The Preakness was yesterday! I swear one of these years I will go there; Pimlico isn't that far from where I live. Animal Kingdom didn't win, so no chance at a Triple Crown winner. He came in second though, and if the race was just a little bit longer, he would have won it. Oh, well maybe next year; I at least hope that there will be one Triple Crown winner in my lifetime. I'm quite thankful that no horses were injured in the Preakness. Archarcharch, who was injured in the Derby, and required surgery, is doing well. He will be retired to stud at Spendthrift Farm.
So, you know the halter I had bought Pony about 3 weeks ago? Well, the leather part broke. I found it laying out in the middle of the field. Thankfully it was a breakaway, so he didn't get hurt with whatever he did. Although, I can quite imagine one of the other horses just grabbing it and yanking it off his face lol. So, now I have to go and try to get a replacement leather thing for it. They don't need to wear their halters anymore though, while turned out, since they are now out on grass more than just a couple of hours. (They are easier to catch now.)
My horse is such a sweetheart though. Last night he walked away from the other horses to see me. He leaned his neck against my side while I scratched his withers. He dozed off while I rested my head on his neck, and we just kind of stood like that until I had to go back inside. It was one of those awwww moments. lol
Another random thing that I thought I would mention is that Canter USA is having an online auction to raise money. The auction ends tonight at 8:00 pm though. Not very many people have bid, last I checked, but there aren't very many items. Some of the items include: a Ralph Lauren vest, Zenyata and Empire Maker halters, jewelery, riding pants, different riding lessons and clinics, and some other things. So check it out.
Canter USA
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
2 More Days!
As the title suggests, there are only two more days of classes left!! I have a test on Monday though, and I am procrastinating greatly which is why I am typing this. Although I am listening to the music I need to be able to recognize. Right now I'm listening to Stravinsky. Once I'm done classes I'll have 3 finals, and then it will be summer!
The horses are now up to about 4 hours of grass time during the day. More grass = less hay = money saved. Glory, our yearling, got kicked yesterday by the horse she gets turned out with. The 23 year old decided she wanted to be with the other horses, and threw a tantrum. Poor Glory was all confused and then got all nervous. Her leg was only a little bit swollen last night, but this morning it was worse. So, we cold hosed it again. She really isn't favoring it all that much though. She's putting equal weight on all four. We gave her some bute too, so hopefully it looks better by tonight.
I cant wait to have all the time in the world this summer. I'm going to work with Pony everyday. I do want to look for a job though. I need to start saving up money. I need to buy a new laptop. The one I have now is about 7 or so years old. It's been holding up great, but is starting to slow down. I cant decide between a PC or a Mac. Right now I have a PC, but I've heard great things about Macs. Any opinions?
The horses are now up to about 4 hours of grass time during the day. More grass = less hay = money saved. Glory, our yearling, got kicked yesterday by the horse she gets turned out with. The 23 year old decided she wanted to be with the other horses, and threw a tantrum. Poor Glory was all confused and then got all nervous. Her leg was only a little bit swollen last night, but this morning it was worse. So, we cold hosed it again. She really isn't favoring it all that much though. She's putting equal weight on all four. We gave her some bute too, so hopefully it looks better by tonight.
I cant wait to have all the time in the world this summer. I'm going to work with Pony everyday. I do want to look for a job though. I need to start saving up money. I need to buy a new laptop. The one I have now is about 7 or so years old. It's been holding up great, but is starting to slow down. I cant decide between a PC or a Mac. Right now I have a PC, but I've heard great things about Macs. Any opinions?
Saturday, May 7, 2011
The Kentucky Derby!
The Kentucky Derby was run just over an hour ago! I love horse racing, and every year I look forward to the Triple Crown races. I haven't really been following racing lately though, and I didn't really research any of the horses that were entered. I really wanted Pants on Fire to win though, mainly because it would have been awesome to have a female jockey win. However, Nehro was the name of the horse that was really jumping out at me. Nehro finished second and Pants on Fire got ninth. In case anyone missed it Animal Kingdom was the winner. ArchArchArch was pulled up and has a small fracture to some bone whose name I can not remember. He should be ok though. They said he will need surgery, but it is not life-threatening.
After the Derby we went and fed the horses. We've been slowly reintroducing them to the freshly grown grass, and they can be pain in the butts to get off of it lol. They see us coming and book it to the opposite end of the field. Last year Pony let me catch him, but this year he has to gallop a couple of laps before he decides it's time to go in the barn and eat his food.
I finally bought new leather cleaner! Last night I cleaned Pony's saddle and bridle. My saddle is a really old Theo Sommers saddle that I got for free (my aunt, who doesn't ride, bought it at a garage sale and had it sitting around.) Luckily, it fits both my and my horse nicely. I had never heard of the brand until I got it, but it's really nice. I also bought Jasper a new halter; its blue with green and lighter blue designs. Maybe I'll get a picture of it on him and post it. I also bought him glittery blue bell boots. He tends to overreach when he gets to running really fast. He got a few nicks that way when we were introducing them back to the grass last year in the spring. He looks all cute in them!
After the Derby we went and fed the horses. We've been slowly reintroducing them to the freshly grown grass, and they can be pain in the butts to get off of it lol. They see us coming and book it to the opposite end of the field. Last year Pony let me catch him, but this year he has to gallop a couple of laps before he decides it's time to go in the barn and eat his food.
I finally bought new leather cleaner! Last night I cleaned Pony's saddle and bridle. My saddle is a really old Theo Sommers saddle that I got for free (my aunt, who doesn't ride, bought it at a garage sale and had it sitting around.) Luckily, it fits both my and my horse nicely. I had never heard of the brand until I got it, but it's really nice. I also bought Jasper a new halter; its blue with green and lighter blue designs. Maybe I'll get a picture of it on him and post it. I also bought him glittery blue bell boots. He tends to overreach when he gets to running really fast. He got a few nicks that way when we were introducing them back to the grass last year in the spring. He looks all cute in them!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Almost Done!
14 more days left of classes! Not really looking forward to the final exams that come after that, but then it will be summer!! I'm excited to really start working with Jasper again. I haven't been able to do anything consistently with him for quite a while. Hopefully he remembers everything (he's still very green.)
I signed up for fall classes yesterday. It looks like it will be a pretty hard semester. I'm going to be taking elementary Japanese, statistics, organic chemistry, and the second part of biology (I took the first part this semester.) It will be fun, but it looks like it will be pretty tough. I also have labs for both biology and organic chemistry. I really dislike the labs; I probably dislike them because they tend to be 2-3 hours long. Oh well...
Oh, and, I didn't get to ride Pony this weekend like I was planning to. Saturday morning it was still pretty muddy, so I was going to let it dry out and ride in the afternoon. But, then, a thunderstorm popped up and it poured... again. The freshly fertilized fields are growing quite nicely from all of the rain we have been getting though. Hopefully we will get a lot of hay from them! Oh, and the Kentucky Derby is next weekend; I have no idea who I will be rooting for. Guess I better look and see who is running.... lol.
I signed up for fall classes yesterday. It looks like it will be a pretty hard semester. I'm going to be taking elementary Japanese, statistics, organic chemistry, and the second part of biology (I took the first part this semester.) It will be fun, but it looks like it will be pretty tough. I also have labs for both biology and organic chemistry. I really dislike the labs; I probably dislike them because they tend to be 2-3 hours long. Oh well...
Oh, and, I didn't get to ride Pony this weekend like I was planning to. Saturday morning it was still pretty muddy, so I was going to let it dry out and ride in the afternoon. But, then, a thunderstorm popped up and it poured... again. The freshly fertilized fields are growing quite nicely from all of the rain we have been getting though. Hopefully we will get a lot of hay from them! Oh, and the Kentucky Derby is next weekend; I have no idea who I will be rooting for. Guess I better look and see who is running.... lol.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
AC4H Auction
Hey all! April is here, (and already about half way over) yay! The horses have been great, like always. I haven't been able to do much with Pony because, when I'm not at class or studying for an exam, it's raining. This, of course, makes it very muddy. It also makes my boots get stuck when I'm trying to walk across the field. It's probably very entertaining to watch, lol.
I thought I would let anyone, who might be interested, know that Another Chance 4 Horse (a horse rescue) is having an online auction of donated items. There are a bunch of different things like books, movies, paralli dvds, jewelery, a 3 day trip to some island, $1,000 off a mother and daughter vacation at a ranch, and a bunch of different things. It's all done on facebook, and is the second auction they have done. Their first one was pretty successful, if I remember correctly. In fact my mom donated a new halter and lead rope to their last auction; we did try and bid on some stuff but didn't get it in the end. So, look around or spread the word. The money goes to a good cause.
Click Here
Oh, and the auction ends on the 20th of April at 10:00 pm.
I thought I would let anyone, who might be interested, know that Another Chance 4 Horse (a horse rescue) is having an online auction of donated items. There are a bunch of different things like books, movies, paralli dvds, jewelery, a 3 day trip to some island, $1,000 off a mother and daughter vacation at a ranch, and a bunch of different things. It's all done on facebook, and is the second auction they have done. Their first one was pretty successful, if I remember correctly. In fact my mom donated a new halter and lead rope to their last auction; we did try and bid on some stuff but didn't get it in the end. So, look around or spread the word. The money goes to a good cause.
Click Here
Oh, and the auction ends on the 20th of April at 10:00 pm.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Spring Break
Spring break hasn't been going as planned. I was hoping to horseback ride over the entire week, but it doesn't look that will be happening. Rain this afternoon, tomorrow, and on Friday. To top it off it's been anywhere from 10-15 degrees colder than it has been over the past couple of weeks. My horse doesn't seem to mind it though, less work for him. Looks like I'll be spending most of the week curled up in front of the tv or a good book. My friend is coming over Friday night though, so that will fun!
I did decide that I would clean my bridle tonight though. It would be the first time in several months. However, when I finally found my container of Leather CPR, it was all watered down. It wasn't anywhere where it would have melted. So, I guess I'm going to have to buy some new stuff which means a trip to Dover Saddlery! I also need to buy my pony some bell boots. He tends to get all excited when we reintroduce him to the grass in the spring time. Last spring he overreached with his back hooves and cut himself a few times. So, now I'm going to force him to wear bell boots in the beginning; I'm hoping for bright blue ones! He also needs a new halter. I wish money would grow on trees. If so I could buy him all the stuff he needs, or rather, all the stuff I want to buy for him lol.
I did decide that I would clean my bridle tonight though. It would be the first time in several months. However, when I finally found my container of Leather CPR, it was all watered down. It wasn't anywhere where it would have melted. So, I guess I'm going to have to buy some new stuff which means a trip to Dover Saddlery! I also need to buy my pony some bell boots. He tends to get all excited when we reintroduce him to the grass in the spring time. Last spring he overreached with his back hooves and cut himself a few times. So, now I'm going to force him to wear bell boots in the beginning; I'm hoping for bright blue ones! He also needs a new halter. I wish money would grow on trees. If so I could buy him all the stuff he needs, or rather, all the stuff I want to buy for him lol.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
I'm addicted
Yup, I am addicted to this online virtual horse game, lol. And, right now they are having a "lottery" competition where you can win virtual prizes to use on the game. Which means I am going on there every two hours or so to buy tickets, lol. Pretty sad... but then again there isn't anything a whole lot better to do on a rainy dismal day like today. The game is called Howrse by the way (if anyone is interested.)
Today, like I said, was cloudy and rainy. And, to make matters worse, I had an exam today. It wasn't too bad though. It was in one of my easier classes (music appreciation.) I'm not a music major though; I'm an animal science major. I have no idea exactly what I want to do in terms of career path, but I know it is going to be with animals. Yay! Oh, and spring break is next week! I'm going to work with my pony, and have fun. I cant wait! I also cant wait for summer; it never seems to come soon enough!
Today, like I said, was cloudy and rainy. And, to make matters worse, I had an exam today. It wasn't too bad though. It was in one of my easier classes (music appreciation.) I'm not a music major though; I'm an animal science major. I have no idea exactly what I want to do in terms of career path, but I know it is going to be with animals. Yay! Oh, and spring break is next week! I'm going to work with my pony, and have fun. I cant wait! I also cant wait for summer; it never seems to come soon enough!
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