Busy

I realized it's been awhile since I last posted. I've been so wrapped up with chores and work that there hasn't been time for anything else. I'm afraid winter is really starting to wear on me. I fell asleep last night before 8pm! I must be getting old!

We had that beautiful January thaw. Unfortunately it brought frozen drifts that are frozen just enough for me to fall through. It also brought lots of ice. Luckily most of that ice is not in the horse pens but I've come close to falling flat on my face multiple times. Ok, so last night I fell flat on my face falling through a snow drift and proceeded to fall again while trying to get up. I know, it's hilarious but still frustrating. :-)

I was caught off guard for this past storm. Luckily we were able to make it out this morning after the plows busted through yet another huge snowdrift at the end of the driveway. And thank goodness for neighbors. Our friendly neighbor stopped over tonight with his truck and plow and pushed away a ton of snow. It's easier on Mike if the neighbor pushes snow with the truck and then Mike can pile up the snow with the tractor. I think we are in need of a different tractor. So I'm now on the prowl for one.

And along with Mother Nature kicking my butt work has me totally swamped and stressed at the same time. So there's really not much time for me to do anything these days except stress. By the time I come in at night from chores I'm so tired I can't even think. Luckily tonight I'm still in "go" mode so I figured I'd post real quick. I have lots more to say but no time to say it. Hopefully things will slow down a little soon so I can actually enjoy the horses again.

But for now I'll leave you with some wintery horse pictures I took during the Christmas Blizzard.

Maverick just after being put into the big herd. Since he still has his halter on in this picture, I must have eiher let him in that day or the day before. Don't worry, he's not wearing a halter now. I've been sporadically putting Maverick in with Jimmy. Hopefully Jimmy will adjust to being here. He's really got me worried. I have to separate Jimmy and Maverick at supper time so that I can pump Jimmy full of food. I've had easy keepers and hard keepers but I've never had a picky eater before. Jimmy really is making me pull out all my knowledge.

Rain with King in the background. King prefers to stand on the poop pile and demolish it. I think it actually helps his feet. He's got such flat feet that any hard surface bothers him. I do think that this colder weather has helped with his muscle problem. I havent' been giving him any of the Equi-Sec since the snow started flying. I'm sure that once spring rolls around I'll put him back on it. My plan is to keep his shoes off and buy boots for the few times that I'll actually ride him this coming riding season.

My beautiful Zeke. He's getting naughty lately but he really is a sweetheart. I can't wait to show him off.

Poor Skippy. I had to roach his mane. He got into so many cockleburs that the only way to take care of it was to cut his mane. So now it really makes his neck look thick. He was enjoying the Christmas blizzard. I swear he must of thought he was a dog. Every time I'd pull him from his stall and put him in the pen, he'd stick his nose into the snow and fluff it up onto his face like a dog. Tommy doesn't care one way or another about the snow. He's only interested in eating.

I have to be careful when I feed the ponies. The big herd likes to snitch from the ponies. But the ponies are rough and tough on the other side of that gate. Both Skippy and Tommy can hold their own when there's a gate in between them and one of the bigger horses. Usually the ponies will play with Maverick, Chaos, Dude, or King. The rest dont' want to be picked on.