Busy

It’s farrier day today if the rain holds out. We had one wicked storm roll through this morning. Luckily it rolled through early enough so that I could stay in bed, although I did contemplate going out to let the big herd into the pasture before the storm hit. I wasn’t sure how long it would last. Glad I waited because I missed getting drenched.

I realized today that I haven’t posted much this month and it’s already the middle of June! Unfortunately, not much is going on at Borderlands. Work is running me ragged. By the time I get home, I’m simply too tired to do much. Now that the big herd is out on pasture, my chores are cut down drastically.

I’m hoping to get the ponies out on grass this week. They’ve been out enough to graze all day and come in during the night. It’s just a matter of finding the time and energy to move the temporary electric fence around. I doubt it’ll happen this week. Every night this week, Mike and I have something going on (sometimes horse related, and sometimes not).

Mike surprised me with a mini-honeymoon over the weekend so we weren’t around to get anything done. It was relaxing to get away from the place even for just a day or two. Although we did get a phone call from Mom Saturday asking if I had intended on leaving the ponies out on the lawn. Umm, no. Apparently Skippy decided he didn’t want to be in that pen anymore and pushed the panel out. Luckily they behaved and followed Mom into the barn with no fuss.

When I went to check on the herd after getting home, the big herd was nearby. I didn’t have the energy to wander through the drylot and out to the pasture, so I just stood and watched them from the mares’ pasture. Bo saw me first and made his way over to see me. Of course Zeke is attached to Bo so he came over too. Then King decided that he needed to see what was going on. Because Dude is the jealous type, he decided that it was his turn to get the attention and Chaos followed out of curiosity. Maverick tried to get some attention too. I know the rest of the herd would have been willing to come up and say hello too had Dude not been in the way. It was such a nice Welcome Home greeting from the herd; makes me love them that much more. I definitely am spoiled.

Last night we had drill team practice. Unfortunately, I’m grounded from riding for a little while. I sure do miss it but I think Zeke is enjoying his “vacation.” I really want to get Bo into drill team too. Maybe this fall I’ll be able to work with those two to get them back into shape.

I’m not sure how much more I’ll post this week. I’m so far behind with the paying job that there’s not much time to do much after a long day at work. I’ll be glad when life slows down a little so I can play catch-up. I’m hoping if I can get caught up in one area, that I can focus my attention on another area and get that caught up too. We have so much to do this summer and it’s already the middle of June. I’m nowhere near getting anything accomplished this summer. If I can find a few minutes, I may try to post a few pictures from our trip this past weekend.