It seems to take more time to write this silly blog than it does to feed, water, train and clean up after the mustangs. Maybe it will get easier. Oh well, here we go. They are still lots of fun to be with, even if they do not stop and talk with me every time that I lean on the fence and start talking to them. But most of the time they will come over, have a good sniff and a enjoy quick head rub, (theirs, not mine). I have been in the ring with them each day and they are really coming around. But one must always remember that they do have a mind of their own and their agenda is not always the same as mine. Please forgive how I am addressing them but we still have not named them. The little one is very friendly and just loves to have you rub her anywhere. But in the ring she is quite different. When I try to get her to trot in a circle around the ring, she will go for two or three steps and than stop and try to go the other way. OVER AND OVER again. With much encouragement she will sometime make it all the way around the ring.
We interrupt this blog for a brief announcement.I completed this blog last week but when I sent it out, all but the first part, which you see above, was lost. Just making my point about how much work this seems to be. Since then, a lot has happened in their life's and we have even named them so I will just skip most of it and bring you up to date.
The little sorrel is now the proud owner of the name "Ellie". (Sorry Jo, right name, wrong horse)
The little sorrel is now the proud owner of the name "Ellie". (Sorry Jo, right name, wrong horse)The black is now known as "Chloe". (Way to go Brant)
And the bay is very excited about her new name of "Sadie". (Nice job Michelle)
Last Friday the vet (Dr. Andrea Boyer) came by to check on "The Girls". She likes them a lot and is almost as excited as we are to watch them grow and develop. She is a little concerned about the size of Ellie and Chloe and wants me to make sure that they get enough to eat. She has given me some feeding instructions that I must follow that includes introducing them to grain. I am to feed them separately, three times a day, to make sure that they do not eat the other's food. Might I remind you that we have them in one 50' X 50' corral. I have been trying to follow her instructions but, did I mention that they have a mind of their own. I ask you: Why is it that the other ones food bucket always look better than your own? Wait a minuet, I have heard of this before, Something like "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence". Which also explains why there is still some green spots in the corral and the grass is trimmed short within two feet of the outside of the fence. No more weed eating on this fence line.
Another thing that I noticed is that there seems to be more processed hay now that I have been feeding them more fresh hay. I really enjoy mucking out the corral, but lets see what I am saying about this subject in December, January, February and March.
Jordan came over on Friday night again and we had another great visit. I can not remember why we were so anxious to be empty-nesters. We enjoy the few visits from the kids so very much. On Friday morning Brandon (the horse trainer) came over to check on their progress and spent three hours putting them through their paces. My goodness what a change he made in this visit! Sadie and Chloe are almost ready for saddles and Ellie is almost learning the basic rules of etiquette. Dr. Boyer thinks that Ellie might only be about six months old, which explains why she is so friendly to the touch but is not really into discipline and training like the other two. I have found a farmer who wants to trade some compost for some of my processed hay.
Did I tell you that I have been doing with it up to this point? Well, while we were in Texas most of last year, the kids from the trailer court had trampled down our fence and used our yard as a short cut to their friends house on the other side of us. When we came home, I repaired the fence and asked them not to cut through the yard between the barn and the house. But it was OK to enter our property on the north end and cut through diagonally to the south/west, where their friends lived. My concern is that I do not have any doors on my barn yet and it is full of tools that I did not want them to have such an easy access to case them out. That worked well for about a month and then they tramped down the fence again about half way up from the north corner. So when I needed some place to put the very first wheelbarrow of horse manure I dumped it right at the fence line in the middle of where they trampled down the fence. We now have quite a pile there for some reason, the kids are back to using the correct path now.
With that said, I will close for now and get this posted. Love, Mom and Dad
Last Friday the vet (Dr. Andrea Boyer) came by to check on "The Girls". She likes them a lot and is almost as excited as we are to watch them grow and develop. She is a little concerned about the size of Ellie and Chloe and wants me to make sure that they get enough to eat. She has given me some feeding instructions that I must follow that includes introducing them to grain. I am to feed them separately, three times a day, to make sure that they do not eat the other's food. Might I remind you that we have them in one 50' X 50' corral. I have been trying to follow her instructions but, did I mention that they have a mind of their own. I ask you: Why is it that the other ones food bucket always look better than your own? Wait a minuet, I have heard of this before, Something like "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence". Which also explains why there is still some green spots in the corral and the grass is trimmed short within two feet of the outside of the fence. No more weed eating on this fence line. Another thing that I noticed is that there seems to be more processed hay now that I have been feeding them more fresh hay. I really enjoy mucking out the corral, but lets see what I am saying about this subject in December, January, February and March. Jordan came over on Friday night again and we had another great visit. I can not remember why we were so anxious to be empty-nesters. We enjoy the few visits from the kids so very much. On Friday morning Brandon (the horse trainer) came over to check on their progress and spent three hours putting them through their paces. My goodness what a change he made in this visit! Sadie and Chloe are almost ready for saddles and Ellie is almost learning the basic rules of etiquette. Dr. Boyer thinks that Ellie might only be about six months old, which explains why she is so friendly to the touch but is not really into discipline and training like the other two. I have found a farmer who wants to trade some compost for some of my processed hay. Did I tell you that I have been doing with it up to this point? Well, while we were in Texas most of last year, the kids from the trailer court had trampled down our fence and used our yard as a short cut to their friends house on the other side of us. When we came home, I repaired the fence and asked them not to cut through the yard between the barn and the house. But it was OK to enter our property on the north end and cut through diagonally to the south/west, where their friends lived. My concern is that I do not have any doors on my barn yet and it is full of tools that I did not want them to have such an easy access to case them out. That worked well for about a month and then they tramped down the fence again about half way up from the north corner. So when I needed some place to put the very first wheelbarrow of horse manure I dumped it right at the fence line in the middle of where they trampled down the fence. We now have quite a pile there for some reason, the kids are back to using the correct path now. With that said, I will close for now and get this posted. Love, Mom and Dad
2 comments:
Great pictures... they look much less raggedy than the first few pics. I'm glad you're getting so much enjoyment from them.
OK... It has been 2 months since your last post. Let's get with it people!
Love ya!
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