Yummy Dandy Lions in teh outside arena

Friday nite Grooming and flyer drop off

It was strange after having a nice afternoon outside at TonyCs, I went home from work and then headed over to Greenwood while the hockey game was on.  When I got there I was figuring on seeing Kristen and taking some pics of the helmets that Melody was thinking she wanted.

Tack sale at Greenwood

Whiskers at Bobbys

Poor sweet Whiskers. I know he as always pushed around in the boarder herd at Bobby's.  He also had that line across his nose.  That's too harsh for a sweet horse like him.  I figure that the man who owned him must have felt really sad.  He rode on the Sundays flying through the woods.  I know they were alays pushing it on the trails.  I think they went too fast and hard.  Val said that Whiskers was found in his stall, dead in the morning. I hope he didn't suffer.  Not fair.  Poor little horse.  so glad that I have Duke.  <3  Im happy that Whiskers is in heaven with other horse friends just grazing on some green grass. 

Greenwood sign logo

Late day visit Rode in the arena - dewormed too

 The whole Perry family was there today, As I pulled in the driveway a kid on a dirt bike was revin up and flew down the field. I don't like that much.  Fred was at the trailers working on his trailer.  I asked him if he knew that kid and if he was family.  Behind me came Krystyn brother. I don't know him very well.  He was smoking.   Fred says he doesn't know anybody.  :)
I went in and the big guy was all set up in the stall.  He had a nice day outside and was munching away on his hay.  Jess was dotting on Safari. I wasn't sure if I was going to ride or not.  I went and got my stuff. Grabbed his bit and reins. I was thinking I may go into the outside arena, not ready for the fields yet, Duke is too aggressive at the grass when its like it is now.  So Fred started taking out stuff and getting things ready.  They unrolled a huge BBQ grill and started taking the stuff out with foil.  Bonnie made asparagase and corn on the cob and they were grillin hot dogs and hambuergers drinking wine and beers.  It looked like fun.  The whole Bonnie family was there except Krystyn was missing.  I tacked Duke and went into the arena.  Jess had taken Safari into the arenda and was already back out front. I wanted to use the outside arena but with all of those guys out there sitting around I didn't want to have them all watchikng me and commenting.  I don't like that, so I took Duke into the arena.  He has a nice pace in the arena and kept on the lines.  He really likes going criss cross in the ring. We don't go too much around the corners.  Oh about getting on today.  Yesterday was pretty smooth and then today I was nervous.  As I made the body language for Duke to come around the mounting block and he came around perfectly.  I was feeling a little bit better.  He came arouond and I asked him to come to me by touching my shoulders.  He must be getting better because he completely came closer to me.  I started making a sound of the candy. I held his halter to keep him back.  I think he was paying attention to my body movements.  It felt good I was more confidant than before.  He stayed still and I got him to stay in one place.  I patted him and gave him the appreciation to keep still while I was positioning myself.  I gave him the mints and then I jumped up on the step.  He was more patient than usual and I was able to position him and Jump up pretty quickly.  I did lose patient with him aa little which I regret.  And I gave his nose a strapping.  Then I quickly apologized to him and gave him a hug and a rub,  I was sorry but he was pushing me around a bit and I was not happy for it.
Well I got on him and it was great.  He wanted to go out the door because the big back door was open.  We did quite a few rounds in the arena.  He was sort of strange acting. I was not letting him go out the big door but I know he wanted to go out because of all of that grass.  He tried sneak out the door.  I pulled him back.   I made him go around 2 more times.  He seemed adjetated. He made a snarling sound.  I finally let him out the door.  He was happy but he snorted so much more. As we went outside he was strange. He snarled and then that stupid kid on the dirt bike was scooting around the fields. I don't like it.  He went around and did that thing I hate when he backs up a lot. He was kinda acting up.  I decided he was going back. He gave me lots of flack. I made him stand still on the hill where there was no grass. He had kept pushing me to grass areas.  I was not going to take it. We went back in the arena after I calmed him and gave him a quick mint.  We went back in and did a few more rounds then I steered him over to the corner and slide off.  Took out his bit and then brought him back to the stall.  The whole group was cooking up a storm and drinking wine and ciders.  It was nice. At the end Bonnie let me know we were having a tack sale on May 29th and I volunteered to make some flyer for the sale.  It was nice.  She made me have some aparagase and then the corn on the cob.  It was great.
Did so much yard work during the day, chores, Duke's work out and then grocery shopping.  Im beat :)  School tomorrow booo!

Oh yeah here is the amazing sign that I got as a surprise from Bob when I returned from Australia.  What a great thing.  I cant wait to put it on his stall, someday.  <3

I also did manage to get some dewormer into Dukes mouth in his stall. I tried to hold him, chased him around a bit, gave him a mint to see if I could get it to his mouth.  No avail.

Then  just cornered him and got it into his side mouth. Good boy.  He got a big green apple for being soo sweet, and a pat on the neck with a good boy.  What a great guy we are getting there.

New reins from PI Beach rope added the clips

Raining all morning with a little bit of a break in the late afternoon, I want over around 345.  I thought I would at least give Duke his de wormer and some other stuff.  When I got there the barn was busy with Jess and Fred plus Sarah was with her horse in the outside ring. I was hoping to get in there today.  There was a huge shovel on the top of the giant dirt pile with tractors going back and forth . Also the are 2 kids trimming the weeks and doing general landscaping. It made is so that I was not feelling that I could go out on the trails because I was no comfortable with the trucks. I don't think they care about the horses and the people going in and out of the barn. I stay away from those guys.  I don't like them at all. Its a downfall to the barn.
Anyway the temps were going up a bit and it was like 65 out.
Well I was cleaning up duke in the stall and I did bring in my helmet but thought I wouldn't ride. I brought so many things to have today.  The dewormer, apples, 6 Hoofsnax.  I had some carrots in the bag.

As I was cleaning up Duke, brushing, grooming while Duke ate delicious hay.  I put on his pad and shoveled out his stall of poop.  As I was bringing the shovel of poop over to the bucket, Duke popped open the door and started out into Babe's special food.  He didn't have a halter and was free from the barn. I most likely charged him up by acting like he was getting in trouble so he started playing like a keep away. He realized he was "out". I panicked and went ot grab him.  He ran like hell out of the barn and heade din to the fields. I was so scared.  The stupid trucks, the back how, the giant shovel on the dirt pile and just the landscape trucks that are always going back and forth.  Makes me so nervous.  The girl with the brown horse who is very serious was out with her horse and saw me struggle to grab Duke and hold on to his mane as he dragged me out to the dirt driveway.  She looked at me and I felt like an amateur.  As I could feel the strength of Duke surging and he jerked quickly with a strong power. I began to sweat and breath crazy.  In my head I was thinking that I might get trampled if I kept doing this, so I heard Val's voice Just Let go.  I looked and realized where could he go.  He had some space there.  As I let go of Duke he curled around into the grass and just munched and Munched. I began to hold his coat and pet him. He at first was trying to avoild me because He thought I was going to pull him back into the barn. 

I got him back into the barn with the help from Sarah, getting my halter and Stacie just walking up and talking, finally got that halter over his head.  <3 Thank god.

Then we did some more work, got tacked up brought em back out to the outside arena and got out 3/4 of a mile in.  It was great. I used the new reins I made from the dock line I found at PI last fall.  I attached some clips I got at Equine Affiar booth.  Im feeling pretty good about it and it looks great. See the huge shovel thing on the mound of dirt?  Annoying.