I might just start doing my horse's feet again.


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Instructor me: "Anything on the ground can and will be stepped on. Don't kneel next to a horse. Don't put your fingers or anything across the solar plane, it'll get stepped on."

Me trimming my horses: *Places giant 6.25" wide hoof, sole side down, on her knee to rasp flares off, kneels on the ground and rests hoof on thigh, holds toe edge of ( Read more... )

The herd is done and I don't feel like I have to get out my rasp, knife, and nippers to clean everyone up ( Read more... )

New trimmer started today. We gor Jasper, Talon, and Ruby done. He thinks Ruby could possibly go back barefoot so we are going to give it a try. Tomorrow we'll get the other five done ( Read more... )

I got pictures of Talon's feet. She did her first official lesson today and did pretty well. I definitely still need to do rides between to keep her tuned up.

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Kevin bumped Zeke, Talon, and Jasper to today. After I finished my three mornig lessons I got a message saying he was fighting with a horse and wouldn't be able to get my three. He had two down the road before mine ( Read more... )

The draft horse show was pretty great. It was a bit smaller than last year, I think, but so was the venue. I also think that the fact that last year it was the first time for the show was a bit more of a draw. It could also be that we hadn't quite hit rock bottom with the economy either.

Chris posted some pictures on our website(A week ago) ( Read more... )

It's just so much harder getting up in the morning when it's dark until 7.00 in the morning. And cold. The cold is a factor too. And while Arizona doesn't get much below 0˚F, we DO freeze. My favorite part is when the garbage can lids freeze shut and they have to be pried open with a sickening "CRACK ( Read more... )

Yesterday Mom and I took Ruby, Dakota, and Cinnamon Strudel out on a trail ride. Saturday I had practiced ponying the stinky Strudel horse from Ruby a bit and was pretty satisfied with their performance (Ruby didn't want to kill her nearly so much as the first time!) so we headed off ( Read more... )

So it seems that my second Art Ed class will be back on track starting Thursday, thus ending the wonderful vacation from it that I've enjoyed the past few weeks. I spent some time this morning procrastinating horrendously and getting at least a little done on the papers that will undoubtedly come due once she returns ( Read more... )