General Friday Ramblings

Sam definately has his appetite back (if he ever really lost it). Thursday was day two of his 5-7 day treatment of unaprim. I've already noticed that his nose is no longer running. Why oh why didn't I just give him unaprim right away instead of treating him for ulcers first???

I'm surprised that he's willing to eat soaked beet pulp. It must mean that he either is that hungry or he's acquired a taste for it. Either way I'll happily feed him beet pulp. I want him fattened up and soon! I think Sam actually prefers the soaked alfalfa pellets over anything else.

I had to run to TSC last night to pick up a bag of alfalfa pellets and some senior. I wish the pellets were as cheap as the cubes but if Sam prefers pellets I may just stick with what he likes. I'm tempted to try the cubes on him but I'm not sure how well that will work for the winter. The cubes have to soak overnight but the pellets can soak within minutes if I have warm water.

I've also taken to hauling out two buckets of warm water to make the grain soak up faster. I was so spoiled this summer not having to haul warm water. I guess I wont complain. It's just part of having oldsters.

The weather is supposed to be goregous so I'm hoping to sneak a ride in on Zeke. I threw his bridle on one day this week and just poked around for about five minutes. I decided I'd hop off and ride Rain for five minutes too. I think Zeke was jealous. He followed us around and even when I hopped off, Zeke kept following me around. I'm sure he's bored and wants to get out and stretch his legs.

Luckily the bigger drylot is starting to dry out. Maverick's drylot is still a swamp unfortunately. I'm hoping that with the warmer weather and the wind, both drylots will be solid enough so that I can start working Maverick. I figure if I can't work Maverick during the week I better work him during the weekend. I'll admit I'm a bit intimidated by getting on him but I need to get on and ride so I can start working his mind again.

I'm hoping to run over to Kramers tomorrow just to see who is there and what the prices are going for those poor souls. We'll see if I can stomach staying that long.