Veteran's Day

Let this be a reminder.......... Take this day to Thank our soldiers for keeping us safe, so that we can have our freedom. Thank-you American Soldiers for fighting for me, my family, my children.

Fort Hood, I Know I'm A Bit Late In Getting To This....

Above, is my neighbor, Heidi. Really just an acquaintance who runs a training and boarding facility just a mile down the road from us. She recently announced on Facebook that her son is stationed at Fort Hood, but is alright, Thank God for some of them. It must have a scary several hours from breaking news to hearing his voice. We lost a few here in Wisconsin as I'm sure others elsewhere as well, not to mention the injured fighting for their lives. Once again on our own soil.

I know the politicians are voicing "Not to jump to any conclusions" And perhaps they are right, however, the way I feel is : If it quacks like a duck & looks like a duck, it is a duck! Anyone else out there holding an opinion as to what went wrong, please feel free to voice it agreeable or not, it's welcome here. I just think that someone dropped the ball here somewhere along the line and this could have been prevented. This is an outrage and a crying shame. My prayers are for our soldiers over seas and those who have loved ones here at home at Fort Hood.

At Least Some Of The Electric Is Working.......

Kola approached me, hoping to maybe get a snack..........I warned her NOT to rest on the fence. But, did she listen? Nope, and Steve & I had a hardy laugh. She's been pressing up against the fence a little more often, because I do not always have it turned on and this time I did. She got closer and closer until the metal ring from her halter was layed across the top electric band. I warned her, " You're gonna get zapped........."


Needless to say after said "ZAP" , it took her no time at all to end up this far away........Oh, we laughed so hard. It's a good reminder.

Afterwards, she was a little more cautious. Not so sure she wanted to visit.

This field caught my eye on our way to the grocery store today............

Think of all the pumpkin pies gone to waste..........................

Well, This Is How I Spent My Afternoon........

The girls' came in for inspection.............


I think this is going to make it a little easier on their feet, I spread it thick.

In the most traveled areas and way in the back, on the dry spot, I found their lay down areas, so I spread three bales of straw over that too.

They were slightly concerned as to what was going on and I ended up haltering them both as Kola's left eye was a little red. She gets spring and autumn allergies, so halter it was, a couple of neosporin/steroid eye drops and a dose of banamine and we'll see what it looks like in the morning. Funny these girls are as they have specific parking places in the shelter where I feed at night and if one crosses the other's parking place, they get pissy with each other, cracks me up. I have Kola back on her Thyro-L for the time being and will watch her weight closely as she did gain a little bit back a few weeks ago. Full moon again tonight, so I'll get to see if one of them uses their new straw bedding in their lay spots, will do some spying............

L@@K At The State Of My Poor Horses........

Finally it has stopped raining, however, I have never seen the ground so saturated!


I've been feeding the girls' their hay out in the pasture so that at least they spend the majority of the day out on relatively dry ground, but.....................

we end up with "burr bangs" and obviously muddy, muddy horses.

Bill, my hay guy, promises me a delivery of hay and straw tomorrow.........You can see the deep muck in the paddock and arena. I will spread the ten bales of straw tomorrow as soon as it comes and probably go and get more........... I have to soak up some of this crud........... In the mean time, I will feed them their morning hay out in the pasture.........I have never seen so much standing water and muck! Good Grief! I know our local farmers are cryin' because the corn is still 30% to 40% wet, which makes it expensive and hard to dry and sell..........It's been and awful October.............Hopefully I'll get somewhere with the straw spread. I have a feeling, I'll be getting more than ten bales and needing it! Yikes!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Samhain Or As Most Know It Halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone! Hope you get all the treats you want and no one tricks you!