Quick Update

I've been trying to stay low and out of Murphy and Karma's view.

Tuesday I decided to leave Queen and Flower in the barn as their pen was muddy. I am doing my best to keep Flower's foot dry even though it's wrapped. When I got home, there Queen was standing with the geldings. I rushed over, climbed the fence and then saw Flower in with the geldings too. Some how Queen managed to open the barn door and sneak in and decided to take Flower with. When I went to put Flower back in the barn, Dude was standing in the barn. I'm not sure who's the culprit for opening the door. The latch has been getting looser and looser but I've been too busy to deal with it. I guess now is the right time.


The weatherman said a storm was coming for Thursday. When I stepped outside to do chores Thursday morning (5:30am) , not a single flake was on the ground. I thanked my lucky stars and headed out to do chores. I went in the barn to get hay for the big herd and when I emerged, it was snowing. When I got back in the house, I peeked at the radar to see exactly how much and what type of precipe was coming our way. Freezing rain almost right on top of us. Luckily I'd blanketed Queen and Flower to keep the moisture off the two mares. I bustled on to work and kept a not very close eye on the weather. We've had such a mild winter that I haven't been doing my "due diligence" and keeping an eye to the sky like I have in years past.

The weatherman predicted that the winds were going to increase and the gods apparently were with me and they let work out early. We had four to five inches of snow by the time I got home. I checked on the horses but they seemed pretty content. Everyone was hiding out of the wind. Thank goodness for the leanto we built in the big pen. The geldings have decided to actually use that building. Of course, I think Dude prefers the leanto off the barn but the geldings lower in the pecking order are actually using the leanto.

This morning both Babe and Thor were in their little shelter although there wasn't any wind in their area. Where I have Rabbit and Mayhem is usually windy. Luckily this morning there wasn't any wind so I didn't have to deal with a face and clothes full of hay.

Flower is still in about the same shape she was a week ago. I'm giving her this weekend to see if there is any improvement and then I'll call the vet. We have to go out of town next week for a couple of days and I was hoping that Flower would be on the mend by then (it's Mike's Grandpa's 95th birthday!). It may just be very slow progress to heal. I just worry about her other leg. She usually has to lie down for a little while each day. I left her blanket on to keep the chill away and to keep her dry now that we have snow and mud.

The weatherman is now predicting yet another storm next week Tuesday and Wednesday. I hesitate to put Flower and Queen in the barn because of their arthritis but it's sure making it difficult to keep their pen mud free.

Speaking of mud, we no longer have any white horses. Both Zeke and King have turned into brown horses. Even Tommy has decided he no longer wants to sport a white coat and is covered in mud. I'm so ready for spring but not ready for the mud and the pounds of horse hair I'll end up eating.