In construction news, Jim built an awesome new addition to the facility. We now have a 60-foot round pen. It's built right into the oldies' pasture, so it's convenient to all. What fun! Now we'll be able to work on some of those important groundwork basics with ease! Pictures will be forthcoming!
Jim also figured out some nice techniques for watering the arena. During these dry months, the arena can get pretty dusty. The new watering system can cover the whole arena without any overlap! Also awesome!
The Brain Tumor Walk for Laurie was also a success! Katie, Joey, Becca, Dylan, Adrienne, Jim, Nathan and Dylan all caravaned from the barn to attend the walk in Willamette Park. It was a beautiful day, and it was a real treat to meet Laurie and other family members! The hot dog roast was also a blast, and we'll put some pictures up of that soon, too.
And here are some pictures of our rescue residents. There are 20 of them, in total. Seven are young and healthy! Many of these horses are permanent residents, but some are available for adoption!
Yuma, Quarter Horse mare |
Braveheart, our sweet, older gelding with a bad wheeze. |
Dreamer, older Quarter Horse mare |
Granny, our beautiful Belgian |
Tempest, our blind appy mare (her pal Juliet is lurking behind her). |
Boss, one of the four fillies, looking wonderful this summer! |
Cameo, older Arabian mare |
Hobbit, young and adorable Haflinger |
Katie Mae (aka Black Beauty!) |
Rose, Arabian mare |
Vanilla Bean! |
Chino |
Delilah (her adoption didn't work out, so she's back at the rescue) |
World-famous Peanut Butter Boy |
Shannon, one of our elegant Thoroughbreds |
Spendy, our other lovely Thoroughbred mare |