Work and Play~Springtime!

Spring is showing it's true colors...green...lots of green...weeds. The saying 'round these parts is that if nothin' else grows, rocks and weeds will. And that is a fact!!

It's been raining almost every day for the past week and a half...which we desperately needed. All that rain made our alfalfa grow a bunch as well as other things...

This is my lovely half finished arena...becoming
overgrown with weeds.

Meet my antique disk...it's a might small for
the job, but it's all I've got at the moment.
We've been searching for a used 8' wide disk with
2 gangs for not a lot of money. There's not many
of them around.

So to get the job done, the arena has to be gone over 4 times with the disk. I made it over twice, but the wind was blowing pretty good and I was getting cold. My Man came home from work and finished the job for me while I fed the herd and started dinner.

It's lookin' like an arena again!

But, I couldn't resist trying to get some photos of the buds coming out on the trees. Even though we've only had one day that actually made it up to 80 degrees, things are starting to happen.

These are the lil' green buds coming out on the elm trees.

My apple tree could have a nice crop
of apples...if it doesn't freeze.

And my lilac tree (yes, I call it a tree...it's huge)
is going to be mighty pretty in a lil' while.

And, I think I saw a baby owl out of the nest on the rock ledge yesterday...I'm watching them closely and hope to get some pics.

Colt's Home!!

The last thing I saw of Colt was his cute lil' butt walking away...and the first thing I get to see when I picked him up yesterday was his cute lil' butt waiting for me...very fitting!!

Colt heard my voice and tried so hard to turn
and look at me!!! Made my heart jump!

Colt looks confused...but I'm not!

Leigh (the buyer) and I talked for quite a while before parting ways, and we are both happy for the experience...her for really coming to terms with what type of horse she needs for herself and myself for realizing that I should have listened to my heart in the first place. The other wonderful thing about it all is that we each have a new friend and are going to see each other for the next 5 years at least! Leigh is a really great person.

But I found out some stuff about Colt that I didn't know before. I believe that he's a fairly insecure horse and because he's bonded so much with me, I've been his support when he gets uncomfortable (and I didn't even notice it). Without me in the new environment at Leigh's place, and Leigh not taking a strong leadership role in his life, he was coming undone. I need to work on getting his confidence up without me being the crutch...if that's even possible. I've never had to deal with something like that before.

Colt sniffed noses with his buds and when
right to grazing...just like he'd never been gone.

And he trotted up and down
the fence line a couple of times.

Leigh did take Colt to the vet on Tuesday, and he still shows signs of lameness in the left hock. What he's doing is not tracking straight with his left hind. He tracks straight with his right, and as the left comes forward, he places it slightly inside...so, he really is only showing signs of a possible lameness, and after discussion with Leigh, the vet mentioned to her that it is possible that it's just the way he moves! But, I decided (after a phone consultation with the vet) to give him 2 doses of Adaquan 1 week apart and have him tested again in two weeks. He can be turned out, just not too much hard running around and I can light ride him...long trot and such. We'll see how he is at that point. Healing thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated.


After a bite of lunch, I went out to check on everyone and brought Colt into the barn for a lil' therapy...therapy for me that is...

He smells the same...his nose smells better than
all the other horses we have...it's my
aftershave of choice!

I looked deep into his soft, loving eyes and
told him not to worry...we had lots of things
to accomplish in the future...together.

I gave him one last hug and put him to bed.

And this morning...

Colt hasn't a care in the world...

Thank you all for your comments...it really did help me think about what it is that I want and what is best for Colt...blogger friends are the Greatest!!!

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