her head. We saddled her last night and she was ok with that. Never a buck or anything out of her. She moves beautifully, almost as if she is floating. Its really pretty when she sets her head where it needs to be. I really do love the crap out of this mare. She will be ready next year for whatever I want to do with her. I think I will ride her next year and breed her the year after. Depends on what we decide to do. She is paint (has a big belly spot) with lots of chrome on her legs. She is such a light sorrel that its really pretty. She is a really good girl.
I am almost back to my old self, still stressed a bit, just to much on my mind at this point in time. Need to make more money, need to pay some stuff off. Wes' colt is just about paid off. I have very little left to pay on horses in general. It all started out at about $2900 and am now down to about $1000. YAY! Its been a long road but I have done it on my own working my ass off and that makes me proud. I work to make my own money to buy the horses I want. That is a good feeling. I don't have to get money from Wes. Its a pretty great feeling of independence instead of sitting on ones fat ass at home spending the husbands money when there isn't even money to pay bills and has to solicit for donations instead of getting a friggin job and supporting their own habit.
Well the weekend is here (thank goodness) and I am ready. Only a few more hours to go.
Guess it will be house cleaning time tomorrow for half the day. Depends on the weather. If its to hot to work horses I will do housework. So which ever day that will be is when it will get done. There are just not enough hours in the day and I just don't have enough energy either.
Picking up my feed mix on Saturday and have to get some fly spray for the horses as well. The stuff I am using is not lasting long enough.
Better run for now. Pictures of Peaches and our work later.
I had left the round pen to go get some fly spray to wipe her down with so she could concentrate on lessons and when I came back Wes was working her in the round pen. He did great. Its so nice to have someone that takes part in the same things you like. He is really very good with the horses too. That is taking some getting use to on my part because I am use to having someone around that doesn't care to get involved at all. Its different now. I think he likes them almost as much as I do.
Peaches catches on quickly and is very easy going. And unlike a lot of horses when we are done she doesn't run off, she hangs with me and I have to make her go on. So after workout and cooling time she got her dinner. (She is fat and needs a diet or to be turned out to pasture)
We are working on softening her. She is a little stiff in her neck. She disengages her hindquarter really well and we are working on backing and setting her head. We saddled her last night and she was ok with that. Never a buck or anything out of her. She moves beautifully, almost as if she is floating. Its really pretty when she sets her head where it needs to be. I really do love the crap out of this mare. She will be ready next year for whatever I want to do with her. I think I will ride her next year and breed her the year after. Depends on what we decide to do. She is paint (has a big belly spot) with lots of chrome on her legs. She is such a light sorrel that its really pretty. She is a really good girl.
I am almost back to my old self, still stressed a bit, just to much on my mind at this point in time. Need to make more money, need to pay some stuff off. Wes' colt is just about paid off. I have very little left to pay on horses in general. It all started out at about $2900 and am now down to about $1000. YAY! Its been a long road but I have done it on my own working my ass off and that makes me proud. I work to make my own money to buy the horses I want. That is a good feeling. I don't have to get money from Wes. Its a pretty great feeling of independence instead of sitting on ones fat ass at home spending the husbands money when there isn't even money to pay bills and has to solicit for donations instead of getting a friggin job and supporting their own habit.
Well the weekend is here (thank goodness) and I am ready. Only a few more hours to go.
Guess it will be house cleaning time tomorrow for half the day. Depends on the weather. If its to hot to work horses I will do housework. So which ever day that will be is when it will get done. There are just not enough hours in the day and I just don't have enough energy either.
Picking up my feed mix on Saturday and have to get some fly spray for the horses as well. The stuff I am using is not lasting long enough.
Better run for now. Pictures of Peaches and our work later.
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Dumbassery overload
I swear there must have been a truck overturn and spill it's load of complete dumbass pills and hey I'm a psycho pills. The level of complete and udder crazy is over the top today. People wanting to gather a group and head to Arizona to water some horses that they say have none. Jeesh that's a long way to go just to get there and find they have water or it took so long for you to get there they died. REALLY!!!
Let's put out thinking hats on and maybe pick up a phone and get confirmation.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Random Rantings
Well its going to be nice again today and going to be a really long day for me. After seeing radar last night and hearing what the weather had to say I put Peaches and Josie up. I opened the big gate to the pasture so the pasture horses could come in and with that let Pasha, McKenna and Cat out in the big pasture if they wanted to go..........they did. They kept saying "possible severe weather" so I wanted to make sure everyone was safe. OK................so I get up this morning............go outside to feed.............and we got NOTHING! Yep that's right a big fat NOTHING. I still left things the way they were though because I wasn't going to take any chances throughout today. The sky doesn't look that good. At least its cooler.
Formulating things in my brain on the boys area and the arena. Still in the planning process but will take it to the next step soon. Well as soon as we have time. We have everything to do it, just not the time right now. Still figuring out how to join the small arena to the boys area as well as having another gate to enter it from where the other horses are so that if I want to work the boys we can go straight into the arena or if I want to work someone else I can close it off from the boys and take someone else in from the other side (pasture side). It will work. I need my 2nd brain (Wes) to work out the bugs in the plan because as we all know my plans are way better in my head than they are in actuality. LOL.
Ok so on to the subject of the horses........shocker.....who knew this would end up there........
I am really full up right now and don't really want any more horses but there is this one that I have been watching for months. Her name is Willow and she is a bay and she is at a rescue and she has the sweetest eyes and face I have ever seen. She just looks like she could curl up in your lap. She was abandoned last winter at someone's place. JUST SAD! Pisses me off. Anyway she is apparently still very trusting and very forgiving because you can't tell it by the way she acts. Yes she is grade and no I don't fall for every single one I see but I'd like to adopt this one. There is just something about her. Not sure what it is but she is always on my mind. She isn't emaciated or anything, she looks fantastic, nice build and would be a nice riding horse. (not like I don't have plenty right?) Its not something I plan to do right now though. As I said in a previous post............I have enough. I have so much to do with everyone and right now I am having riding withdrawals. I want so badly to ride Peaches.
Speaking of Ms Peaches........she decided I wasn't putting food in her feeder fast enough yesterday and well she was going to turn her big ass around and get nasty. We put a stop to that real quick and she is fixing to get a huge lesson when she gets turned out to pasture. She doesn't need to be grained. She has gotten FAT. She hangs with Josie (as all the new ones do) and I haven't put her out to pasture because of Trick and the fact that I want her in the round pen to work with.
Royal (our newest addition born to Belle) is growing like a weed. She is doing well out in the pasture and LOVES being a part of the herd. She looks like crap because of her shedding. Well crap may be a strong word.......she looks bizarre. Her attitude seems to be improving. She thinks she is a BIG GIRL. Her half sister looks FABULOUS! Can't wait to see her all blue roan'd out.
Everyone else is spoiled as well and doing great. Not a one of them has to work for a darn thing. But they bring me so much joy and peace. Its nice to sit out and watch the horses in the evenings, visit with them and love on them. They all stand there for me to put fly spray on them to. Couldn't ask for a better herd of horses. I really need to get pictures updated, start pulling them up one by one and setting them up after grooming and take some really good pictures. Life is good on the farm. Heck life is good everywhere.
Jennifer and Jamie got all moved back from Illinois. The state where weird bizarre people reside. I am sure it was like they left the twilight zone. They are sssoooooo glad to be back. We had dinner again last night over at their house. As usual it was a blast. We ate, then went to mess with the horses and feed them. I still have a few favorites of her herd. LOL. I am sure when she reads this she will laugh and I am sure she could name at least one of them.
There is a very slim chance that we could end up with a big gelding that looks almost just like Trick. Now wouldn't that be cool for Wes and I to have matching paints? I doubt it will happen though. I am sure they will want to much for him and well its not someone that will do me any favors as I found out when I needed help moving Savannah. Oh well.
Its going to be a toss up now on who my favorite is to ride. The 2 that are going to be my "go to" horses are Trick (obviously) and Peaches. I just KNOW that she will be GREAT!!
Kai..........well Mr. Kai has just come into his own so well. He is so much bigger than he was, he has filled out and he is fat. I have let him be out and be a horse for the last year, maybe not that long since he required some MAJOR care when I got him. He doesn't look like the same horse anymore though. Still sweet and loves Royal.
Well I better get some things done. If I think of anymore I will post later. Today was just some ramblings, nothing major. We are rather boring these days. Feeling the need for a vacation.
Formulating things in my brain on the boys area and the arena. Still in the planning process but will take it to the next step soon. Well as soon as we have time. We have everything to do it, just not the time right now. Still figuring out how to join the small arena to the boys area as well as having another gate to enter it from where the other horses are so that if I want to work the boys we can go straight into the arena or if I want to work someone else I can close it off from the boys and take someone else in from the other side (pasture side). It will work. I need my 2nd brain (Wes) to work out the bugs in the plan because as we all know my plans are way better in my head than they are in actuality. LOL.
Ok so on to the subject of the horses........shocker.....who knew this would end up there........
I am really full up right now and don't really want any more horses but there is this one that I have been watching for months. Her name is Willow and she is a bay and she is at a rescue and she has the sweetest eyes and face I have ever seen. She just looks like she could curl up in your lap. She was abandoned last winter at someone's place. JUST SAD! Pisses me off. Anyway she is apparently still very trusting and very forgiving because you can't tell it by the way she acts. Yes she is grade and no I don't fall for every single one I see but I'd like to adopt this one. There is just something about her. Not sure what it is but she is always on my mind. She isn't emaciated or anything, she looks fantastic, nice build and would be a nice riding horse. (not like I don't have plenty right?) Its not something I plan to do right now though. As I said in a previous post............I have enough. I have so much to do with everyone and right now I am having riding withdrawals. I want so badly to ride Peaches.
Speaking of Ms Peaches........she decided I wasn't putting food in her feeder fast enough yesterday and well she was going to turn her big ass around and get nasty. We put a stop to that real quick and she is fixing to get a huge lesson when she gets turned out to pasture. She doesn't need to be grained. She has gotten FAT. She hangs with Josie (as all the new ones do) and I haven't put her out to pasture because of Trick and the fact that I want her in the round pen to work with.
Royal (our newest addition born to Belle) is growing like a weed. She is doing well out in the pasture and LOVES being a part of the herd. She looks like crap because of her shedding. Well crap may be a strong word.......she looks bizarre. Her attitude seems to be improving. She thinks she is a BIG GIRL. Her half sister looks FABULOUS! Can't wait to see her all blue roan'd out.
Everyone else is spoiled as well and doing great. Not a one of them has to work for a darn thing. But they bring me so much joy and peace. Its nice to sit out and watch the horses in the evenings, visit with them and love on them. They all stand there for me to put fly spray on them to. Couldn't ask for a better herd of horses. I really need to get pictures updated, start pulling them up one by one and setting them up after grooming and take some really good pictures. Life is good on the farm. Heck life is good everywhere.
Jennifer and Jamie got all moved back from Illinois. The state where weird bizarre people reside. I am sure it was like they left the twilight zone. They are sssoooooo glad to be back. We had dinner again last night over at their house. As usual it was a blast. We ate, then went to mess with the horses and feed them. I still have a few favorites of her herd. LOL. I am sure when she reads this she will laugh and I am sure she could name at least one of them.
There is a very slim chance that we could end up with a big gelding that looks almost just like Trick. Now wouldn't that be cool for Wes and I to have matching paints? I doubt it will happen though. I am sure they will want to much for him and well its not someone that will do me any favors as I found out when I needed help moving Savannah. Oh well.
Its going to be a toss up now on who my favorite is to ride. The 2 that are going to be my "go to" horses are Trick (obviously) and Peaches. I just KNOW that she will be GREAT!!
Kai..........well Mr. Kai has just come into his own so well. He is so much bigger than he was, he has filled out and he is fat. I have let him be out and be a horse for the last year, maybe not that long since he required some MAJOR care when I got him. He doesn't look like the same horse anymore though. Still sweet and loves Royal.
Well I better get some things done. If I think of anymore I will post later. Today was just some ramblings, nothing major. We are rather boring these days. Feeling the need for a vacation.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Finally a Break
Looks like we are finally getting a break in weather. I hope to get some riding done. I am in the process of formulating a plan where the boys have their area fenced and I can take all the round pen panels and make an average size arena. I have 2 round pens so it should be pretty easy. Then I can work the horses in there.
No more snake eggs found as of yet. No more snakes either. UGH!
Well now Cat is limping. Have no clue as to why. I have cleaned out her hoof, checked her leg, checked her shoulder. This came up overnight BUT I do see where a top rail of one of the round pen panels is bent now and now I wonder if the boys and the girls got into a play match over the panels and Cat pulled something. Now I could only check her after 10 solid minutes of chasing her around. Its funny though because we do this whole chase thing, I don't give up, I just keep following her and then all of a sudden she just stops and stands there and lets me halter her. It is a game I guess but the strangest thing ever and she can't be to lame because she could boot scoot all she wanted when she was making me case her. TWIRP!
Royal is growing like a weed. I need to get her and Belle brought in and start creep feeding Royal. Not that she needs it because she doesn't appear to but I want her to have it so she grows all she can.
NOW.....here is something I never thought I'd find myself saying.........I have reached my limit! Yes folks, I was offered 2 horses, both broke to ride, both trail ridden for years, had to be rehomed together as they have been together for 20 years (yes they are older) and I thought and thought about it. I talked to Wes about it and he didn't say no. But I told him come winter that is 3 horses that I have to make warm food for, blanket and then there is Trick who puts everyone new through hell before they are allowed in the herd. I told the woman that I would do it as a last resort but if she found a suitable place and people that could pass all the requirements then to please let them go to them before letting them come to me.
With 2 stallions, yearlings, weanlings and the horses that are being ridden we just have enough. I don't want anymore. I have about every color I can get. This is not to say I am not going to breed because I am but it will be VERY SELECTIVE and not just willy nilly breeding. My yearling filly will start training next year, and Rebel is getting a refresher from a trainer I know well. Need to get Cat on track for being transitioned into a western riding horse. She sure has changed so much since she has come off the track. So much more like a regular horse than a race horse. She has learned the routine around the place and is very smart.
Soooo as I said I am not looking to take in anymore horses whether it is buying or whatever. Just can't do it. I really want Wes and I to take a vacation to Florida and get some relaxing done.
Wes and I went to dinner at Jennifer's and Jamie's last night. It was delicious and we had a great time. We went out and played with the horses, we all took a walk down to the HUGE pond (its so big there is a pontoon boat on it). There are fish galore in there and we are planning an evening of drowning bait soon. It was a wonderful evening for a stroll down to the water. We are all getting together Saturday night at our house for Wes' bbq ribs and spend the evening visiting. I am glad that Jennifer and Jamie have moved back to Missouri. They are thrilled that the move is FINALLY DONE! Things are coming together and the house and place are looking great. Horses are getting settled in and its a beautiful place.
Need to get Cat and Pasha to the vet to have caslicks removed so they can go back out with the herd. They can't right now because Trick is breeding in season mares even though he is a GELDING! Would someone please tell him this? I have tried and he doesn't believe me apparently. Oh well.
That's about it for now. Haven't had time to really do more pictures or good pics that I could get, I don't have the camera with me. Jeesh!! I will get some soon. Gotta get Peaches saddled up and riding again.
Everyone is doing well and I am looking forward to fall.
No more snake eggs found as of yet. No more snakes either. UGH!
Well now Cat is limping. Have no clue as to why. I have cleaned out her hoof, checked her leg, checked her shoulder. This came up overnight BUT I do see where a top rail of one of the round pen panels is bent now and now I wonder if the boys and the girls got into a play match over the panels and Cat pulled something. Now I could only check her after 10 solid minutes of chasing her around. Its funny though because we do this whole chase thing, I don't give up, I just keep following her and then all of a sudden she just stops and stands there and lets me halter her. It is a game I guess but the strangest thing ever and she can't be to lame because she could boot scoot all she wanted when she was making me case her. TWIRP!
Royal is growing like a weed. I need to get her and Belle brought in and start creep feeding Royal. Not that she needs it because she doesn't appear to but I want her to have it so she grows all she can.
NOW.....here is something I never thought I'd find myself saying.........I have reached my limit! Yes folks, I was offered 2 horses, both broke to ride, both trail ridden for years, had to be rehomed together as they have been together for 20 years (yes they are older) and I thought and thought about it. I talked to Wes about it and he didn't say no. But I told him come winter that is 3 horses that I have to make warm food for, blanket and then there is Trick who puts everyone new through hell before they are allowed in the herd. I told the woman that I would do it as a last resort but if she found a suitable place and people that could pass all the requirements then to please let them go to them before letting them come to me.
With 2 stallions, yearlings, weanlings and the horses that are being ridden we just have enough. I don't want anymore. I have about every color I can get. This is not to say I am not going to breed because I am but it will be VERY SELECTIVE and not just willy nilly breeding. My yearling filly will start training next year, and Rebel is getting a refresher from a trainer I know well. Need to get Cat on track for being transitioned into a western riding horse. She sure has changed so much since she has come off the track. So much more like a regular horse than a race horse. She has learned the routine around the place and is very smart.
Soooo as I said I am not looking to take in anymore horses whether it is buying or whatever. Just can't do it. I really want Wes and I to take a vacation to Florida and get some relaxing done.
Wes and I went to dinner at Jennifer's and Jamie's last night. It was delicious and we had a great time. We went out and played with the horses, we all took a walk down to the HUGE pond (its so big there is a pontoon boat on it). There are fish galore in there and we are planning an evening of drowning bait soon. It was a wonderful evening for a stroll down to the water. We are all getting together Saturday night at our house for Wes' bbq ribs and spend the evening visiting. I am glad that Jennifer and Jamie have moved back to Missouri. They are thrilled that the move is FINALLY DONE! Things are coming together and the house and place are looking great. Horses are getting settled in and its a beautiful place.
Need to get Cat and Pasha to the vet to have caslicks removed so they can go back out with the herd. They can't right now because Trick is breeding in season mares even though he is a GELDING! Would someone please tell him this? I have tried and he doesn't believe me apparently. Oh well.
That's about it for now. Haven't had time to really do more pictures or good pics that I could get, I don't have the camera with me. Jeesh!! I will get some soon. Gotta get Peaches saddled up and riding again.
Everyone is doing well and I am looking forward to fall.
Monday, August 3, 2015
ICK, YUCK and EEEEEKKKKK
Ok I don't remember if I posted about it or not on here but in the last month I killed a HUGE copperhead snake over by one of my round bales of hay. A week or so later Wes killed another one. Its mate I am sure. I have learned that they travel in pairs. Soooo, a couple weeks ago we had a friend bring our remaining round bales over from his house and he brought his big boy tractor and while he was there we had him move 2 rounds away from the burn pile. He did and Wes noticed something white under the round bale. He thought mushrooms and never gave it another thought. Well yesterday I was hanging clothes out on the line and Wes was over where he thought the mushrooms were cleaning up the nasty loose hay that was on the ground. He said honey..........I thought these were mushrooms. I said well what are they? He replied, they look like eggs of some kind. I walked over there and looked and told him that they were snake eggs. My mind immediately went back to when I killed the copperhead close to that nest. Guessing I killed the female and she had just laid the eggs. Some were shriveled up from being exposed to the sun but others were still under the moist hay that was left when the bale was moved. Wes got them all to the surface with the pitchfork and I stepped on one. OUT POPPED A BABY SNAKE. They weren't yet able to live outside the eggs so I popped all the eggs. each containing a snake and yes they were alive. They were far enough along that they were able to be identified as baby copperheads. I counted at least 11 babies. I didn't bother to count the shriveled up ones. These were live snakes. (no longer alive now) They were all destroyed and put in the burn barrel. I can't imagine over 11 babies hatching and being in the yard where the dogs are, where I run around in sandals, where the horse pen is a stones throw from where they were. HOLY CRAP! So that was our excitement for the weekend. I am rethinking the wearing of sandals outside and I for sure watch the ground a lot better, especially when I am around the hay bales.
That was just no bueno!!!!!!!
That was just no bueno!!!!!!!
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