Mommy and Me Time

Here is Ginger checking out the ponies...she was not a huge fan. This was taken yesterday which became a day of me giving more attention to Ginger than Cash. My Mom couldn't make it out to the barn to help out so I decided to take Ginger on her hand walk and to graze. After hosing her down from our still 100 + temps I decided to trim her mane. I used to trim it all the time, but I don't have much of that left to spread between 2 horses anymore. Needless to say I think I can say we both had a good time together :).

Now on to Cash; he started U-Gard last Friday and I cannot wait to see if it helps him out. I just cannot stand freaking out every time my phone rings from someone at the barn thinking it could be him colicing again. So it is back to a little ground work this week until the U-Gard has some time to kick in.

Do bad things always come in 3's...I hope not?!

I have to have a good laugh here at the beginning of this post because after writing the title I realize I have already had my 3 (I forgot about one...my car) so no worries...lol!!! Well the picture is of me and my wonderful Mom camping out in front of Cash's stall on Saturday night into Sunday morning. The night started out with me heading out for a Bachelorette party (an hour and a half away from where my horses are boarded) for one of my old college friends. I was the DD so we took my car (oh wait, my rental car, my brand new car is in the shop) out for the night. Needless to say I got a call from my mother to let me know Cash was colicing...thank the lord for my Mom and all the great women that keep an eye on each others horses at my barn. Our mobile vet came out and did the usual mineral oil only to say we better have a trailer ready in case he needs to go to an ICU clinic. Long story made slightly shorter I eventually made it home to get my husbands truck for the trailer and out to the barn by 2am. We did some more walking and then resting to finally have him back around 7am...no ICU needed. This being 2 colic's since I have had him for 4 months along with the wind sucking screams ULCERS to me. So I have already ordered some U-Guard and will start it immediately upon arrival. I am hoping this will help him in many ways. Oh and my #3 was taking a shower on Sunday night to end up standing in water thinking my hair must have clogged my drain. Nope...stepped out of the shower and into an inch of standing water in my whole bathroom. Calling a plumber on a Sunday night cost more than my vet bill for Cash! Now that the terrible 3 are out of the way we are on to more positive times :) Happy Monday!

Gentleman in Black and Lady in Red

I rode Cash last night for the first time in a month! It was only say 103 degrees outside so slightly cooler than it has been. And for those of you who think I am exaggerating...I am not..this Texas heat is brutal!!! It was well worth it though. He was a perfect little gentlemen...I think that is really how I can sum up his personality. He has his moments, but mostly he is very pleasant. I had just started working with him on the canter before being on my month hiatus so I was a little worried to try him again. He did fine though, not beautiful...there may have been some unintentional counter cantering, but none the less he was level headed about it. I took him out in the woods to cool off after our very hot ride. There are several logs laying about and I decided to walk him over a few just for fun. Well Cash decided walking over them was not as fun as jumping over them! I am very excited to see his ambition in the jumping world, but when there is a tree staring you in the face upon landing...not so fun :(. It was the oh so famous move of "oh crap, there's a tree" horse jumps to the left, your body is jolted to the right; yet somehow I stayed on...I guess I haven't lost it after all ;)

*The above picture perfectly sums up how Cash and Ginger feel about each other. He doesn't understand what her problem is and she cannot stand him getting the majority of the attention.

Long time no blog...

So traveling for work sucked me in and I have not blogged in forever! Where to start...well Ginger is on week 7 of being barefoot. I almost broke down and had front shoes put on her when she was trimmed a week ago. I just can't bare to see her sore and losing the muscle she once had. However I went for another trim and she seems to slowly and I mean slowly being toughening up. I try to hand walk or work her in the round pen occasionally for some exercise, but it is mainly all walking. I feel it can only get better every day and hope it does as I do not like having her on bute so much.

Cash enjoyed his break from me, but still joined up with me fairly quickly in the round pen. He is a great little horse and I am so glad to see him wake up from the zone he was in when I first purchased him. We still have a long ways to go to develop the trust/bond like Ginger and I have, but I know it will come with time. About bonding...we had a great Christi Rains (4* Parelli Instructor) clinic at our barn about a month ago. It was great to see her perspective on things. She was so calm no matter what happened. She stressed how important your delivery is when asking your horse for something..our body language really speaks louder than any words can.