Monday Ramblings

This weekend we didn't end up doing much. It seems I can't get into gear these days even with the impending winter soon upon us. I've been pondering, thinking, and stressing about those four horses I mentioned in my last post. What do I do? Someone give me a sign, please!

In other news, I finally got to play with the new trailer. There's definately some tweaks to getting things to work like I want but in the long run it's going to be very nice.

I also was able to get a halter on Mayhem. She's a fast learner. It still makes me angry that they didn't try to work with her more when she was first born. She's now officially three months old (as of September 24th). I had to move Rabbit and Mayhem from a grass pasture right next to the older mares (Babe and Queen) to the drylot. Rabbit's heaves flared up because she got into some alfalfa I left out (my fault). I put them in the barn until I could get the drylot ready (threw some corral panels up so Mayhem would push through).

I decided that since I had Mayhem in a stall, I could/should put a halter on her and start working her. She's pretty easy but it'll be a little bit harder than halter breaking Chaos. But she's only three months old and there's the entire world to investigate. So we'll take it slow and progress however fast she wants/needs.

Last night I spent a little bit of time just petting her. She's still not sure so I won't push too hard. But we'll win her over yet! Slow, thorough hands and patience to kill a saint. That's what I need and I'm working on it. By the time she's weaned I'll have her leading. That's my goal.

I pulled King out yesterday and fiddled with him. He goes much better in english (more because I can more easily post to his trot). He has such a jarring trot but posting makes a world of difference. I even hopped on Dude for a pass around the yard.

I've also decided I need to start pushing the issue with Ivan. He's so hard to lead. He's a perfect gentleman to put the halter on. He'll even tuck his head so you can slip the halter over but to lead him is like pulling a 1 ton boulder up a hill. But I'm going to drag the boulder named Ivan to the barn every night so I can mess with his celullitus and get him more used to being handled. Ivan prefers to hang out in the pasture with Brego than come up to the barn to see what everyone else is doing. He's a good boy but needs to be exposed to things around Borderlands. He's been exposed to a lot of stuff I'm guessing but I want to take it easy. He's got a huge belly but he's still ribby. I'm guessing he's wormy. I wormed him Saturday but will worm him again this coming weekend. He came to Borderlands ribby but with a big belly. I know it's not right and I'd hoped he'd come out of it after being at Borderlands for two months (and being wormed after getting here) but I'm afraid it's going to take more work. I'm planning on taking him to the vet to get his teeth floated. I'm guessing that's part of it but we we'll need to do a full exam to figure out what's going on. I want him happy and healthy going into winter.

Rain came up from the pasture the last couple of nights breathing hard. It's that time of year again. A year or so after we got Rain (in the fall) Rain became VERY sick. I thought I was going to lose him. But he pulled through. Every once in awhile he and Chaos will have an allergic reaction to something out in the pasture. I pulled Rain into the stall yesterday and he was fine after a few hours. I did the same the other night. Hopefully he's not breathing hard today. If he is, I'll have to come up with a new plan to keep him out of the pasture for the rest of the week.

My heart and mind are still with those four horses. I just don't know. Anyway I look at it, I'm not happy. So these next few posts may seem a bit grumpy but it's only because I'm not sure what to do. Follow my heart or follow my head, which controls the money.