Things have been going so well lately. Grooming time is getting easier - the girls are getting so much better and they try very hard to not be jittery. Hoof handling is a breeze too.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Off to get hay - they sure are eating a lot! I’ve gotten them off straight alfalfa and onto O&A (orchard & alfalfa for all you northern folk - hehe) and I’m debating on T&A. The coastal (local grass hay) isn’t spectacular and the grass isn’t really up yet. I decide to grab a bale of T&A to see what the girls think. It’s not very green, but wow, it smells great. The girls aren’t really enthused - it is a bit stalky - but they are picking at it. Guess it won’t be T&A for them - back to O&A while I search out other options.
B then tells me that he had gone out to the barn that morning, and the girls are running around. Not uncommon, on it’s own, but there’s a dog in there. And the girls are chasing it. Hunting it. K, not something you see every day. No idea where it came from, but I guess the girls knew an intruder when they saw one. But, you see, we have electro braid fencing. How in the world did it get in there and not get zapped? And how in the world is it gonna get out? Right back under the fence, obviously. Now, that fence is hot. Seriously hot. Either that dog is lucky, or dumb. I’m betting on both. I just hope the dog doesn’t come back for more and get kilt. Least the girls can take care of themselves.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
My grooming supplies arrived today!!! Detangler, shampoo and hoof conditioner from the equiscentials line. Smells great! I can’t wait to bathe them! I used the conditioner and it’s great. Even softened my hands really fast, without any greasy feel. I decide to work Adiva a bit - we take a little walk and she’s drawn to a big piece of plastic up by the house. OK, lesson time. I lead her over, and even tho she’s a bit worried, she comes up. I kick it, and walk all over it, and she just snorts. I make her walk over it, and she doesn’t even bat an eye. She’s so brave! I work on getting her to trot in hand a little, then call it a day. I then groom Anni and spend some time with her, but Adiva is hitting on something in the pasture, and wants Anni and I to pay attention to it. No idea what it could be, but Anni isn’t as focused on me as I’d like, so I call it a day once she’s groomed. Of course, once I turn her out, they just graze. Sigh…they tricked me!
I so love them. I wonder if it’ll be warm enough to bathe them tomorrow?
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