Leading Mayhem

I'd hoped to post pictures today but I was too tired and too lazy to hunt down the cord to plug the camera in. In my defense it was 10:30pm. Maybe this weekend I'll be able to post pictures. I want to show you all Bo's progress. I SWEAR he's gaining weight but it could be my imagination. I ask Mike every few days but he doesn't see any progress. Maybe I just see what he WILL look like. Last night was beautiful. No wind. Need I say more. I decided that I've been so focused on Sam and his ulcers, Bo and his weight, and Thor and his blindness that I've sort of put everyone else on the back burner. I decided it was time to turn my attention back on some of the others. So I pulled Mayhem out for a leading lesson. I haven't done anything with her in about two months. The last time she was haltered was the last cold snap we had when I put everyone in. She always comes up to me to see what I'm doing so it was no surprise when she walked up ready to see what I had in my hand. We walked around the yard for a little bit. We need to work on respect and space but she's already farther than some of the older horses we get when they first come in. The entire time Mayhem and I were walking, Bo was whinning and pacing in his pen. He wanted OUT! Mayhem had to deal with Bo's whinnying, Queen's whinnying (didn't realize she was so connected to the filly), Farley's barking, and noise in general. Mayhem did really well. Only a couple times did she even toss her head. I apparently was going to slow for her. We walked up and down the driveway a couple of times and then I tied her to the cattle chute for another lesson. I decided I better get Bo out for his daily hand walk. He's really gaining strenght. We walked up and down the driveway a few times while Mayhem whinnied and then I let Bo snag a few bites of grass. He really powers through the grass in the front yard. He didn't let one blade of grass leave his mouth the entire time. I kept Bo's outing short so that I could groom him and Mayhem before it got too dark. The horses are mud balls. Mayhem was a total mess. It's going to take a bit more grooming to get all the mud off of her. I swear she finds the muddiest spot to snooze in. Luckily she is a diva and loves to be groomed. She stood perfectly still. I'm sure it's because of all the mud but I swear she's a curly! She's got a wavy coat and a wavy mane. It's pretty cute. We'll work the waves out I'm sure. Both Mayhem and Bo are starting to shed out. Having never had either for a spring shed, it'll be interesting to see what they look like this spring. Of course, watching a baby grow is always fun. I wish I would have taken monthly pictures of Mayhem so you could all see her growth spurts. She's getting really big now. I missed her nine month birthday last Thursday. It's hard to believe she's that old already. This morning everyone was calm. I couldn't put my finger on it at first until I started tossing hay. No wind. It was a mix of absolute bliss with no wind and a little odd. I'm so used to wind that not having any this morning was almost creepy....almost. Unfortunately the weatherman said that the month of April is supposed to be windy. So I guess I'll take my morning and appreciate it. It was so nice not having hay in my face when I tossed a flake of hay. I'll take it as a sign that things are starting to improve at Borderlands. (I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Murphy left!) PS...sorry for the one large paragraph format. I can't seem to get blogger to cooperate lately. I'll see if I can't make the next post more readable.