Here it is, April 12, and we just now are experiencing some decent weather! Today is 61 degrees and the rest of the week is going to be in the 60's and 70's! Woo hoo! It has been a long and brutal winter, but the sun is out, the birds are singing, and the shedding horse hair is flying. It's Spring!
Nox is doing very well these days. He's calm and quiet, especially now that he can hang is head out his outside window or into the barn aisle. He has a new neighbor named Jagger. Jagger, like his rock star namesake, has wild hair and he and Nox love to nip and play with each other over the stall doors.
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| Jagger and Nox |
Now that the snow and ice has melted, we can start riding again! Penny sold Baya to a new wonderful home last fall. She is now spoiled by her teenage owner and will join her on her college equestrian team in a year. I'm hoping that Nox will be able to start work again this summer, but I'm sure I will be taking it slow with him. This year, Penny asked if I would ride two horses: Willow, a lovely dapple gray mare, is owned by a boarder who wants me to show his horse this year, in preparation for his young daughters to hopefully start showing next year; and Ruby, who is Penny's husband's horse. Ruby was rescued by Penny a few years ago from an auction. She is a beautiful, tall, black Saddlebred who came from the Amish and knows how to drive but has never been ridden. Penny wants her to ride and drive, so Ruby will be our project for the summer. Hopefully, Nox will be back to work soon and then I'll be very busy this summer!
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| I bought a new bridle for Nox that is a little bigger than his old one. He has a big head. Here I am fitting the bridle to him - as soon as the bit goes in his mouth, his tongue comes out. Silly boy. |
Happy spring everyone!
