So, I went to the tack store that is about 3 minutes from my new farm to get some wormer and a fly mask (his roomie keeps taking his off). 68 dollars later, I left with a fly mask, wormer, bridle rack, 2 sponges, hoof dressing, treats, saddle soap, and a lunge whip. Hello paycheck, goodbye paycheck... I think I just realized why I am always so desperately poor. UGH!
I got to the barn and worked Granite in the round pen. He was an angel. We lunged and moved his feet around. I could tell after about 15 minutes that he was getting frustrated and I realized that my baby still has a very short attention span. I took him in and put him in the wash down. He has never been in one and I expected it to be a big deal, it wasnt! He walked right in and turned around without batting an eye! I was so proud. I didn't tie him (again) and he stood like a gentleman the whole time I groomed him. Fly spray was a non issue! He was a little nervous about the hoof dressing but it didn't take us long to work through that. After he was all cleaned up I decided to pop him with some paste wormer since he is on the feed-thru but missed a month of it while at training and he is in a new pasture, so I thought it couldn't hurt to give him a dose. He bobbed his head and would NOT let me give him the wormer. By the time all was said and done. His nose was covered in yellow paste. My shirt was splattered and I even found some on my nose (of course I realized this AFTER I went to subway). It was kind of funny, but I need to get that under control and quickly! Anyway. Here are some pictures. I swear he is a much prettier mover than these pictures portray...
It is forecasted to rain today, but I hope to make it out to the barn if only to groom. NMML is not working out so great for me right now and I could really use a big horsie hug today :(
I think we are on the same program! I am moving apartments at the end of the month, just went on a tack store shopping spree, and just got rid of the boyfriend (though I hope that's not where you are headed). Anyway, sorry to hear that the NMML isn't working out so great at the moment. See my 7/10 post -- at least we have horses to depend on! And Granite is very handsome, I won't judge him by one awkward picture! I'm glad to hear he is behaving so well for you. Looks like the training paid off!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marissa. It does sound as if we are on similar paths. At least you are moving to a place w/ your horse! I will be about 15min closer to mine however :)
ReplyDeleteI am so grateful to be able to hug my horse when the work goes awry. Thankfully, most of my life seems to be really coming together with that one persistent exception...