So a full day at the barn with our slave child, she stayed the night at the farm with her mom and started chores at 6:30 am this morning! By the time I showed up at 8:30 (normally the horses are fed at 7 on weekdays and 8 on weekends) She had everyone fed, turned out and most of the stalls done!
Good news is that D did finally get his surgery on Friday afternoon, and is expected to make a full and complete recovery! It will be a long summer for him, not being able to ride until it heals but we'll put him into the bar-tender position for the summer shows!
On another front.... Last Thursday we lost (as in they left) a horse that was in training. The horse was on a mini-vacation (for the past 2 weeks, would have made up for that later in the month) from an abscess but its still money out the door. On the one hand its one less stall to clean, and one less horse to turnout but...
Today one of the kids (well shes 17) announced that she might take her horse home tomorrow because D wouldn't be there to ride it. No notice to C or D, just a casual mention that he might be going home. I managed to convince her that she shouldn't leave without talking to C or D and that waiting one or two days would not be unreasonable. C is still able to ride, and D can still give her lessons... I guess her and her family was thinking that it might be less work, Im thinking that its just going to be less money for C and D when they come home. D often does lessons instead of training sessions but I think this girl just wanted to show up at the show and have it all done, and now D cant do it so shes going home.
The lady who's horse D was riding when he got hurt called on Friday to tell us she was coming to ride her horse today. It wasn't the horses fault at all, but she wanted a couple of people around just in case. (she was also there when it happened) So I lunged him on Friday and did some showmanship with him, just to get some kinks worked out. I then did showmanship with the kids, then home. This morning I brushed both studs (a yearling goodbar colt and our 3 yo radical hour colt) and lunged the 3yo stud. We worked the halter horse, and lunged the appaloosa filly with a saddle on. Then we had all 3 of the younger kids riding, and the Lady rode while the kids did showmanship.
I thought I retired from all of this? I do miss it a bit, but Im exhausted!!!
Poor Lucas is having the Week off, although he got a good bush, did showmanship and we played in the indoor last night too. Hopefully riding again on Monday, and figure out whats going on with his left lead canter when I can have some eyes on the ground!
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