So - I go to the barn today and Lakota is having her feet done. I strike up a conversation with the farrier who knows a thing or three about how the feet will affect balance and therefore the rest of the body. I ask if I can bring Wills around to have him take a look. His recommendation is a new type of shoe that is more angled in the middle (it ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I helped a fellow boarder clean her pony's sheath. Since William was turned out early, I didn't get to do much with him. So, I start talking with one of our newer boarders and she asks me if I know how to clean a sheath. I told her I did - and she asked if I had time and could I show her. I figured since Danielle was kind enough to ( Read more... )

Danielle met me at the barn at 9:30. I got there before she did, so I went and got William. Catching him has been much easier since I started carrying treats. With the rains last night, the dirt in the pasture wasn't *deep* but it was soft and slippery (I haven't decided which mud type is worse ( Read more... )