Monday, May 2, 2011

April 30th, 2011

It's not raining! Nice weather in the forecast! Hooray!

About a week ago, many of the horses moved into the big pasture, their spring and summer quarters. About seven more horses are going out to the big field today. The space and pasture this pasture provides helps horses feel better after a long winter of mud. We'll post pictures every so often--you'll be able to see the transformation these horses go through each spring! Winter fur comes off, and their coats become shiny and dappled. Horses gain some weight. It's a neat process to observe each year!

Chino
Dallas, Marquis, Dreamer
Katie Mae
Shannon
Delilah and Boss
Peanut Butter Boy shows how he feels about blankets!
We'll show these every few weeks so you can see how our horses progress! Dallas (one of the bay horses pictures with Marquis and Dreamer above) has been inside all winter with an injury. She's been so happy to be out with her long-time friend Dreamer (and Marquis, of course!) and she's been running all over the place with the herd. She made it through the winter with flying colors, and we couldn't be happier.

When Jim was taking pictures, he went looking for Katie Mae. He didn't see her (and it's kind of hard to lose a 2,000 pound Percheron), but eventually found her inside the barn. She was laying down, and Jim spent some time with her, and brushed her, too. She definitely enjoyed the attention!

Kassi's back from her trip to a wedding in Kansas, and all the regular volunteers have been out. Michelle the Carrot Lady was out, doing her thing as usual:



A few days ago, it was really windy. Jim was fixing a loose panel on the roof of Barn #1. He went up on the roof to fix it, and while up there, fell through the hole where the panel used to be. Amazingly enough, he caught himself before falling all the way through and managed to get his toes onto a 2X4 above the sliding door. Also amazingly enough, he managed to get onto the supports and climb down. What luck! Katie came out while Jim was up in the rafters, and she was pretty amazed by his story. But just like falling off a horse, Jim made it back up onto the roof to fix the loose panel. Amazing!

In really exciting news, Brittany and Logan are engaged! Congratulations to the both of you!!!

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