Is there anything more relaxing than drinking your coffee on the porch and watching the horses do their horsey-things in the pasture? I could sit there for hours just watching them graze and play. But then I guess nothing would ever get done!! I love this time of year. Since most of the horses are out now (when it isn't raining) there are less stalls to clean and more time to just enjoy life on a horse farm!
Our riding season didn't get off good, it's been raining here and some of our Special Olympic riders haven't even rode yet. We did get some riding in finally this week, but because the riders haven't ridden since Olympics last fall, we didn't do alot, but they were happy to finally get in the saddle. We have 11 riders this year, we lost some because the state cut funding for most of the activities that the clients do, not just horse-back riding but lots of other things too. I feel bad for them, they depend on these activities and look forward to them and it's hard to explain budget cuts to them.
I have been riding too. Annie and I went on the trails yesterday. What a beautiful day it was! I had to keep my eyes and ears peeled because one of our boarders said they ran into a moose, and our neighbor had one of his cows escape, and since I don't know how Annie would react to a cow (or a moose for that matter) I stayed mostly on the tote-road. We didn't see the cow or moose, but we did spook a deer from it's napping spot. Annie doesn't like the deer, but at least she doesn't freak out anymore. Isn't it funny when a horse will accept a deer but goes nuts when a butterfly dances around her?!
Our childrens' day camp program is all filled. That program starts in July. I love day camp! It's amazing how quickly the kids learn. They don't have a clue on Monday, but by Friday, they're riding like they have their whole life! We have games on Friday and they decorate the horses and invite their family to watch our "show" You should see what these kids do to the horses!! We go to the stores after Halloween and buy the colored hair spray and the kids make stencils out of cardboard and bring ribbons. Last year, Annie had 4 different color legs! Sometimes I'm glad horses are color-blind!!
I will post some photos of them.
I will close for now, keep comin' back to read the lastest!
