Snow!!

With snow in the air, Dancer was quite eager today. He was ready to leave the field meeting me at the gate. This meant he crossed the puddle, usually he waits on the other side and I have to lead him around it. As usual, the mud at the gate is still deep and sticky. I managed to keep my boots on. Today, Nava stayed back not crossing a puddle of water.

Leading Dancer in, I could feel that he was full of beans. I put him in cross ties facing outside. It took ages to brush him. Thank goodness for Joan's brush, it really helps with the shedding. I pulled a wee bit of his mane and will have to remove a bit each day. It grows quickly. I just can't get it all to stay one one side...any ideas about this?

Andrew, my son, is holding the baby bunny that were nesting underneath the geese.

The snow and wind put me off from riding today. I got something in my eye, so I wasn't feeling quite happy. We managed some ground training. He lunged very well at the walk trot. I have to work on the canter. I was pleased that he was responding to the voice commands.

Rosie arrived at the barn...she rescued me and took the hair out of my eye!
She informed me of the latest barn info. It is sad and unfortunate that at the barn in the last two days, a wild animal killed the ducks and two of the geese. The goats, guinea hens, chickens, two geese and all the rabbits are fine. But we will miss these elegant geese.

After brushing Dancer off, sweeping the hall and putting all the bits away Rosie and I walked him back down to the paddock.

I met Rosie's Mum and we had a cup of tea. Her friends phoned, they are fundraising for the local Pony Club. They are having an afternoon tea and fashion show. This is going to be fun as they are exhibiting horsey clothing. I asked for two tickets to the event and plan on taking Joan. I will have to talk to a few other friends to see if they want to go as well. I think this will be a fun afternoon. Then, they turned up. I at last have met Tracy and Crystal. We went outside and continued to drink in the garage....tea for me. Had a great time and look forward to future riding.