Sunday, December 19, 2010

December 16th, 2010

Another sunny winter day! The horses spent much of the day sunbathing, since sunshine is a rarity around these parts this time of year. There was a cold wind, though, and by late afternoon, the clouds had returned. Even with the upcoming rain, our plentiful mud had a chance to dry up a bit.

Our vet, Dr. Shakyra Rosario, from Eagle Fern Equine Hospital (http://www.eaglefernequine.com/) delivered a calendar and homemade horse treats to the barn. The calendar is hanging up in the first barn, and the horses are definitely enjoying the snacks.

Katie, Kassi, and Sam were out today to work with their horses. Kassi discovered that Natasha, a black Arabian mare, is quite well-trained and will make an excellent lesson horse. Natasha is actually a bit of a celebrity. Well, sort of. Her mother was one of the horses to play the cinematic version of The Black Stallion. Pretty neat!

A note from Jim:
A little advice to other rescues during the fall and winter months.  Most of you probably know this already, but we have found on the average, for every extra dollar you spend on feed, you save two dollars in vet bills. If you keep the horses a little fat in the winter, it saves you money in the long run.  Besides that, rolling two of those big round bales out every day keeps you in pretty good shape, too.

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