Distracted

We spent all evening yesterday cleaning the horse pens. The weather has been gorgeous the past week and I wanted to take advantage of it. With warmer weather comes melting and with melting comes flooding. The barn door was sitting in water yet frozen to the ground. We successfully got it open and are working like crazy on keeping the water away from it.

I sometimes forget that we have a slab of concrete underneath all that snow. Luckily Mike was able to get the tractor out and push manure, snow, and ice into a pile to make my life (and the horses) easier!

I will try to get pictures of Sam and Rabbit. They've had their winter blankets on and I finally pulled them the other day so they could actually have some sunshine on their backs. Rabbit has gained a large amount of weight and I want to show the results.

Sam kept his weight up throughout the winter. I want to do show some pictures of when we first got him (in the spring), the spring last year after spending a full winter of him recovering from ulcers and a cold, and this spring! You'll have to tell me if he's looking ok. I see the horses every day so a slight weight loss is hard for me to notice.

My mind is still focused on the upcoming March sale. There's actually a horse sale this Saturday but I cant' bring myself to go. It's a "good ol' boy's club" type of sale where they hide the loose horses and only the kill buyer snatches those horses up. I need to grow strong and go. But when I do go, I want to go with money and trailer in tow.

Speaking of money, I'm on the verge of asking for everyone's help. I've got the estimated cost of what it would take to purchase, quarantine, and keep a rescue for one month. It's that stubborn part of me that can't seem to ask. We are less than a month away from the auction. I'm still doing some brainstorming and maybe this sale will end up being more of an educational example for some.

I am going to try and go to the Kramer sale March 5th to harden my heart, but not my soul. I want to scope out the prices and the kill buyers. It's a tiny auction but the horses still have the same fate.

But until then, I'm going to enjoy the next two days of warmer weather (33 and 41) and try to get a few things done outside before more snow/rain and colder temps roll in.