Sunday, cold windy only worked up at the paddock hay and snacks for horses

 The other horses were so bummed because they had no hay.

I put grabbed some hay and gave it out to all the horses that were empty.

Worked with Beau in the paddock, Im getting good at climbing the fence quickly and jumping down.

Took off his blanket, hes better listener when Im doing it and putting it back on.

I brushed him out for a while, brushed his face, held him it was a nice day.

His neighbor in the paddock nnext to him watches me, I guess his name is Riley. Hes a big red.

I walked the way back-ups with him, 
He did the bandana tricks and almost picked it up
He picked up his feet perfectly when I tapped him. 

Super cute when he was eating hay.

His water was totally frozen and I thought he should have some, so I took the large broken ice plates out and brought the little green bucket full of water up to help top off his water bucket.

Monday it was Martin Luther King day

 Really there to change the blankets and give some treats

its going to be the worst week in 2 winters, temps in the single digits and below zero

I had to get over there and change his blanket

I bought the blanket that I had borrowed last year from Krystyn the green one, its dirty but still warm and didnt seem to old but I later found that it had a broken strap on the back.

It wont matter too much.

I had made some warm oatmeal for Sienna and for Beau, the kids seemed to like it.

None of the horses in that day had hay so I put hay in all of the stalls for the hungry horses.

That girl Amanda came and she was kinda a total jerk snob I was feeding all the horses when she got there and she acts like a jerk when she walks in with some little girl she looks like she is letting use her horse but Im thinkinng she is charging her or working as a trainner on their proprty, wel that is what Krystyn said, she seeemed ok with it.

NO one around the whole time high 20s and windy

 It was sunny but so cold out

The horses were out and they hadnt been out in a while

I had plans to give everyone snacks, 3 apples, 1 for Muke, 1 for Dusty, 1 for Beau and 2 apple sauces for Beau and Sienna.

As soon as I got into the farm, pulled up to the hay barn, the kitties came around the corner, the yellow tiger came and looked at me. They were so cute they are hungry.

I brought the pate and the shredded meow mix my grand kitties like.

I had to thaw out the pate because it was at Beau's stall so I gave them the Meow Mix right away. They were so cute they came out to eat. I put some hot water in the bathroom sink and put the 2 containners of Meow Mix into the water to melt.

I went up to his paddock, he needed hay. I talked to hm a bit than went back and did some chores and then grabbed his supplements. My plan was to sit with him maybe on a snow bank and make his supplemennt bags.

The blanket that I bought from Krystyn last week was missinng a back belt, but not sure we need it. 
Beau rolled after he saw I was sitting down relaxing while he was in his paddock.

The wind blew pretty cold.

Short but good visit Saturday

 High level points:

It was a Saturday and there were not too cold, even the water was able to be dumped and fresh put into the buckets.

worked in paddock

Im sticking to still climbing over the fence at Beaus paddock to work out with him

Hes really responsive to working out with me but I dont like his pushy-ness, 

Thinking of taking back on the treat rewards

Same old out of the gate excitement, makes me uncomfortable

responds to my sound "eh eh he" soiund that my mother taught me as a kid, works iwth animals.

Better about putting on and off blanket, when I 

took off blanket andn brushed him out

Beau doesnt really seem to like scratches as much as I would like or think. Maybe hes senstive to touch still.

He was Walking backwards perfectly, 

+++ seemed to choke on treats, well the heart ones, nnver get those again.

Brought him in after, the rain started, hes was seemly aggressive in the arena as we walked, both doors were openn and the gates were down. I had to keep him tight on the line. 

He might be a brat

He seemed to nnot did not want to go into stall

Last week when I was bringing him in he got caught on the eye hook today he just rushed into the stall.

I like the days that I can get him to stop and rest and start back

He turns great when I turn him

Still I wish he was handling better, still jumply would nver know hes on magnesium.

Sent a pic of Cisco to June, her sister passed away of cancer and she has been super bummed and not over to the barn lately. I know she was wokring out with Cisco and her other horse as a way to help her not feel as sad during her sister's progress into cancer.

Sunday after the snow at the barn

 I was at the barn this weekend, only on Sunday, Saturday was pretty snowy and I didtnt want to be there while the family was still clearing the snow. I know that the horses were going to be in while the clean up was going on. Patti was stuck inn Waltham her sister wasnt coming. 

NOTE: I was talking to Colleen in the hall about Beau, telling her stories that she was laughing about. She asked lots of questionns. Aft4r a wile I talked to her about Beaus background, how he was an Off Track Thorobred and that he had a racing life and then some other type of life completely. Then after a few minnutes I told her that  he had ann issue adn crashed the gate.

She mentioned right away that its from his days racing. I thought about it, how he leans agaist the gate and pushes through. Hes very bolty.

Working out ideas for 2025

 

Get him to walk up to the step stool with me with the lead line and the dressage pointer

Getting him to put his foot out toward me

Walking sideways

Stepping up on a strong pallett

Teach the horse to walk ahead of you with steps

Use  hula Hoop to hold in front of Beau and put a treat through the middle so he puts his head through

Use the dressage point to get your horse to move his butt away and toward you.

 take the bit and bridle and put a snack in it and walk forward so that hes putting his head into the bridle for the snack.

Use a rope around Beau's neck to steer him left and right

New Years with Beau, quiet just us

 Its really cool because, I did not really have anything to do except clean up from Xmas, watch TV nothinng stressful finally. 2025 could it be good?

Queit afternoon with the Turkeys, cats and Beau. Cleaning tack, stretching him muscles, staying warm in the barn. Sweeping up the ailse.

This year 2024 in life I was able to 

• Get Beau to pick up his feet by just tapping him
• I accomplished this by working in his paddock with him inn the fall, using the lead line around his ankle, it seem to make him aa little ashamed and then up in the paddock we worked on some basics together, not the arena.
• Realized the Beau loves his paddock, except during very hot summer buggy times.
• Lost the ability to do a round up in the arena
• Seems like Patti was at the barn, Beau will sort of show off when I am with him so that she stops over and looks at him. I think he really appreciates her and wants to show off for her sometimes.
• recognize the behavior in the arena
• There have been times where Beau will act aggressively with his body, sort of no respecting myspce. I have responnded by keeping safe and feeling like he wants to push me around
• this has eaten away at my confidance with him. I will stop our fun interctions ndput him in his stall. not sure if this is the best response but it keeps me from doing stomethig stupid.
• Got a new helmut, inexpensive and purpple tool I love it
• More relaxed at the gate since I was shoved
• Sprained my ribs weith Beau crashing the gate with Val Watchinngn
• Was able to take Val to one of the 4H shows where she really enjoys, I didnt get to the big show but maybe next year, fall
• Another Equinne Affaire with Valerie, she was. able to participate in the Kids Rodeo :)
•  Visualize me riding Beau but nott there, might start to work with him and a bit.
• Looking to start working with him in the arena with the bit
• Honestly I hate putting a bit in his mouth ever.
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After Christmas Good visit, did our supplements, worked out

 Visiting Beau after Christmas we worked out in the arena but after some time, he becomes sort of too pushy. He stops listening and acts like hes goingto corner me.

He got anxious again, so wierd really, I thoguht I would work out with him and he got really anxious in the arena and its hard to explain really.

I thinnk that I set it off. We will be working out doing his favorite exercies,  which he loves he'll wnt to do his exercises, backing up walking around pickig up snnacks. hes great t working on his bandana tricks, hes trying to pick it up. its very nice. Then he will act sort of like cornning me. I feel over whelmed about his agrressions. If I continue to wortk wthi him he will begin to sort of work with me to running, excited and at some poinnt if I donnt stop, he'll begin to jump or lunge toward me. Its weird.

I dont like it, I think its better to work with him outside if I can

It doesn always happen.

Lyn popped in to check on August, she brought her some snacks, she was quick in and quick out. I let her know tht my kitty wssnnnt well and I had to be at the Referral Hospital in Woburn. 
She gave me some advice on food, to buy the meat at Market Basket
She ended up coming in, doinnng soem chores with August and going in andn talking to Siennna and then leaving prett quickly.

I was there doinng my chores so 

New Hay from Metheum I think. They said they had to buy 150 bales becasue Greenwood didnnt do a good job with the drought and getting hay.

I was putting together Beau's supplements, I know I had to get them becasue I may not get back again before or after the holidays.

I went into the storage area where I put his supplementns in the drawer,

There were only 6 bags empty for me to make more supplements. I grabbed the bags and had brought Beau in so I could sit with him, and do his supplemennts. The whole time I was filling up the 6 bags I was in my head talking badly about how the staff feeding could be trhoughing the bags away making it hard forme.I thoguht that the people feeding would appreciate that I put together the bags to make it easier for them. So I am thinking how innconsiderate they were. Blah Blah Blah negative thoughts.

Then I was getting ready to leave, I decided to put the shoe pick into the little pink stool I sit on to do his supplements, I open. it up, its filled with the remainder of the plastic bags right were I had left them last weekend. Im the inconsiterate one that didnt put the bagas back.

Well we will be walking, starting our routinne and he'll suddenly in the arena, get sort of anxious, put his head up and downn and act like he wannts to sort of herdme. He will stop responding and then he .

This week was tough, Sammy was very sick and home and I didnt want to be away for too long.

Someone gave all the horses a snnack it was so nice, 

I swept the ailse clean so cute there is a flock of turkeys that keep coming to the barn very beauitiful.

I've been feeding the cats, when I pull up, they come out its pretty cool.