May 26th, 2011

Because of the ongoing EHV-1 outbreak in Clackamas County, there haven't been too many volunteers out at Hytyme. We hope that everyones' horses are happy and healthy--and that this disease runs its course soon! Horse events are being cancelled all over the western states as a result. Check out this innovative horse show in Utah!

We're still in lockdown mode, so if you are a volunteer that has other horses at home, you probably shouldn't come out to visit Hytyme until there's an all-clear on the EHV outbreak around these parts.

This weekend brought the usual suspects to the barns. Kim and Brooke were out on Saturday. Michelle was feeding carrots. Kassi was working with the horses. Jodene was out to see Abby and work with her as well. Becca and Joey were here on Friday and Saturday to see Buddy and Hope.

Alex and Mike were here as well, and they worked with Peanut Butter Boy and Spendy. Here are some pictures. Peanut Butter Boy is up first:

And now for Spendy's turn:

Kassi had a good idea to turn the front pen into an obstacle course, so Jim started working on putting that together. The plans are being made. It's off to a good start:

Adam donated some street sweeper brushes to the rescue. Jim had a good idea that they'd be perfect scratching posts, so the horses will stop leaning and scratching on the fences.

Some of the horses felt a little bit wary of them at first, but once they figure them out, they'll probably be very excited to put them to good use.