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Where Does the Time Go?

Posted by jouLe at 08:03 PM on July 06, 2008

Danza is doing very well. I removed her sutures 2 days ago and the incision is closing up nicely. Her trach hole is nothing but a small scab and some scar tissue under the skin - a bit deformed, hopefully it will shape up as time goes by, but I guess we'll see. Not all went as planned - the Friday night after surgery she managed to get rid of her trach, and it so far has not been recovered. I would be THRILLED if someone came up with a metal detector to help with that task! Fortunately she didn't apparently need it anymore. I still have her by herself in the front pasture until the incision is completely healed, then she will go back out with the herd. She will be thrilled, I am sure.

Oh yeah, there are other horses on the place, too! Samurai is a super cool dude who was basically broke after 3 rides. He has been all over the neighbourhood alone and accompanied, I was opening gates off his back after 4 rides. His girl was out last week and rode him and it went very well, and on that day I learned that she is taking lessons from Laura, and she rides Django! And loves him

Peppy has gotten over his rodeos and we are now riding out and about. He has been most excellent, with only a little bit of breaking gate the first time out and a bit strong on the bit the first lope, but otherwise great with traffic, the dog, ATV's, etc. Oh, and perpetual infatuation with food. John - did you meet John, my 18 year old student? - has gotten over his herdboundness at least for the most part, he is good by himself if a little slow leaving home, doesn't throw fits anymore and rides home on a loose rein. Dakota was a long process but we are finally in the saddle and have moved him out at a trot in the round pen, and loaded in the trailer. Hopefully we will be loping today and will keep working on loading. Firecat went home a couple weeks ago with sore feet, diagnosis uncertain, as per vet's advice. I haven't heard from them since he was delivered, but he is supposed to come back when he is sound.

I have received 3 of the next session's horses: Beau & Charlie from Turtleford area, a pair of 3 year old QH geldings, very nice, halter broke, not handled much. Charlie seemed to be handled more but Beau seems to have a nicer attitude & shows more progress already. Of course, I don't actually know who is Beau and who is Charlie, so I have designated Charlie the roan and Beau the brown, because I once knew a roan Charlie and Beau is more like my friend (and, I just realized, I also once had a friend named Beau Brown... so obviously...); Ricochet (who will herein be known as Chet... another of these names that should not be given to a horse... taking off madly in some random direction, predictable only by the expert

) is a 3 year old Morgan/Canadian gelding hailing from Edmonton (but more recently south of Saskatoon) who has had a fair bit of work both in harness and under saddle but is VERY nervous and had a wreck with a vehicle so has been designated saddle horse prospect. He is big and he knows it and we are in the round pen working on a little "pay attention" and "I'm in charge".

Stone is still here and looking fabulous. I should really be taking new pictures of HIM. Not sure what the plan is for him, I have asked his owners to come pick him up, but they might just as soon sell him locally. It is up in the air. In the meantime, he is keeping the front yard mowed and being a fine looking lawn ornament indeed, one of these days I hope to find some time to ride him.

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