General Thoughts

I’m not sure if it’s the weather, economy, or a mix of both but I’m already seeing so many horses needing new homes. I wish we weren’t full. I want to focus on the oldsters but they come with a hefty price to maintain their health. The youngsters require training and lots of time. I’m very upset that I can’t do more. Oh I could adopt out some of my tried and true kids but I promised them a permanent home and I keep my promises.

I guess this is one problem with being a sanctuary rather than a rescue. There is only so much space.

I have a few more ways to eek out a bit more pasture but that too requires time and money for fencing. The pasture for the big herd is already starting to show its exhaustion and it’s only mid-June. I guess I have to worry about something, might as well be having enough pasture.

We had storms roll through last night. I thought they were going to roll through sooner so I got some skirtwork done but the storm still didn’t reach us. It was 8pm and I figured I’d better get out and start chores. Luckily chores these days don’t take long (one hour max). Summer chores are so much easier than winter chores. The yardlight came on just after I went outside to start chores. I knew it was a sign to hustle through my chores. The black clouds were headed our way. I finished up with my chores about 9pm and was just walking to the house when I felt the first sprinkles. I timed it just right! Five minutes after getting into the house, we had a torrential downpour. I always feel bad when the herd is out in rain but they do have shelter to get out of the worst of it if they want to.

I need to get Tommy and Skippy moved over to a different little lawn pasture. I put them on the one Savanna and Prize were on. They had eaten down most of the grass so I wasn’t worried about the ponies over eating anything lush. I’ll get them moved this weekend so I can pull them off the pasture early. Now if I could only find the time to fix fence and get Queen on pasture. She’s starting to look really tough.

I’m keeping a close eye on everyone these days to make sure they are maintaining their weight. Dick is thin but so far he’s maintaining. Queen needs to be on pasture but she too is looking really rough. Sam is on pasture and looks good but I noticed last night he might be dropping some weight. I can’t bear the thought of having to put anyone down just yet but I have the thought in the back of my head. As long as it’s rambling around there, I’ll be able to prepare myself when the time truly comes.

When I brought the herd in last night, Mayhem and Sahara were rather chatty girls. Guess they wanted to be worked. I didn’t get a chance to mess with them because of the weather. Maybe tonight I’ll find a little bit of time to do a leading lesson.