brrr!!!

I went out to see Danny Boy a few days ago and boy did I wish I had brought a hat, scarf, and gloves. I was freezing! NOt only was it cold but there was a strong wind whipping too! Well, next time I know what to bring. I pulled Danny out and fed him a little bit of grain because we are trying to get him back on a feeding schedule. HIs winter coat is growing in thick and he looks so pretty and puffy. :) I will be going to FL soon to be with my grandparents and to go to Disney World! I will miss all my animals but I dont want that to ruin my fun.

family fun

The Brewer family came out with their four kids to have some horsey time. Their daughters love horses but never has any chance to be around them. They came out to the farm a few days ago and I gave them all 'pony rides' although, there is nothing 'ponyish' about Danny Boy. He was "the perfect horse" that day. He was slow and would stop every time any of the kids started feeling uncomfortable. He was so amazing and patient. He gave double pony rides around the ring, which is quite large, at least fifty times! I felt so bad because I didn't have any treats to give him after such a hard day at work.But I tried to make up for it in love. I petted him, brushed him down, gave him a 'massage' and tried to make him as comfortable as i could. He seemed very happy.

The next day however is a different story. He would not stay on the edge of the ring when my brothers and sister were on him. He kept 'taking off' on them. I wasn't worried. My brothers and sister all have a pretty good seat on him, and all he would do is trot as fast as he could, he is to fat to go any faster :/, towards the gate and then stop. Eventually I had to get on him to make sure he wouldn't take off, run to the gate, or cut corners in the ring. He tried to do all that with me but I didn't let him so eventually he calmed down. It was so nice to ride him again and I hope to do it more often, it is just so hard to find the time to drive, or get my mom to drive, out there...It will be so much easier once I get my licence.

Wow! It has been quite a while since I last posted. Danny Boy is doing well, finally losing a little bit of weight. Sadly, Dante is lame. But he is getting better. Kelsey went into the ring with him after I was done training Danny, and he suddenly started limping. The vet told us it was an absess (however you spell it :) and that he should be fine soon. We are starting to feed our horses again as the first frost has already come. It has been so beautiful this fall. The LORD has blessed us with amazing colors and weather this year. Hopefully I will remember to post soon!