Valerie's lessons at Flying Change Plus a Beau visit

 Nice day but the nights are getting dark quickly. Va's lessons start at 430 and its Oct 8, its light for a while now but it will soon be dark earlier in the lesson. I was sitting on the back of my truck. I backed the Ranger into the end right at the fence, I was having a hard time jumping up on the back but ended up scooting instead.

It was a great lesson. there were 2 other students, one teenager on Jerry the Fjord and another girl about Val's age but not as comfortable riding and Valerie was on Pumkin, her champion mare.

Val had all the answers, on posting, equitation, keeping her reins collected and so much more.  She was able to control her horse and navigate through the cones perfectly.

I was very proud and then at the end, I get to take her for the trail ride around the barn then we are done. We need to jump off the horse and run over to see Beau.

There we were able to quickly sweep the aisle 

I was able to take Beau out and get him on the coxrss ties and then sort of tack him up iwth the new saddles and tack.  

I showed off how Beau was a great listener and he was pretty gentle with her. I know that he wants to try to be a good boy. Now I think I will try and walk him just for her this winter.

We also need to use the arena now that all of teh stuff is out of it.

I sort of hate how they jus tleave stuff around the so you cant use the barn w/o having to clean up.

Val was impressed how I just tapped Beaus leg and he lifted his hoof up for a couple of seconds.

Id like to work with him even more.

Val said, "You have been working with him training!"
I was feeling proud of Beau's great behavor.

We gave all of the horse and fed the goats too.

Ran up the hill to see if the deer were grazig in the paddocks, and they were.

I loved seeing them just relaxing and grazing.

I love how I can help with the class, I was able to 

Next Day, able to work out with Beau in his paddock, Tractor & backhoe in the big paddock

 Tried to get to the barn early enough to catch Bonnie with payment for Sept and Dentist all in cash and still wonderful day today. 68 degrees blue sky, 
Becasue the guys were working in the big paddock, they put Peanut and Dakota next to Beau, he was delighted. He likes to stay around the back edges of his paddock. ITs so nice but I need to clear it fror him.

He was so happy, we worked on our steps backward, turns around and he was very excited to pick up his feet. I spent plenty of time with him, was able to give the kitties some food, althought they were busy chasing tings in the field in the bak of the barn.

They way there were scraping the large outside paddock and even spread the sand that had piled up in the center.  Jeff mentioned the he requessted that they make that paddock an outside ring. I owuld love that but Im not sure that they will get this place nice again like when I first moved there with Duke 10 years ago. I was so happy to be at a place like Greenwood. Bonnie was very dependable as a manager of the barn and it was so much cleaner and better cared for then it is now.

Well today I only check on things because yesterday I had gotten all of the supplements done for about 2 weeks and also put the liast of the pieces of the english saddle for Val together for Beau.

I enjoyed working with Beau in his paddock, gave lots of snacks toeveryone at the barn.

Its like a New Greenwood now, quiet deer grazing horses peaceful

 I wait iuntil the afternoon, I had working on the leathers to get the english saddle ready for Beau and Val.  
its exciting, Last week I found the girth for the english in my old tack box. I thought it maybe too rough. It cleaned up nice.  
This Thursday I got the leaters off the old stuuben. It was so hard to get them. off, the leather was hard, had gotten wet and was very dry and had some mold.

I threw them in my truck in the back and made a plan to clean them up  on Saturday mornig; I couldnt find any saddle soap and the Austrailian leater treatment stuff said it cleaned leather tool

I took a wet rag and cleaned off all the foreign matter and dirt.  put the paper bag on the back of my truck and gave them a big cleaning covering the leater with the oiltment type of cleaning. Left it on for like 3 hourse before leaving for the barn around 2pm.

When I got to the barn it wsa beautufl around 65 degrees, blue skies there were some bugs around the paddocks.

Beau was spending time at the other side of his paddock.

I knew I had to do the supplements and try to put the saddle together. I had forgotten alot about how the stirrp leathers go. I ordered the peacock stirrups rubber bands that go on the 

Val taking lessons at Flying Change Stables very fun

 

Day visit to Barn - New paddock is working "ok"

 yesterday I was able to go over to the barn and spend some time with Beau. Because he is down in the old paddock, next to Dusty, he sees me drive up and go into the barn. He will watch me go back and forth to do my chores and I see him see me. He never was able to see me when he was up on th ehill until the last minute after I came out of the back door of the barn, and then start walking up the hill.

Now when I pull into the barn he sees my truck and knows its me.

I was going to do stalls this morning and then I was contacted by Mindy to come into work early at 12, so I am hoping to have a full schedule this week, working Friday and Wed.

Id rather go to work in Lexington than Door Dash to doing stalls.

Well there is a new behaviors with him at the lower paddock. He does not like the mare Tess next to him and last weekend he had a kicking insident while I was in the paddock with him. THey both go defensive and then turned and back kicked each other. Krystyn said its becasue I wa sin the paddock with him. I always go into his paddock but I think its because he does not want Tess to get any attention from me. It looks like he was jealous. He doesnt seem to be jealous with Dusty well at least he did not last spot.

Now when he sees me at the barn and I was going into the barn, he nods his head up and down, so cute its never happened before. He is looking for attention form me, affection.

Changes all around, Sienna and August gone horses moved around its queit

 Just paid my board in cash, its been so hard since I have left my old job. I dont have much money at all. I am considering going back t working at the barn this Fall since there are not as many horses, Aiden went back to school and Krystyn is pregnant.

The summer was great with the grandkids, Wes and Chase at the house on Tues and Thurs and working Mon, Wed, Fridays. Now summer is over and I need to make the bills including my best friend <3

Today's visit very quiet, there is so much change at the barn,  We worked out in the paddack, he could see me pull in the dirt road, I think he is going to really like that. Its Dukes old paddock so it makes me feel sort of good but I worry about the gate.

We worked out in the paddock, he really didnt want to do his backward steps but he liked walking around and we walked the paddock around for a while. He did his touches, and he was a bit fresh but he followed me like a puppy so he missed me and I missed him.

May June left, Around the same time Spice and Jolie went to Flying Change farm for the lesson program.

Kristie's been gone for like 1 year or so, glad to have her leave she had the worst mouth all the time saying rude things. 

Then, Sept Riley, Ah Leah, Romeo left up to NH, It broke Patti's heart because Diane had told her that Aleah could go over to the new place they were going, Prospect Hill Littleton where I took English riding lessons several years ago. 

Lynn and Patti on Aug 30th trailered Sienna and August over to Prospect Hill. 

so it leaves Peanut, Dakota, Beau with Dusty, Tess, Muck Serenity, Mac and Chewy all together. So 9 horses compared to last year at this time it was about 20 horses. 

I told Bonnie today when Imet her at the house that I may be helping out Krystyn after Aiden leaves to keep my bills down, Tues and Thursdays, she said sure they could use the help.

It was so quiet today, Beau was in the big paddock that used to be Dukes, he had it all to himself. I was glad to see it. I liked his paddock on the hill but with all the horses spread out its too hard. It will be easier to care for with them all near the barn for water, food and just to keep an eye on them for safety.

The little yellow kity was so cute, he was playing with a monarch butterfly, he laid down in the dirt and rolled on his belly then he got spooked by the truck that has the dog and the kitty was kinda scared, I had to put the kitty food down and just let him eat it when he wasnt scared later after I left.

Just hoping the gate will be safe.  Im still got a purple bruise on the base of my index finger on the knuckles I had to ice it to make sure it was not too swollen.

Last week poor Beau and abcess

 

I recieved a text from Krystyn on Wednesday, Beau was lame looked like an abcess.  I was going int work and was taking care of Bob and hisinjured back, going to Dr appts and Urgent Care, The timing was not good. Couldnt drop everything and go take care of him. I felt helpless.

I sent a note to Dave to see if he had seen anything. He eventually sent me a picture of Beau's Right Front right after he trimped him.

When I got to the barn around 10 or so, Beau was sticking out of the stall and Aiden had given him a whole bale of hay to play with, it worked he played iwth it the whole time, he even used it to show me where his hoof hurt and that he didnt feel good.

When I went to put on his halter to place him on the cross ties, he requested to stay in his stall, which he absolutely loves and just chill out. He seemed like he was in no rush so I swept up the ailse and cleaned his area and also Siennas and began to prepare his potion to help his hoof.
First I put together sthe sugar and epson salts and then I added the iodine and let it mix in the bowl. Then I got a towell and wet it to see if I could cool him down. He did not like the wet towell around his face but brely tolerated it on his back.

I got Due's old pan and put the warm water in it, the water was not warm still but luke warm. and added alot of epson salts that I had just picked up an 8 lb bag, that was all they had at CVS along with some other first aid stype stuff.

I cleanded the stall areas around his right front hoof or where he was holding it as he was so involved with the bale of hay I was ok with his request to get his hoof treament in the stall. He soaked on he would sometimes lift his hoof out but I coaxed him to place it back while I rubbed him down and gave hims lots of one on one attendtion.

He was totally a good boy. Id say that he soaked for over 20min total, that was pretty good.

I swept up his area where his hoof was again and then I put the clean wet towel down so the hay and dirt did not get into his hoof. Then began the process of wrapping his hoof. Added the iodine potlion, placed the new BLUE duct tape I bought on his hoof and taped it up quick. 

I had forgotten the new method I had to use the feedbags, Ill do that next time.

I spent approx 3+ hours with him and it was great, he was so loving when I left I wanted to stay but he was on his way to feeling better. I had to take all of the hay he had ripped out of the bale and put it out on the outside bales.

He was so glad we were able to hang out in his stall and I let him be as relaxed as he could. 
It was a great visit I hope hes better today.