tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90224180442604898782024-03-02T09:26:36.039-07:00Bit of Honey TrainingBit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.comBlogger1138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-14069790644268730782023-05-22T16:52:00.004-06:002023-05-22T16:52:49.840-06:00Shiny Thoroughbreds<p> I will never get tired of taking pics of these thoroughbreds and how round and shiny they are on pasture. This has been an absolute blessing - maybe the best they’ve ever looked in the many years I’ve known them!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit89eQHBiSZj8xu4p38po1iBqDelRxudm-3dzv0-5rY086H_lreExGKwEPgOM4Rqbt9LRby4z2jWI99NE9kg5IJtqoMR-IcSnHt1yDJCG9u4GKSJ-ieWXGovBHfeBCIPNLW-yQl50NhxAuFaw5CMZvvQd42oMfqNCBU3iQlFzA0thzJHj68b1ICi-2cA/s4032/IMG_5722.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit89eQHBiSZj8xu4p38po1iBqDelRxudm-3dzv0-5rY086H_lreExGKwEPgOM4Rqbt9LRby4z2jWI99NE9kg5IJtqoMR-IcSnHt1yDJCG9u4GKSJ-ieWXGovBHfeBCIPNLW-yQl50NhxAuFaw5CMZvvQd42oMfqNCBU3iQlFzA0thzJHj68b1ICi-2cA/s320/IMG_5722.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjkyELrtrFiIjBjYxrXzhbps35JV32O97BT3jM_VenKMiY4T0BP0uayy0kZlZgk20B_Zj-r3JaOfiw9ixdP6A4mQ397HZwBiLlMZpHEtsuiQQt7_rYLzqn0m__JIdqmAptsV03_beNu-IqOAnp7p5xzTEXIVnmxdQ9og0b2-QkkMVEvE_33XXz1TchQ/s4032/IMG_5716.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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There are wild pink roses growing all over, framing these pretty horse faces whenever they go to have a beverage.<p></p>Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-42525704714816314142023-03-10T11:19:00.004-07:002023-03-10T11:23:26.439-07:00Tuxedo Kittens New Names<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The new kittens are both a tuxedo pattern for coloring, the male is grey and white and the female is black and white. Because of their formal attire I'm trying out the names Ralph and Lauren! Sabbath has been remarkably patient with the new kids. I let them out of their crates to play for about a half hour in the morning and again in the evening, and it's pretty cute watching them carefully approach Uncle Sabbath.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6r5ZI_2VCzzurbJIYs6_baZPb1LH755gLFTuR8fo7zYrMWv36AhxYLvoGku5rx9e9f33F-oZFftujw-AZ4uE3C6ZCfGTDh_T9UO7JeL3pCb6uaqEEj2VB8MVO92TIS3_JJ7MIF50JLKE5Q09nvIb_mvf-0qMhnl1CbJLhvab8mBvU6Q893agVcCnjDw/s2100/Ralph%20&%20Sabbath.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="2100" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6r5ZI_2VCzzurbJIYs6_baZPb1LH755gLFTuR8fo7zYrMWv36AhxYLvoGku5rx9e9f33F-oZFftujw-AZ4uE3C6ZCfGTDh_T9UO7JeL3pCb6uaqEEj2VB8MVO92TIS3_JJ7MIF50JLKE5Q09nvIb_mvf-0qMhnl1CbJLhvab8mBvU6Q893agVcCnjDw/w640-h442/Ralph%20&%20Sabbath.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="2100" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcU0aeIONd8Ng8kg3YA8KiMOLCfPAzuBu4tAJi8eRVYLed4j6vhwi_sN9ApqanBMG32XCaLhLhjZVQShg1SjWa6szxd7zL7_gD-nPLVoZhVvpmsa-Og-K7LKNZrzDnPNTOFK-SeoG1F-adNJLsvS4gN-fxnl2YvYE_wJIn58NXKVBmfbLKjzFwdLhCAw/w640-h600/Ralph%20Play%20Biting.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Ralph likes to wrestle and gently play bite when I'm scratching him. He's very gentle and mostly likes to try to catch my hand with his paws and bring it into his mouth.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexHxbsl4TiyTUa_KVZTwIoYqYxKYkWGlzfLOjqGsd5sReFzGCO-Bk3Fc4vJALQfdzi3tixoutFI14MgIP8WVXctKrehbSK3HVXBzP6NondRR8A0qKPUYfxJTe_gsDj3BH94ISAzHQzq6nVFHhQ_9tjzAxnbHIKPg78_H9TnPH_vA2H9oJe-KJUsVbWw/s2100/Sabbath%20Closeup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="2100" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexHxbsl4TiyTUa_KVZTwIoYqYxKYkWGlzfLOjqGsd5sReFzGCO-Bk3Fc4vJALQfdzi3tixoutFI14MgIP8WVXctKrehbSK3HVXBzP6NondRR8A0qKPUYfxJTe_gsDj3BH94ISAzHQzq6nVFHhQ_9tjzAxnbHIKPg78_H9TnPH_vA2H9oJe-KJUsVbWw/w640-h426/Sabbath%20Closeup.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sabbath looks on with light disdain for the youngsters and their shenanigans.<br /> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Blu totally and completely ignores the kittens, as if in hopes that they will go away if he gives them zero attention.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnSS3ooBo32Dh404tq2n3x5UpoYRqcqbwEsTD-kF4mBprcFJBn9MKdG9IkJ2eRkOi2YdmEM3FbInUxEwf-SvZHGGY6Nv7MdPy8I9IaFQyu9Ca0UNQ021aCjM-1QmRXbJf9rRrzHVowZ5Uz9WGgMA3s4B-fHopm511o7pR4MTsS8N5110DzmoDTvNoqg/s3000/Blu%20HayBale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnSS3ooBo32Dh404tq2n3x5UpoYRqcqbwEsTD-kF4mBprcFJBn9MKdG9IkJ2eRkOi2YdmEM3FbInUxEwf-SvZHGGY6Nv7MdPy8I9IaFQyu9Ca0UNQ021aCjM-1QmRXbJf9rRrzHVowZ5Uz9WGgMA3s4B-fHopm511o7pR4MTsS8N5110DzmoDTvNoqg/w400-h266/Blu%20HayBale.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5Tj9jWMA4Sf0nKVhLuEynussob4tHMr-n6ScRILKBOJtYNoedh2nkCSOkyOz6X6G-tEPJm8MZjJgdJffbBeoye9F-RaH0u9Xxn9mmW4xI_qHXGFS2Yix-38VWzXthjFKAhSwacYC79zw94-zVLTkG84Nlhru91q1Fvzg19UTs1MQd6r-2jwhZL--og/s3000/Blu%20Haybale%20Meow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2289" data-original-width="3000" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5Tj9jWMA4Sf0nKVhLuEynussob4tHMr-n6ScRILKBOJtYNoedh2nkCSOkyOz6X6G-tEPJm8MZjJgdJffbBeoye9F-RaH0u9Xxn9mmW4xI_qHXGFS2Yix-38VWzXthjFKAhSwacYC79zw94-zVLTkG84Nlhru91q1Fvzg19UTs1MQd6r-2jwhZL--og/w640-h488/Blu%20Haybale%20Meow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </span><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p>Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-48044271531568172712023-03-04T17:01:00.004-07:002023-03-04T17:01:29.507-07:00New Barn Kittens<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y_VM-N2VDa0" width="320" youtube-src-id="y_VM-N2VDa0"></iframe></div><br />Sabbath, at 18 years of age, has retired from mouse control in the barn and now is simply serving in a supervisory role. Sadly, Orzo disappeared a bit over a month ago and so there was an opening for new barn cats.<p></p><p>Wednesday I got a text from a friend, who knew of two kittens dumped a neighbor’s place this week. My friend knew I was in need of a cat or two and happily connected us. The kittens arrived Wednesday evening and I set them up in a large dog crate in the tack room to get adjusted to the routine here. They’ll be in the crate for a couple weeks to learn that the food arrives twice a day and get used to me, then they’ll be allowed loose in the tack room at night. </p><p>I’ve begun the search for a low cost spay/neuter program in the area so that I can get them altered, ear tipped (a universal feral cat sign that they are altered) and vaccinated so that if they don’t stick around at least they are not out procreating. They are quite small right now, and still have brand new kitten teeth, so are likely just weaned at about 8 -10 weeks old. It will be a little while before they are old enough to get altered, but I do plan to get them fixed before the female is old enough to get pregnant. </p><p>The grey tuxedo kitten is male, with a small grey patch under his chin. He has a loud and squeaky motorboat purr, and is outgoing and friendly. The black one is also a tuxedo pattern, is female and a little more reserved, but is warming up to attention very quickly. Tonight I let them run around loose in the tack room while I cleaned their litter box and put kitten food into their bowl, and they were into EVERYTHING, including inspecting every corner of the cabinet under the sink where I keep the food. </p><p>They don’t have names yet. I was trying to come up with something general or non committal because I didn’t want to get too attached to them as barn cats sadly often disappear, as in Orzo’s case. However, they have already won me over and it’s definitely too late, I think I love them. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBXIIJmK_HoFEHohxtzVT_Ng8_k-KRe2GUPnpnGQUWr2RmHbT5FB4TugDFzMmSTtwPwlkCU801ur5X6ymkd7CXI74M0j6NAK4f7xlaTq7vRDfK6dU4EHtpPyu9-EPTOnZMq-hvuheoINLbMfy6QGgmKeMpaW5OilF89j1vT5FoGylqN5Wbt8BrIc_IQ/s2532/31DC53A0-93F9-4202-9039-13474000E419.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="2532" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBXIIJmK_HoFEHohxtzVT_Ng8_k-KRe2GUPnpnGQUWr2RmHbT5FB4TugDFzMmSTtwPwlkCU801ur5X6ymkd7CXI74M0j6NAK4f7xlaTq7vRDfK6dU4EHtpPyu9-EPTOnZMq-hvuheoINLbMfy6QGgmKeMpaW5OilF89j1vT5FoGylqN5Wbt8BrIc_IQ/s320/31DC53A0-93F9-4202-9039-13474000E419.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsImQfhSZjLth3BQsDoECa_CWAQdVN15VLWl1wtSE5O3SKKowLnANhKaVrifI_aI8YKYICOPLBsMl5PSuAT--VjMwpgAAz1MK7Kuypw4-h4iVPpvmA-CFzOae04XuoPsTQAK5tPi1wsu9MDM2hNCiWSsXcgf9gZP5QZtHKwHVC2TE-tupxMBfPOPmkbQ/s2532/11B47C18-87FE-4B16-8703-00D29E6D52CC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="2532" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsImQfhSZjLth3BQsDoECa_CWAQdVN15VLWl1wtSE5O3SKKowLnANhKaVrifI_aI8YKYICOPLBsMl5PSuAT--VjMwpgAAz1MK7Kuypw4-h4iVPpvmA-CFzOae04XuoPsTQAK5tPi1wsu9MDM2hNCiWSsXcgf9gZP5QZtHKwHVC2TE-tupxMBfPOPmkbQ/s320/11B47C18-87FE-4B16-8703-00D29E6D52CC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqbO2yrOGKJ0evlLevmrYOsVLEyqOprJgVHXhx1xKU1mqubBLnjiVHSnt_nmNBC7kQYqNvVtFL_6XdhwpKxZxC0NxTftc6HMIbPjYWOBZglhJLcudI0hYEWsCdW_chGOcuKLBBs1Ct8DgterA28UmtGbOVD6Hijo0nOBrFixn4fX-sSjYXadLyKKLBQ/s4032/11A7D1CE-B934-40D1-AAB0-65F9DC9AE676.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqbO2yrOGKJ0evlLevmrYOsVLEyqOprJgVHXhx1xKU1mqubBLnjiVHSnt_nmNBC7kQYqNvVtFL_6XdhwpKxZxC0NxTftc6HMIbPjYWOBZglhJLcudI0hYEWsCdW_chGOcuKLBBs1Ct8DgterA28UmtGbOVD6Hijo0nOBrFixn4fX-sSjYXadLyKKLBQ/s320/11A7D1CE-B934-40D1-AAB0-65F9DC9AE676.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Sabbath is very tolerant of the new kids in the tack room. Mostly he sits on the counter and surveys them from there. He does periodically get this look on his face which clearly says, “I’m getting too old for this…” <p></p><div><br /></div>Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-62853781911866251692023-02-22T09:52:00.004-07:002023-02-22T09:52:56.667-07:00Blu and Raven and Daffodils<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw79Mikrk1hOMDk0aiTYSoD2NSo6Vk-Z2Lt3gtKON_TyLY2Nnjkojk4IRNYSuu3E4w0pdKFNEUx0pDtZ9lcLX-TOryfUVbW1B39Vke1LDyu9eskDdVSB4qduXciXawfLBp1kn8Qzhj1iBXtvE2O_Fy_Ofo3wJq4pPk24wmU5xp8rc9WVbLMxXmmRtWw/s4032/8276EF2C-ADD0-4B61-B677-DCBD726360F5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw79Mikrk1hOMDk0aiTYSoD2NSo6Vk-Z2Lt3gtKON_TyLY2Nnjkojk4IRNYSuu3E4w0pdKFNEUx0pDtZ9lcLX-TOryfUVbW1B39Vke1LDyu9eskDdVSB4qduXciXawfLBp1kn8Qzhj1iBXtvE2O_Fy_Ofo3wJq4pPk24wmU5xp8rc9WVbLMxXmmRtWw/s320/8276EF2C-ADD0-4B61-B677-DCBD726360F5.jpeg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZrfISyLvxBlCC5FgDrvwjS3QfmZDl5GU9jkWOjiqb2BQAdpzPiiWU-05H0wjfQrAQW-l7dV0jgqpRjcvKpCq6C2ECiyI2vN_U_Ar4Om5DzK-8IjsSWLZAXVQhEoa1pYUVFY9gmeYtvc029K75En_FgMP6AQmOlYW3mdAuL01gz83r5wmPGRn5qqsSA/s4032/AD34D65D-D72E-449B-B4C6-D8FA7E0178C5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZrfISyLvxBlCC5FgDrvwjS3QfmZDl5GU9jkWOjiqb2BQAdpzPiiWU-05H0wjfQrAQW-l7dV0jgqpRjcvKpCq6C2ECiyI2vN_U_Ar4Om5DzK-8IjsSWLZAXVQhEoa1pYUVFY9gmeYtvc029K75En_FgMP6AQmOlYW3mdAuL01gz83r5wmPGRn5qqsSA/s320/AD34D65D-D72E-449B-B4C6-D8FA7E0178C5.jpeg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZg9ZN1SC5DRPLAb7Zfhxz6lxX1S-KRd7fKMUaRkCWt3rSBM-c3B-rjsP1G6e51Gqd2fP7gkvKxbQ3zdz_ZOuS8FHraPMrIfMiRCGXsqYxNIhCl5KfVMIAmHndNcU35AtjcCXOx2Mf-Y8qTXIPvvIaVx_LYxpgga3vQz9CfAaWALRZRlDYhLlWeadQw/s4032/C1A11119-88B0-42D7-8875-7FB32B278FF4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZg9ZN1SC5DRPLAb7Zfhxz6lxX1S-KRd7fKMUaRkCWt3rSBM-c3B-rjsP1G6e51Gqd2fP7gkvKxbQ3zdz_ZOuS8FHraPMrIfMiRCGXsqYxNIhCl5KfVMIAmHndNcU35AtjcCXOx2Mf-Y8qTXIPvvIaVx_LYxpgga3vQz9CfAaWALRZRlDYhLlWeadQw/s320/C1A11119-88B0-42D7-8875-7FB32B278FF4.jpeg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Raven and I went for a short ride around the property to try out our newly altered girth with the aussie saddle. Success! Many thanks to<a href="https://unionlevelleather.com/contact/" target="_blank"> George with Union Level Leather </a>for altering an elasticized dressage girth by putting extra wide buckles on it, as well as changing my overgirth to be billets on both sides instead of a ring. He did a really thorough job and was careful to ensure the equipment was reassembled safely. </p><p>When the ride was done I hosed off Raven and we were hand grazing while she dried. I didn’t want her to roll in the mud immediately! Blu came to hang out with us. He’s remarkably brave around the horses considering how skittish he can be with people he doesn’t know. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbpd0L2usXZVpFdM9JRqDgN0CsdV1107FCJh22kIOJmHWR5xBI1Akr8v76raispDFfsrPPskKZAGhZcIinC6f2YmYMI2hnApBaGgJ-F_P5-TwyF58itMMxq_bEXOYurpx4KpneOOUTjqEYtc1CwPCk4Irq0ocPQwqp4oZfVT5q1FWPnjxAPooPN5g6w/s3709/61FB2991-9E27-4D44-AF07-6426DD943DFF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3709" data-original-width="2781" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbpd0L2usXZVpFdM9JRqDgN0CsdV1107FCJh22kIOJmHWR5xBI1Akr8v76raispDFfsrPPskKZAGhZcIinC6f2YmYMI2hnApBaGgJ-F_P5-TwyF58itMMxq_bEXOYurpx4KpneOOUTjqEYtc1CwPCk4Irq0ocPQwqp4oZfVT5q1FWPnjxAPooPN5g6w/s320/61FB2991-9E27-4D44-AF07-6426DD943DFF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvzT140pihj2GrV_SC-vg-q8t45zd14Lc63EtKXAxtDwkBOFEOVctGmdKlZb2OxrhbMHAO-XGN4l66RvoJAhfPlKojj9lLFV98gpyVil4lKjAAr3Hjvt8AAeXwMUr5ZO01gQcR3Xd2CdKM1fo3VDvqafSdxIGLQOjh7-aEB0_QxXA760R-ZaAGH-diw/s3506/3967DC04-0B5F-4190-A8F7-B43B8EAF7930.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2885" data-original-width="3506" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvzT140pihj2GrV_SC-vg-q8t45zd14Lc63EtKXAxtDwkBOFEOVctGmdKlZb2OxrhbMHAO-XGN4l66RvoJAhfPlKojj9lLFV98gpyVil4lKjAAr3Hjvt8AAeXwMUr5ZO01gQcR3Xd2CdKM1fo3VDvqafSdxIGLQOjh7-aEB0_QxXA760R-ZaAGH-diw/s320/3967DC04-0B5F-4190-A8F7-B43B8EAF7930.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Just today all these daffodils popped up! Spring is definitely here, with lows overnight in the 50s and a day in the 80s forecasted later this week. I’m so glad we moved here, I do not miss the terrible wind, breaking ice off water tanks, or bitter cold temps. I’ve only had to walk down the hoses to prevent them freezing a couple times all winter!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJ9hbQpIeeXJiOL88BqWEXZLOHBMRIvgeDEFuczyldgS-uJUNDyhLVkALdEe3VDwIVdAGXBollXsZT5DfVN7Lgs8Kw8xMlrrb-W4IVtp75hJkhXJTOgkb8ExcmAsbxsUwTxGZV-024VIrxOKtGiuKpkGg5_9tr48St6eevsOpBRO5_jCvEy0MP2UNUw/s4032/1F7E6710-DDE5-4607-8C48-744BF9EFC626.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJ9hbQpIeeXJiOL88BqWEXZLOHBMRIvgeDEFuczyldgS-uJUNDyhLVkALdEe3VDwIVdAGXBollXsZT5DfVN7Lgs8Kw8xMlrrb-W4IVtp75hJkhXJTOgkb8ExcmAsbxsUwTxGZV-024VIrxOKtGiuKpkGg5_9tr48St6eevsOpBRO5_jCvEy0MP2UNUw/s320/1F7E6710-DDE5-4607-8C48-744BF9EFC626.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2yH8L9RzGa4LXaiPdiuwjYSwaYZf1wUcnqHcOeCDNFNmEe5NbAzTz0EBgbf2s4LTF30UHE0QKtsJ25uxZZ0cxmy26DaUqxqjq_przy2CXNqk7sagVqP6lL9PrBsjtpRKd5IJQRPkcejZVCVZtx3rviZH-IhehvvIWLTNwqzwPtS4Zc2Ajz2SRdpAoQ/s4032/437D5059-298F-446F-8ADA-F6C55B4159AB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2yH8L9RzGa4LXaiPdiuwjYSwaYZf1wUcnqHcOeCDNFNmEe5NbAzTz0EBgbf2s4LTF30UHE0QKtsJ25uxZZ0cxmy26DaUqxqjq_przy2CXNqk7sagVqP6lL9PrBsjtpRKd5IJQRPkcejZVCVZtx3rviZH-IhehvvIWLTNwqzwPtS4Zc2Ajz2SRdpAoQ/s320/437D5059-298F-446F-8ADA-F6C55B4159AB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-18879407238276412842023-02-11T12:11:00.000-07:002023-02-11T12:11:20.128-07:00Back at Occoneechee Park<p>Raven and I returned to Occoneechee park again this morning for a quick ride. We were the only ones there when we arrived, and when we finished there were four other rigs there- each of them quite a bit larger than mine! We briefly saw a group of four horses and riders heading out as we were coming back, but other than a brief whinny nothing exciting happened.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bh0gw8MESlKigL-hH6iRq9ulPkEAzqRDQD-KdlzOWgo10WwESN3WUq76IIK4H-qqTiXeYOqyaxFhEu2nMtwa6yegigfC9NGOcZwjTuM3WCZPbvdHpGXHAat4fTjheF9J6LquAbetnYd-sQrVtHmjA256JwAeOqWk3cbjbRxe56zeeDkxf7-n86gSLg/s4032/AF0888D1-FAA3-4D73-9042-5B8C75F57AE5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bh0gw8MESlKigL-hH6iRq9ulPkEAzqRDQD-KdlzOWgo10WwESN3WUq76IIK4H-qqTiXeYOqyaxFhEu2nMtwa6yegigfC9NGOcZwjTuM3WCZPbvdHpGXHAat4fTjheF9J6LquAbetnYd-sQrVtHmjA256JwAeOqWk3cbjbRxe56zeeDkxf7-n86gSLg/s320/AF0888D1-FAA3-4D73-9042-5B8C75F57AE5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We trotted a little bit but mostly walked, since Raven was a little tight from the previous ride.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaU_LlYM49dXNtTKzP7cu2uxU5dvg8eBLpJs3m7xXMadYIrbITo4MgJWsgD1LqrMPJ_nWUkITaZlOlXisPkCpSjcSzlN-pO1IgCLAvTLn9YprI1TSW0giPGRcMeG8ZzdXzHqwppPHSAXk8-c9YGSn9dBpNGiDIZrioNObgvLyGIYMkMBLNGuWWFbaa3w/s1170/8604D54B-EDC4-434E-AD6C-9C9737DCBB54.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1170" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaU_LlYM49dXNtTKzP7cu2uxU5dvg8eBLpJs3m7xXMadYIrbITo4MgJWsgD1LqrMPJ_nWUkITaZlOlXisPkCpSjcSzlN-pO1IgCLAvTLn9YprI1TSW0giPGRcMeG8ZzdXzHqwppPHSAXk8-c9YGSn9dBpNGiDIZrioNObgvLyGIYMkMBLNGuWWFbaa3w/s320/8604D54B-EDC4-434E-AD6C-9C9737DCBB54.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-60864109504029698632023-02-08T16:52:00.002-07:002023-02-08T16:52:20.019-07:00Trailride with Raven <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4cOMsev1rH_5OIqavvuHMH_ZpS399BJ90tDoT1ivsTbwkxopQKfLiM5uDlwUDNbrBs-d8PpfYRwQBOOOeEXmxvLlUN2zF-4qaB7r35eRNk8LAwiGv3vXuEf6oT1LdIY-WQPEkFYdKdfw1GlgceNTjkO01n3i6L34K8p1upF4jMcqpCfCFN1JUxLSaQ/s4032/ED8F2813-3A31-4724-96D6-A614C041F419.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4cOMsev1rH_5OIqavvuHMH_ZpS399BJ90tDoT1ivsTbwkxopQKfLiM5uDlwUDNbrBs-d8PpfYRwQBOOOeEXmxvLlUN2zF-4qaB7r35eRNk8LAwiGv3vXuEf6oT1LdIY-WQPEkFYdKdfw1GlgceNTjkO01n3i6L34K8p1upF4jMcqpCfCFN1JUxLSaQ/s320/ED8F2813-3A31-4724-96D6-A614C041F419.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Raven and I went to Occoneechee park this morning for a conditioning ride. We went out the main trail, which is an out-and-back ride, but I knew the footing was good since it has gravel and it’s been kind of wet here the past couple weeks. I was aiming to mostly walk, but Raven was so eager to be out that we did do some trotting and even a little galloping. </p><p>I’m very pleased to have discovered that my Australian saddle fits her really well. I’ve had it a very long time, because it’s my favorite. If someone gave me a block of clay and had me sit on it to make an impression of my derrière, then created a saddle that perfectly fit that impression- you would have this saddle. I can do super long rides in it, I can do fast rides in it, I feel extremely secure in it, I love this saddle! Thankfully, Raven does too. She has many opinions and does not hesitate to tell me if something is even slightly amiss with her equipment, but she really does like this saddle. </p><p>The only thing I need to change is the girthing system. I either need to change the rigging to be regular English style billets so I can use a girth with elastic, or have a girth made with elastic that can accommodate the thick billets and overgirth. The current girthing setup doesn’t have even contact with her barrel. Fortunately a new friend in the art guild I joined has a husband who loves to do these kinds of custom projects, so I have a lead in that direction!</p><p>I don’t love these pics with the wonky helmet cover that doesn’t fit the helmet super well, but I’m trying to be extremely visible on the trails because of hunters.</p><p>We went just about 8 1/2 miles in an hour and 45 min. We are both a little stiff this evening, getting back to riding fitness together is a process!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMtzPXrWqsPaVlIMJ5zSoW7j7k4Za76aRN7zo9Ct3XryC7R59aV8cUUzSH_3bY0LlzsiUoIw7UQ-7uPmMWRhioA_0j42DRjLVOoV7Ycwr_wAOaew_jz-F8Y2FUbRNQKiLvo5CcEeeIIn-4YseDhUSeWB4G_xOUbxkFQlT0tON7XT4YaZf-VSHuoBYag/s4032/C50A2623-A34B-45B0-89CE-AD5D3841CD76.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMtzPXrWqsPaVlIMJ5zSoW7j7k4Za76aRN7zo9Ct3XryC7R59aV8cUUzSH_3bY0LlzsiUoIw7UQ-7uPmMWRhioA_0j42DRjLVOoV7Ycwr_wAOaew_jz-F8Y2FUbRNQKiLvo5CcEeeIIn-4YseDhUSeWB4G_xOUbxkFQlT0tON7XT4YaZf-VSHuoBYag/s320/C50A2623-A34B-45B0-89CE-AD5D3841CD76.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FFTbSDlapzyuYiiXX3X5ca3TK9scU4qZ_C42lZjyHuDUdK4kLjiXljOpVjIQoOJvexOq87D8Drx5sgAkq1XKO34jdgbudalXnef6HqwYcjvveec0ImcpY9KqgjHKBYiPdBHQKd_V83oeSQDaiEvTl7DPx2yKzjvhVP-JuLP00afFk-PDWgtEAzLZ3w/s4032/BF06F510-7F17-4376-AB32-4F1A2ABF7ACC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FFTbSDlapzyuYiiXX3X5ca3TK9scU4qZ_C42lZjyHuDUdK4kLjiXljOpVjIQoOJvexOq87D8Drx5sgAkq1XKO34jdgbudalXnef6HqwYcjvveec0ImcpY9KqgjHKBYiPdBHQKd_V83oeSQDaiEvTl7DPx2yKzjvhVP-JuLP00afFk-PDWgtEAzLZ3w/s320/BF06F510-7F17-4376-AB32-4F1A2ABF7ACC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdW3rdSBBb4blzKvzbYFcZV3SS3oy_bhyDkXumLsg2bQeR2xMcjfm457zE2RYDz0rhw8yXf8Qd9IWjJBnyD0pmk_8K0AbL7mQXBPXGfDP6hsm7iTyVM2PfmYuaIFqa-WcBQf8v-PkeJ_a3Ike7nfYu8_sF2t7Q5ikUYd6R5cU8-aEQ5Pu9uR_6peJApQ/s1170/C0C5F2C2-5505-4024-8A2B-E1E9C6B28794.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1170" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdW3rdSBBb4blzKvzbYFcZV3SS3oy_bhyDkXumLsg2bQeR2xMcjfm457zE2RYDz0rhw8yXf8Qd9IWjJBnyD0pmk_8K0AbL7mQXBPXGfDP6hsm7iTyVM2PfmYuaIFqa-WcBQf8v-PkeJ_a3Ike7nfYu8_sF2t7Q5ikUYd6R5cU8-aEQ5Pu9uR_6peJApQ/s320/C0C5F2C2-5505-4024-8A2B-E1E9C6B28794.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFxxyJlgtvZzZZ0UzawXOF5a18hYDU3CVsGdAa8p2HJ5XfQWZKmoHRZaqyt17bK_z8kqaKOIfTR5zUQgSLRzCDuWfXRVOC0WwJxULETCToMbKfyi_2kC68rj59-pe4kJw5rCT76m5VVjSYhnJG6VK5rqcc6GJU430gjT8kTJW_bpcGBSozA7GmBoAgQ/s1170/52B69BBA-5F95-4E67-8E33-C18CE8505583.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1170" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFxxyJlgtvZzZZ0UzawXOF5a18hYDU3CVsGdAa8p2HJ5XfQWZKmoHRZaqyt17bK_z8kqaKOIfTR5zUQgSLRzCDuWfXRVOC0WwJxULETCToMbKfyi_2kC68rj59-pe4kJw5rCT76m5VVjSYhnJG6VK5rqcc6GJU430gjT8kTJW_bpcGBSozA7GmBoAgQ/s320/52B69BBA-5F95-4E67-8E33-C18CE8505583.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-11686654992562154852023-01-16T18:29:00.006-07:002023-01-16T18:29:40.024-07:00Occoneechee Park<p> Our annual parks pass covered this new park as well as our regular, Staunton, so Owen, Pascal, and I did a short hike today to check it out. I like to investigate on foot first before I head into the wild with a horse and trailer to see what potential we have for trail rides there. </p><p>At the end of our hike as we were headed back to the truck through the parking lot, some park rangers stopped us to ask if we had seen a pair of women with dogs. We had, so explained which trail they were on, and they thanked us and then continued on to find them. Hopefully everything was ok! Owen had heard them jokingly (or so we thought) talking about being lost, but they didn’t seem worried so we didn’t think much of it as we passed them going the opposite direction. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8SRrQDYnl2GWLZO9MWzVTlNVAOZM-jETJFwYASGFgYoYws0vH-15Yvw3avGyyhDxSK-ciMNP2JonGaODgX0F1F9cqIVaTrmc_9ZxyWtrXehmjUTpadcoF7KEmt4YgWE3iHcxoVcyINkM3f-bonci-qmzR8QGey2bqwzz6-J6e8agQ2W8CT8Yovd5iQ/s4032/BB1DE469-D2A1-4AE7-9EB7-032306ADD11E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8SRrQDYnl2GWLZO9MWzVTlNVAOZM-jETJFwYASGFgYoYws0vH-15Yvw3avGyyhDxSK-ciMNP2JonGaODgX0F1F9cqIVaTrmc_9ZxyWtrXehmjUTpadcoF7KEmt4YgWE3iHcxoVcyINkM3f-bonci-qmzR8QGey2bqwzz6-J6e8agQ2W8CT8Yovd5iQ/s320/BB1DE469-D2A1-4AE7-9EB7-032306ADD11E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Here are Raven and Daisy, then Dewey and Miss Pea playing in the arena this week. Highboy and Note are doing well, though they are not in this particular video.<p></p>Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-75570667368414106522023-01-10T15:34:00.007-07:002023-01-10T15:34:43.314-07:00Sunset<p>These were taken just a few minutes apart, what a spectacular sunset!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhL3CJ51_GWSoWddWc2qIA3thVaFRWDUQlo4Kj5-QSTC6l3rvf7T6R-vp3B4mLQVdYpZxwoTwVDYJIv27_LQkNDS3iIZZ7c9pY9VopnSxKUbU4ObTJusLXnJQf4gE2V5E6i2ZmEe4vT2bXLiFx0RS3YTLWIUXkG9J47MH9ntVl7ohYeQvfrFa6PODUOg/s8334/8841E9FF-5832-4871-9BBD-2C8C10813D97.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3536" data-original-width="8334" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhL3CJ51_GWSoWddWc2qIA3thVaFRWDUQlo4Kj5-QSTC6l3rvf7T6R-vp3B4mLQVdYpZxwoTwVDYJIv27_LQkNDS3iIZZ7c9pY9VopnSxKUbU4ObTJusLXnJQf4gE2V5E6i2ZmEe4vT2bXLiFx0RS3YTLWIUXkG9J47MH9ntVl7ohYeQvfrFa6PODUOg/s320/8841E9FF-5832-4871-9BBD-2C8C10813D97.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Y16StvD8yFtcvDoVrLqzib2rtkPMZPXitfvu8_fyHoGMr0fJ-AEu7cR2Cn_RA81TGSqdSowAWqm9KqBcsgh5_O5R-RPMgPgb3EeWs5JJnsiL4JhAHu65jAVMxZYrMA6tHHYHdAtGD0tqboG3eZqynaqCiGolaHI1E-6PWFIZpYET_Pfx4nS7-dcBdQ/s4032/75C5EAD7-3AEC-49ED-8495-7BAF1CFD7D75.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Y16StvD8yFtcvDoVrLqzib2rtkPMZPXitfvu8_fyHoGMr0fJ-AEu7cR2Cn_RA81TGSqdSowAWqm9KqBcsgh5_O5R-RPMgPgb3EeWs5JJnsiL4JhAHu65jAVMxZYrMA6tHHYHdAtGD0tqboG3eZqynaqCiGolaHI1E-6PWFIZpYET_Pfx4nS7-dcBdQ/s320/75C5EAD7-3AEC-49ED-8495-7BAF1CFD7D75.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjny8moKb3gbk1XNcSrjrdmzEb_b-u9o-uoK5uyYrAc78z5V75ZPjAS8Gai5cfxBLaJfbxNVvQt7e9hZsQL7RNP3MODl948uKzxtBUOZZh7NszGVYETUbhsevelmb9jNwNAzHDuYIc9tP4-dzvdsUgobvyoKNBoHWt7JWJLiJGhH68nLgSfd0OAIv7Seg/s7889/3808C12D-448B-4701-A77E-2BAB06B94C9D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3878" data-original-width="7889" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjny8moKb3gbk1XNcSrjrdmzEb_b-u9o-uoK5uyYrAc78z5V75ZPjAS8Gai5cfxBLaJfbxNVvQt7e9hZsQL7RNP3MODl948uKzxtBUOZZh7NszGVYETUbhsevelmb9jNwNAzHDuYIc9tP4-dzvdsUgobvyoKNBoHWt7JWJLiJGhH68nLgSfd0OAIv7Seg/s320/3808C12D-448B-4701-A77E-2BAB06B94C9D.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p>Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-42891834637274345392023-01-10T15:31:00.003-07:002023-01-10T15:31:38.971-07:00Pascal Goes Hiking<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96cQbJ9xzpwpXLqTaluSYlX8o4HlT6gP5RpKeILWIWlAgAYxDni_LmlWqRLGB5u0PGw_eQsPyQUd_2AYwmRXechoacrkvA8US-mr0WuiCY9ZLbZsnoIl7jE0zwBaYaFCpVo3Zd_zePJRz9KRuTEgR-cWeUJ_QwsO6yjfZuTTY9TJO2r4WTXIvlE7DWg/s1170/C0DDFEC9-8F7D-4527-AF80-F5E30DD179E2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="1170" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96cQbJ9xzpwpXLqTaluSYlX8o4HlT6gP5RpKeILWIWlAgAYxDni_LmlWqRLGB5u0PGw_eQsPyQUd_2AYwmRXechoacrkvA8US-mr0WuiCY9ZLbZsnoIl7jE0zwBaYaFCpVo3Zd_zePJRz9KRuTEgR-cWeUJ_QwsO6yjfZuTTY9TJO2r4WTXIvlE7DWg/s320/C0DDFEC9-8F7D-4527-AF80-F5E30DD179E2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEh55O4iwaVHylAMKKpjh0t_Gh3I4QYAEm3cXXpYvG27YLy95MfLf_cgLweon04GimfeDbYIcAsxU1KuiPI1e-IeJLuKwN8Rl4OTHVB_oDGsAzcnfZqZd3yGBPCbqJSCbPBH-lGGI4WfCnuhH4Yd29HRxlKol9r3d0HSAHjX_lD3Ak_YyYu9eqJi5XQ/s4032/6A64C4BE-FEF9-4305-8184-31486A4B0467.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEh55O4iwaVHylAMKKpjh0t_Gh3I4QYAEm3cXXpYvG27YLy95MfLf_cgLweon04GimfeDbYIcAsxU1KuiPI1e-IeJLuKwN8Rl4OTHVB_oDGsAzcnfZqZd3yGBPCbqJSCbPBH-lGGI4WfCnuhH4Yd29HRxlKol9r3d0HSAHjX_lD3Ak_YyYu9eqJi5XQ/s320/6A64C4BE-FEF9-4305-8184-31486A4B0467.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I took Pascal to the Staunton River Battlefield state park today to check out the trails. My phone says I went nearly 25,000 steps and did 10.5 miles over the course of the day between feeding and this hike with Pascal. During the drive home he was one tired pup!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqRDo6-9OCR4LmV-KwnWyOQLOYSIQfe-ylsyMIj4rCHCMGLp45wUKJsfbzLMbbGDC26Y-qMqXt_nG-tdbTosZhF0I0Wk3ebbQ4Li0wDLd33AZd0bWxOaUBkZ-FsAh8ilwwberkfBb0fdlnZf8wNh7DDtQUtqzdASxZC0XOPnVD7q2XJELk2O_IoBoyw/s4032/28FCA75F-0025-437F-A7E6-5D493CF0C32A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqRDo6-9OCR4LmV-KwnWyOQLOYSIQfe-ylsyMIj4rCHCMGLp45wUKJsfbzLMbbGDC26Y-qMqXt_nG-tdbTosZhF0I0Wk3ebbQ4Li0wDLd33AZd0bWxOaUBkZ-FsAh8ilwwberkfBb0fdlnZf8wNh7DDtQUtqzdASxZC0XOPnVD7q2XJELk2O_IoBoyw/s320/28FCA75F-0025-437F-A7E6-5D493CF0C32A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEira6tAtgxDkWIBzIXYCHAr3ThFHmzUYdoCTM1GBwXWaMXlg5L-cMjhfSsJf3QGFIQEhrMwk9Uvy-swnQrXlPqe5XtBCtWDby2BAWsESEgdZ_cMRfQ_1wGsBvzxgJP8HoH8WebTPCUEz_pnZRQHeDYWQIqNp48usw46LfvmMn2CwsWm4prjwjFqx0qvUg/s4032/148F9A35-0494-474B-9DB8-3601DDEC8643.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I’ll be logging my rides and keeping track of mileage as we go from couch potato/pasture potato to hopefully endurance ready over the next six months. </p><p>Today we did a bunch of walking in the arena, which has relatively deep sand, and then did a lap around the arena pasture and cruised the whole driveway. I did it this way for a few reasons. Walking in sand is great for slowly strengthening tendons and ligaments as well as good cardio. The lap around the pasture on the grass and then walking the gravel driveway adds in different ground and surfaces which is good for hooves and using muscles differently. Varied terrain and conditioning using long walks is a good way to develop a base of fitness. Total today we went 3.3 miles in an hour, which is about where I want to start, especially considering the sand at the beginning.</p><p>I’m treating us as starting from zero for fitness, because it never hurts to be cautious. 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Mahzi very politely asked Susan to slide over a smidgen so she could come snuggle with them while they were here for thanksgiving.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEzlWSVIPPTCLv4QMTzAnXraNMEQMLXkYem89jVmMHHMQTsBmsG3x1PvCfmlsvFd5DCFIARouXKTE545ynuUmWkZ3LzuErze5ruWVSIluNV4EMOurTrrwk5CSed1u9OxptkfKb0K0tfh2dYvVhQjim9jSzyl0ZqlW_FNokRuobTQWWIi8WeSBIcPZkw/s4032/7CBFEBAF-B57C-460E-AA95-14991B58C863.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEzlWSVIPPTCLv4QMTzAnXraNMEQMLXkYem89jVmMHHMQTsBmsG3x1PvCfmlsvFd5DCFIARouXKTE545ynuUmWkZ3LzuErze5ruWVSIluNV4EMOurTrrwk5CSed1u9OxptkfKb0K0tfh2dYvVhQjim9jSzyl0ZqlW_FNokRuobTQWWIi8WeSBIcPZkw/s320/7CBFEBAF-B57C-460E-AA95-14991B58C863.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99RI_viTXmNBDax8Rf5KEqgstOgzRo8CyECOfzKjx9MjREAl6z-VeB74XC7iz4UtnLhRnz7DFSBluReSV40fpmylKgmRbsqvxjMLaAd0SrZwRrhU0lIIdFkAn4140tBN-kqvrLa-uEYsquza-ljIbwekbsQ8aG53tyI8IoCTkgi-IOZpgygUGDKJ89g/s4032/8559B774-7571-46D6-8060-C933E8582B35.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She laid down under the tree to remind us all that she’s a gift.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Tg6CHOUbuAVWxZhQGIQgOA7O7x2XsDEUGKYljPjjLWivrjFnwUooPfjC8U84r-cfc9_bysrJdBfxg9QVcdWeCCgnofqn9pctnRBO5jwJ7A6eB65b_ZmxFcSSgkro506uaXhDlB6tzAf9Xnej77x9fL9LO6HhSgzg8C8o8q4F0UoByseEe4G3Z7d62w/s4032/041CD22B-BE5F-4F56-A2A4-2D3666C1BEE9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Tg6CHOUbuAVWxZhQGIQgOA7O7x2XsDEUGKYljPjjLWivrjFnwUooPfjC8U84r-cfc9_bysrJdBfxg9QVcdWeCCgnofqn9pctnRBO5jwJ7A6eB65b_ZmxFcSSgkro506uaXhDlB6tzAf9Xnej77x9fL9LO6HhSgzg8C8o8q4F0UoByseEe4G3Z7d62w/s320/041CD22B-BE5F-4F56-A2A4-2D3666C1BEE9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>The gluten free gingerbread houses turned out really cute! So far I’m the only one who has been eating them, but that’s not for lack of trying on the part of a certain small canine.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclEYbFL9FcLVW8_FglXD2s8QCS1vpTIXm3NpNZn3iOa8nsmjguSIzV7XyaBbyPaWu7wfSkcsYpXvBjABtOTOk52AWg7nCpe7enUsTp4VYHApWbn2ndLnaMFyyqFNJp_2F4qwI4IviwY_gta7Lfow-0p6zU20LdOaaP8HQh4taMLly4jSqEK-qpQdwiQ/s4032/AFB65A95-956E-4200-BE4D-60BBBD048567.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclEYbFL9FcLVW8_FglXD2s8QCS1vpTIXm3NpNZn3iOa8nsmjguSIzV7XyaBbyPaWu7wfSkcsYpXvBjABtOTOk52AWg7nCpe7enUsTp4VYHApWbn2ndLnaMFyyqFNJp_2F4qwI4IviwY_gta7Lfow-0p6zU20LdOaaP8HQh4taMLly4jSqEK-qpQdwiQ/s320/AFB65A95-956E-4200-BE4D-60BBBD048567.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a sunset photo over the water</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-lNT9HMN0dBr8egVB2mciy966V-lwHBXIguIDIFW9iy2IJfoF4WLUvpxGHNH3-xlyntFly4LOZNHXUXGQGMC5RnJN9J7fGUUuK8Zam-iI9bt_2NnkYOSGPim5NaDlYCdv7BrvrKlWOmGmkwdoXrXCgqzgLbz7MGj1kDM_Ic6N0SUIP4iE8QVkMHtdA/s4032/74084FA2-4CD1-479E-B96B-F8F2587A2DE2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-lNT9HMN0dBr8egVB2mciy966V-lwHBXIguIDIFW9iy2IJfoF4WLUvpxGHNH3-xlyntFly4LOZNHXUXGQGMC5RnJN9J7fGUUuK8Zam-iI9bt_2NnkYOSGPim5NaDlYCdv7BrvrKlWOmGmkwdoXrXCgqzgLbz7MGj1kDM_Ic6N0SUIP4iE8QVkMHtdA/s320/74084FA2-4CD1-479E-B96B-F8F2587A2DE2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>And this is sunrise over the barn<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYlxuCRUSWNNF94_ST2iq_Mz_iy82jEkS3i65c5zVGPm2nqDRdz6qxvcXP1w_uYrmuiJveNIkM9jXb5kEWWt-hNwsp5ujL1IWQ66WEWlb-rtTEOdV8ISNgJXHKiQAP90SILuxolLe9BixniIAu8Md9evu08Co-dtfsg6x0iktae0L_P67T1_pC8X4FQ/s4032/90548304-2156-4A39-B451-1A5AB2555BC5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYlxuCRUSWNNF94_ST2iq_Mz_iy82jEkS3i65c5zVGPm2nqDRdz6qxvcXP1w_uYrmuiJveNIkM9jXb5kEWWt-hNwsp5ujL1IWQ66WEWlb-rtTEOdV8ISNgJXHKiQAP90SILuxolLe9BixniIAu8Md9evu08Co-dtfsg6x0iktae0L_P67T1_pC8X4FQ/s320/90548304-2156-4A39-B451-1A5AB2555BC5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Despite being at the beginning of December, some of the trees are still turning colors. 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Then in the storm here one night this week, one of them DID come down, thankfully missing all important structures. But we both needed to determine where the property line was for some additional trees, as well as a small shed he wanted to put up which is technically supposed to be a certain distance from the property line.</p><p>I contacted one of the realtors who helped us get this property, who specializes in agriculture things as well. He was amazing and came right over with a plat map, a metal detector, and a compass with a mirror to figure it out. </p><p>I walked through the very small section of woods between our houses and ended up in my neighbor’s back yard to help. As I emerged from the trees both my neighbor and the realtor asked if I was ok? Was I sure? I answered of course, but why were they asking? They replied I absolutely MUST wear orange or neon hunting gear if I’m going to be in the woods, so I don’t get shot! </p><p>I said that we’re in a neighborhood, it’s a tiny section of trees, and we have no trespassing and no hunting signs up all over. They replied it doesn’t matter, and people don’t read. Later another acquaintance confirmed to me that indeed people will drive around and even just shoot out their car windows into the woods if they think they might see a deer. I knew we were in a rural area, but being 3 minutes from the grocery store and with neighborhoods and culdesacs all over it never occurred to me that people would just drive through and shoot into the trees. </p><p>Now that I knew I needed to don all my neon orange hunting gear (which fortunately I already have for myself, the horses, and my dogs from trail riding in the mountains in CO), we moved on to the task at hand- locating the property line. Our realtor (talk about a full service realtor!) also dabbles in forestry and some surveying so he was going to be able to find it as long as we could find a marker from which to start. The plat map was from 1953. According to that, the corner was delineated by a rock, off of which all the other measurements were based. Noting that we were standing at the edge of the woods, I asked what kind of rock, to which he responded that we’d know it when we saw it. </p><p>This left me feeling somewhat skeptical… here the three of us were, stomping around in the fallen leaves looking for The Rock off of which we’d determine latitude and longitude and the direction of the property boundaries. I dutifully looked with them for The Rock for perhaps 20 minutes with no luck. </p><p>However, eventually we did literally stumble upon a 2” diameter rusty metal pipe sticking perhaps six inches out of the ground. This made everyone quite excited because apparently in the 1970s a switch was made from using The Rock to using these pipes driven into the ground. Having found this, our realtor stood directly over it, sighting with his compass and mirror in the specified direction from the plat map, and sent me walking in the general direction of where we should find the next pipe. </p><p>Some judicious use of a metal detector in the indicated direction led to the discovery of a second lead pipe sticking very slightly out of the ground. Now we were really getting somewhere. After accidentally digging up some old buried metal fencing, and then accidentally locating the septic tank pipes, we did eventually find all the pertinent pipes and thus the property line. As it turned out, all the trees that were likely to come down and potentially hit my neighbors house were on his side, so he could dispose of them as he saw fit. We all chatted a bit and then dispersed to the various other tasks we had on our schedules for the day. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBa5ahkXbwZZbmyKzZR9XZNWuo2pAyge_R-EilAxhjTqEbdQ6bzs5J0v5NgLjYTeNxli3iFrnAvI9dfWpsY8EhmknuOIjyjO-6FL0Y_Jvvv46yPlrUl3AKI0EFq8wybA3oIiEBsG0V4NsuMSSw_ieCbb0BsCIcw8xs2V2zTHGzklk1fHqUe9pnHDXx7Q/s4032/FAF43EF0-EFE6-4CF2-817B-EE756A4C50F4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBa5ahkXbwZZbmyKzZR9XZNWuo2pAyge_R-EilAxhjTqEbdQ6bzs5J0v5NgLjYTeNxli3iFrnAvI9dfWpsY8EhmknuOIjyjO-6FL0Y_Jvvv46yPlrUl3AKI0EFq8wybA3oIiEBsG0V4NsuMSSw_ieCbb0BsCIcw8xs2V2zTHGzklk1fHqUe9pnHDXx7Q/s320/FAF43EF0-EFE6-4CF2-817B-EE756A4C50F4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVzrYyCYX5Ej_Lqrf_EpMYKoSStTR6Una0wWT7wadqpzf20ZYOPkt1GwjMO2YN40xZMP4-dYttG3MfnLpS0xhMC1rMZsaKQjz2a0NOrUKs-p4AK0qsX4sZ7mS8qnNVsNOV9yTakeCsML5dJjoLuwvMMR_WJ6RyhdHALBzIIz3J-DlU4cLjqLun2dUkg/s3309/2CA11D0F-1194-43BD-89E9-B427E471F825.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1727" data-original-width="3309" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVzrYyCYX5Ej_Lqrf_EpMYKoSStTR6Una0wWT7wadqpzf20ZYOPkt1GwjMO2YN40xZMP4-dYttG3MfnLpS0xhMC1rMZsaKQjz2a0NOrUKs-p4AK0qsX4sZ7mS8qnNVsNOV9yTakeCsML5dJjoLuwvMMR_WJ6RyhdHALBzIIz3J-DlU4cLjqLun2dUkg/s320/2CA11D0F-1194-43BD-89E9-B427E471F825.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Between being counseled to wear hunting orange in my on back yard so I don’t get shot, and spending an inordinate amount of time looking for The Rock, it felt like it had been a very rural morning, indeed. Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-43755244666646398332022-11-18T15:02:00.001-07:002022-11-18T15:02:10.692-07:00House Dog Life & A Swollen Face<p>Mostly Rizzo and Mahzi are getting along ok in the house. I’m happy with polite indifference. Occasionally Rizzo goes after Mahzi when there’s any confusion over toys, food, or attention. They did get in a fight yesterday because Owen tried to pet them both and say they were both good dogs…. Rizzo was having none of that and lunged at Mahzi. </p><p>Keep in mind Rizzo is 4 years old and 37 lbs, and Mahzi is almost 9 years old and 75 lbs. Mahzi truly doesn’t care if she’s on the bottom of the pack order, but please, Rizzo, don’t beleaguer the point by constantly putting her down. She’ll not tolerate that kind of bullying.</p><p>Rizzo, who understands both levers and door knobs, also opened the back door and ran to the barn to see Pascal yesterday morning while I was putting my shoes on. She’s not supposed to be running hard on that knee, but she hadn’t talked to Pascal for a few days and needed to fill him in about her lifestyle changes.</p><p>Rizzo came back when she was done discussing with Pascal, and now all the back does are locked. I did catch Rizzo trying to turn the handle of the deadbolt when she realized the back door was locked, but I called her and distracted her before she completed her task. Those doors are a little tricky since you have to lift the door lever way up and then turn the deadbolt to get it to lock or unlock, so we’ll see how long it takes Rizzo to figure that out.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU96M4z_arGBBonSMhxUpnxkg4jXtjVGGatiaqcqElRqALbdFHEGoV546EMypZKsK-Lsa7YqrfBVVP66AykLBnrCQMGy1tLo7rW2Ij9QjYLE1ExE14VW6EXdqS0oaOqfH146HWhss1vP0pgnv0Hos6sfRoH-qfQbfjgP1fWiQYhJOHeCescMVge6ttDA/s4032/AE8FA897-A179-4EF9-BFB1-A44E3F9FC418.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU96M4z_arGBBonSMhxUpnxkg4jXtjVGGatiaqcqElRqALbdFHEGoV546EMypZKsK-Lsa7YqrfBVVP66AykLBnrCQMGy1tLo7rW2Ij9QjYLE1ExE14VW6EXdqS0oaOqfH146HWhss1vP0pgnv0Hos6sfRoH-qfQbfjgP1fWiQYhJOHeCescMVge6ttDA/s320/AE8FA897-A179-4EF9-BFB1-A44E3F9FC418.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYnJDFvkWaSbxv55AP711HziqRRwDHD6uoiVELoTzvHNzxfV5A-sHVvYCJAwZ03NNxRVaMoaaxYPpl0nDwp486QhDKYjzRIlPfvSDqiqNZxEWeUzK59sPX-DW5YA0EOlMlnq-uu-hCVreVG-rp6hc56WzwjetHgsjYN6I7PkX4n9-hRv6x8IgFgcvKQ/s4032/6CFEA31F-A88A-4425-A98F-E6396AE6F86C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYnJDFvkWaSbxv55AP711HziqRRwDHD6uoiVELoTzvHNzxfV5A-sHVvYCJAwZ03NNxRVaMoaaxYPpl0nDwp486QhDKYjzRIlPfvSDqiqNZxEWeUzK59sPX-DW5YA0EOlMlnq-uu-hCVreVG-rp6hc56WzwjetHgsjYN6I7PkX4n9-hRv6x8IgFgcvKQ/s320/6CFEA31F-A88A-4425-A98F-E6396AE6F86C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJCIXtkX5bq1cM7-e9TlYpvsv9SiC3fkt0CYKeCUSbPXmk5s7fZq2uF7MJkerXLutontIIu50_3gTRCvkaH8dtE3Y0nRzcQRM6XkXNekD5l_ABUVIB8cJMxJhMtEBGs74E5jqlToYg35Q10xNQVCeIABZ-UY_t_UTIfEooGzI5JIe_yJXMtJbAwcl4g/s4032/2DDE8DF5-31EF-4885-8609-A2677C83A37F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJCIXtkX5bq1cM7-e9TlYpvsv9SiC3fkt0CYKeCUSbPXmk5s7fZq2uF7MJkerXLutontIIu50_3gTRCvkaH8dtE3Y0nRzcQRM6XkXNekD5l_ABUVIB8cJMxJhMtEBGs74E5jqlToYg35Q10xNQVCeIABZ-UY_t_UTIfEooGzI5JIe_yJXMtJbAwcl4g/s320/2DDE8DF5-31EF-4885-8609-A2677C83A37F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLfFaKtTLTd74EgV-mDJiyBqA994_X12BkHKS5iE1jzucwj-Un6tbL7Tixb1AloIQXYl40G6S1lCHXjceo8u3JYILRuUUoMdLTFEHiae_Ker3putb8xC6VFiPqWZBsZ9mCqWUT5sZd0FuykAYpLtn4SimDHgFvyPMQX5AlJYuuTIjxdEpk6anF1E39w/s4032/1FBB37C6-0A28-4EEC-804C-9BFD735199EE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLfFaKtTLTd74EgV-mDJiyBqA994_X12BkHKS5iE1jzucwj-Un6tbL7Tixb1AloIQXYl40G6S1lCHXjceo8u3JYILRuUUoMdLTFEHiae_Ker3putb8xC6VFiPqWZBsZ9mCqWUT5sZd0FuykAYpLtn4SimDHgFvyPMQX5AlJYuuTIjxdEpk6anF1E39w/s320/1FBB37C6-0A28-4EEC-804C-9BFD735199EE.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>In other news, Note somehow clobbered his head. On Tuesday evening he was a little tender to the touch on the right side of his forehead, and despite getting pain meds by Thursday afternoon his face was quite swollen from the base of his right ear through his upper right eyelid. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqdY5KD9u_hW-bXkLoAzIhQEeWUy6Bf7GdNB0ENFUgROJJby5tvMIFP97lz97GNvanixfpUNGOogZQ3DsFmVtKnEgvLIMCTGJOAKkmYD9NIk4AE_1LHeeTTi1q7TF-hZVY4_CEJ5ABb_K3zPVyvsdQaChLJeQyC77vhVBc6KzweaTtglV4-7INyESpQ/s4032/BEAEAC9F-1304-4C0C-9955-6286457F03D6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqdY5KD9u_hW-bXkLoAzIhQEeWUy6Bf7GdNB0ENFUgROJJby5tvMIFP97lz97GNvanixfpUNGOogZQ3DsFmVtKnEgvLIMCTGJOAKkmYD9NIk4AE_1LHeeTTi1q7TF-hZVY4_CEJ5ABb_K3zPVyvsdQaChLJeQyC77vhVBc6KzweaTtglV4-7INyESpQ/s320/BEAEAC9F-1304-4C0C-9955-6286457F03D6.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNahVqo19HgqjthSp6L9KOLKyRyp3Z07r2ZOsye5aV9BjL0d-4ohktjqGd9cYmxRfWCJfx_JU4DEzgwrFbZwn8eKxE6GvaWGBsE4uO0vGXBiyAx7Icr9KKuIuSunf63FpkkcGBJpmrttBeJOmQddXoFK65ZwzhxwKsErMy62LXyY_ds1OwJ5sGVMHCg/s4032/70C3C3AF-66B2-4449-9088-82D0D3EB0E9A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNahVqo19HgqjthSp6L9KOLKyRyp3Z07r2ZOsye5aV9BjL0d-4ohktjqGd9cYmxRfWCJfx_JU4DEzgwrFbZwn8eKxE6GvaWGBsE4uO0vGXBiyAx7Icr9KKuIuSunf63FpkkcGBJpmrttBeJOmQddXoFK65ZwzhxwKsErMy62LXyY_ds1OwJ5sGVMHCg/s320/70C3C3AF-66B2-4449-9088-82D0D3EB0E9A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>I called the vet and made an appointment for him to get checked out, and ended up driving to their clinic this morning since none of the large animal vets were out my way. She thought he probably had been kicked or clocked himself in the head on a fence post or something, and fortunately there doesn’t seem to be any infection or damage to the eyeball itself. So we loaded up and headed home, with a word of caution about not aggravating Highboy, his roommate, more than is tolerable.<div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-76770499727258508022022-11-11T12:38:00.001-07:002022-11-13T12:44:10.695-07:00Fall Swimming<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q22joCwhtdASUN8CVpSKYnCts-YaYcWpVJ7dcz4gZa4gG3ec9ZZ60BF8mOtw-Y5qJWx2QBJipKvu1s5yS9EzkUE6XL3KfuyJsq1nLULKAJR3KzSLeo7KqzzB_B32dwF1NfwmgLm8d9mJT4HZ7fOUgxTqV1XmEPgHAjSEE2d3WzOXF6l63ZmrzfQF3g/s4032/ACB1316B-91FF-4369-8B1B-548AA0A391E3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q22joCwhtdASUN8CVpSKYnCts-YaYcWpVJ7dcz4gZa4gG3ec9ZZ60BF8mOtw-Y5qJWx2QBJipKvu1s5yS9EzkUE6XL3KfuyJsq1nLULKAJR3KzSLeo7KqzzB_B32dwF1NfwmgLm8d9mJT4HZ7fOUgxTqV1XmEPgHAjSEE2d3WzOXF6l63ZmrzfQF3g/s320/ACB1316B-91FF-4369-8B1B-548AA0A391E3.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Pascal had a busy morning with me doing barn chores and going for a short ride. Lots of rain last night created plenty of water for lying in! Pascal says he’ll lead the swimming expeditions and if you ask nicely he’ll show you the huge deer leg he found and then buried under a fallen log for safe keeping. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Uf-Y42yS8Lbh7mvM7fQrlfmYSqau0XN69dyDnpeMI7fsK98sduDmsZwsdWdRTF8nXe3AGfDlLyxdO6orOYz6UdHsE9T2Nrr7cBlc4ovZmhE3OItNpZwVkdSNjPuqZ3KNglcIjZp8NNEr4i27aXXkYIa0TJwthl51eZG9O8FAduuT3GQyrwvTQTcJIw/s4032/C99C6E1F-0137-4CDF-A13C-936553F914C4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Uf-Y42yS8Lbh7mvM7fQrlfmYSqau0XN69dyDnpeMI7fsK98sduDmsZwsdWdRTF8nXe3AGfDlLyxdO6orOYz6UdHsE9T2Nrr7cBlc4ovZmhE3OItNpZwVkdSNjPuqZ3KNglcIjZp8NNEr4i27aXXkYIa0TJwthl51eZG9O8FAduuT3GQyrwvTQTcJIw/s320/C99C6E1F-0137-4CDF-A13C-936553F914C4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLIonlRuZ4e1lIzfpbOMo1PKUBtASaVX-ApuftQUu8-dfIb8ZYWwLcUOwo8Z3OtNPlgRVePSOym4is4k-3ZaNyjnguVHxOoikSOUF5uBdUbuAN_3MadIH79lJB1Nqn4Dk7pJ4wUfy3xgU_hsno0Jd34x3rzo_hh2szYmYWCVGE7u0cpBcTZJxQPX02A/s4032/4AA8011E-CBE1-42F0-BFAB-C57557097992.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLIonlRuZ4e1lIzfpbOMo1PKUBtASaVX-ApuftQUu8-dfIb8ZYWwLcUOwo8Z3OtNPlgRVePSOym4is4k-3ZaNyjnguVHxOoikSOUF5uBdUbuAN_3MadIH79lJB1Nqn4Dk7pJ4wUfy3xgU_hsno0Jd34x3rzo_hh2szYmYWCVGE7u0cpBcTZJxQPX02A/s320/4AA8011E-CBE1-42F0-BFAB-C57557097992.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Miles, my old border collie, did a similar thing in irrigation ditches when he was younger, we called it “playing alligator” because only the top of his head and eyes would be out of the water. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iv2g7IrVBj9cqh0D2rZgb-lp8IJ1CA8HcKMjUJo_2QItxd8f0ugiq4dcvPbYe_wE9Kd9YPqvMJmSHc2PKnjPNpT7WIhqZ261qimkscekA9tgf5zHTEfxP6e-tcprAw4SW7o7XDsCc1CbZEWWp8Xfioh7LzAB-Bkl6_9BPJGvYwZ_M-291OHyTKpH_A/s4032/69D39445-BD44-49E0-B153-9B2EBCD584C5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iv2g7IrVBj9cqh0D2rZgb-lp8IJ1CA8HcKMjUJo_2QItxd8f0ugiq4dcvPbYe_wE9Kd9YPqvMJmSHc2PKnjPNpT7WIhqZ261qimkscekA9tgf5zHTEfxP6e-tcprAw4SW7o7XDsCc1CbZEWWp8Xfioh7LzAB-Bkl6_9BPJGvYwZ_M-291OHyTKpH_A/s320/69D39445-BD44-49E0-B153-9B2EBCD584C5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-56227727341446324012022-11-11T08:43:00.009-07:002022-11-11T08:50:05.133-07:00Rizzo Retires<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhube4ckqEBx5ChnRdUjbnIM2D9tVAOQPkKqM17d1wSQRZ618BicCwSHfg331a0hozpj18l9d9u_N5Lb7wSwuR_ceNyCGBQz3gaaS3R4fUxSkSG8HqZSTNDLutY1VmVyvhsugu9pbswnSD6QswrpK06rF2oqdDMwWgnztOyrXXGTDbhtFcyZfqhbSU__A/s3088/C8AF96DC-B7BA-4C0F-A038-29FC942F34BD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhube4ckqEBx5ChnRdUjbnIM2D9tVAOQPkKqM17d1wSQRZ618BicCwSHfg331a0hozpj18l9d9u_N5Lb7wSwuR_ceNyCGBQz3gaaS3R4fUxSkSG8HqZSTNDLutY1VmVyvhsugu9pbswnSD6QswrpK06rF2oqdDMwWgnztOyrXXGTDbhtFcyZfqhbSU__A/s320/C8AF96DC-B7BA-4C0F-A038-29FC942F34BD.jpeg" width="240" /></a>Rizzo says, “Shh, don’t tell anyone I’m a house dog now!”</p><p>Rizzo has been intermittently lame on her right hind through the summer and fall, but each time I hoped she had just stepped on a thorn or pulled a muscle since doggie pain meds helped. During the last two weeks she’s been more regularly lame, so we went to the vet to get her checked out. </p><p>Unfortunately, as I had feared, she has a partially torn cranial cruciate ligament (like an ACL tear in a human knee) in her right hind stifle. She is young (only four), very fit, and not a big dog, so we did additional xrays to try and determine why that knee developed the issue. Looking at hip xrays we discovered she has severe hip dysplasia and arthritis in both hips. She probably injured her knee because she was compensating for sore hips.</p><p>We’re not able to do the expensive surgeries to repair/replace all the joints, and three major surgeries would be quite traumatic for her as well. So the treatment plan is a month of rest, anti-inflammatories, and hoping that enough scar tissue will develop in the knee to stabilize the joint. With both of her hips being so bad as well, the vet said Rizzo definitely needed to retire from her working dog career. You would never have known she was in pain, animals hide it so well, she had been working just as hard as always prior to the vet visit. </p><p>So now Rizzo has had a bath, I’ve brought her crate and dog bed inside, and we’re reviewing house training as she starts to acclimate to being a house dog. It will take a little adjusting for her and Mahzi to live together inside, but I’m sure they’ll sort it out as we carefully reintroduce them. I’ll keep Rizzo as comfortable as I can for as long as I can, continuing her joint supplement and specialty food for her urine pH. </p><p>I sure love this little dog and I’m really bummed about the xrays. But now that we know we’ll just have to make adjustments and do the best we can for my little work-a-holic and hope she does ok in retirement. I know Pascal will miss her outside too, it will be an adjustment for everyone.</p>Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-5325770027212713112022-11-02T08:43:00.004-06:002022-11-02T08:43:52.240-06:00Sunrise and Trail Ride<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">After I eat breakfast and get dressed I head out to the barn to feed the horses. This was my morning sunrise view walking from the house to the barn. It's quiet, the light is soft, and I know I'm going to be eagerly greeted by feline, canine, and equine friends in just moments. This is such a special place to live.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYuQn4gI8sSVTxYT_wgEPDS17hhie7RQSZt4o89ry0ek5yagqS-hmZhLL7rRdIb14nRCPQhQZwz2WQq9ezvk-9eivxbWs53LODXLbbpetAApHTpfOwnPGrIg21FlIoQo4QIq1-hu-IiQPKP5_Ggu3iiQMgF_wyrWcbcoS1-GTitd061DYWLX7YvCaFw/s1400/Sunrise%20Red%20Tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1192" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYuQn4gI8sSVTxYT_wgEPDS17hhie7RQSZt4o89ry0ek5yagqS-hmZhLL7rRdIb14nRCPQhQZwz2WQq9ezvk-9eivxbWs53LODXLbbpetAApHTpfOwnPGrIg21FlIoQo4QIq1-hu-IiQPKP5_Ggu3iiQMgF_wyrWcbcoS1-GTitd061DYWLX7YvCaFw/w544-h640/Sunrise%20Red%20Tree.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWX6ye77DjiZAWtSektewXRxfHB0R9HdCBceIGeDp0ZGWO8jYVyAAAq4q3WobiT_sWfRWMacKOanLg977JYM_culHCb35kaMxwVI3WCzq8Rp3XZf2csn1T0C-H76SJw6ezLspgT5VO-ptQPGpgJb41PAECuE2-jflhyeK460raI9JhaEASZod6Q77_sA/s1400/Sunrise%20Walk%20to%20Barn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1050" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWX6ye77DjiZAWtSektewXRxfHB0R9HdCBceIGeDp0ZGWO8jYVyAAAq4q3WobiT_sWfRWMacKOanLg977JYM_culHCb35kaMxwVI3WCzq8Rp3XZf2csn1T0C-H76SJw6ezLspgT5VO-ptQPGpgJb41PAECuE2-jflhyeK460raI9JhaEASZod6Q77_sA/w480-h640/Sunrise%20Walk%20to%20Barn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Earlier this week Kathy came over and we went trail riding on all three loops in the woods behind the house. This time I rode Daisy while Kathy was on Dylan, which actually worked out nicely since Daisy is only a couple inches taller than Dylan rather than Highboy or Miss Pea being hands taller! We also decided we'll have to do a pairs class at some point with the two of them, since Daisy and Dylan are both the same shade of sorrel and quite similar looking.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV8xcR0xD1zEu2PUiIGLXGGSn9QS7SWppWc85GtAA3c7d5cGRTGY2lmtLAqamjlNyNC7v6SScLAxTSK0mzXKIJOmdQtHeCGtRLEaiW5DendNmXYwa0q-IuvzuBLPrgNJxG-_SMh_3BgSkVVfdD1IewT5Q73vqYz7bZ6iTcY2LgBnT409nMob3JT3GIg/s1400/Kim%20&%20Kathy%20Fall%20Trail%20Ride.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="1400" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV8xcR0xD1zEu2PUiIGLXGGSn9QS7SWppWc85GtAA3c7d5cGRTGY2lmtLAqamjlNyNC7v6SScLAxTSK0mzXKIJOmdQtHeCGtRLEaiW5DendNmXYwa0q-IuvzuBLPrgNJxG-_SMh_3BgSkVVfdD1IewT5Q73vqYz7bZ6iTcY2LgBnT409nMob3JT3GIg/s320/Kim%20&%20Kathy%20Fall%20Trail%20Ride.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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She was so painful I immediately was concerned that she'd been kicked and something was broken. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUEOhuPDpTcK4s6M5db2oxlMfldTe4IM4esbw8D-PyW9orMf7PUF6Aw5WKLuPx-i5e7bomhkG5N4GYEOSslss1jqA9pivp4WEPA7N28sj4nldlR-XBFjzgYbhFGgLoB215OK1VLyNhy8BBcryMtS55uXIBZuvfEwkGLcd94_xbrVUMoj7IQFwNO8aOA/s1400/Raven%20LH%2027%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1050" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUEOhuPDpTcK4s6M5db2oxlMfldTe4IM4esbw8D-PyW9orMf7PUF6Aw5WKLuPx-i5e7bomhkG5N4GYEOSslss1jqA9pivp4WEPA7N28sj4nldlR-XBFjzgYbhFGgLoB215OK1VLyNhy8BBcryMtS55uXIBZuvfEwkGLcd94_xbrVUMoj7IQFwNO8aOA/s320/Raven%20LH%2027%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvVO5SDyd8IkwR4P32WT4YORu2mQeTT2DhrYRB98vxkn9U0Rsi14PZSn7EGKT1_byeDYmECJaFnUE0aj6LJVdbonI3lVtc9gitQki9YXdpp-jvRe2XEvESHUOSuHyI1AoVS8hkoUP40qPGhlRZnsoSRmn3Rbq1mpA2aFtea-Fft6ZWgDuEpSlNhmaPQ/s1400/Raven%20LH%20Medial%2027%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1050" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvVO5SDyd8IkwR4P32WT4YORu2mQeTT2DhrYRB98vxkn9U0Rsi14PZSn7EGKT1_byeDYmECJaFnUE0aj6LJVdbonI3lVtc9gitQki9YXdpp-jvRe2XEvESHUOSuHyI1AoVS8hkoUP40qPGhlRZnsoSRmn3Rbq1mpA2aFtea-Fft6ZWgDuEpSlNhmaPQ/s320/Raven%20LH%20Medial%2027%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">It was rapidly swelling, so I put a pressure bandage on it with no-bows and a standing wrap to try to control the swelling while I waited for the veterinarian to come out. Thankfully Dr Erwin was able to come out as an emergency call to look at her for me. He felt it looked more like a cellulitis than trauma, though it was hard to say. There is a relatively new test that can be done in the field to look for infection and inflammation, called a Serum Amyloid A, or SAA. A normal healthy horse will have a number of up to 20 mg/L but Raven's was 68. Not outrageously high, but not normal either. We decided to use that as a baseline number to see how this progressed. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I put Raven in the stall in the barn where she could still see her friends but was isolated since she had a fever, and she was extremely lethargic, lame, and dull in affect with no appetite at all. It was so bizarre to see my hot feisty mare acting like a sedated stock horse. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1Rg-AvEIgzV04qvkC-mGlgKlvotlmakpHUX7giMqTscL58RZaGEYU6qPkOk84VPBFLVSqilk2Xd61nBwwpZtgfdFEUZktmpQiLFm52XdrV1i2ogj0a7JRFnsQpwp6x010s6eomQh-7pW7HeD3pSemVJkAw9lcG46qV862WsOHVqstz37jLWt8K7boA/s1400/Raven%20LH%20Tx%20Sheet%2027&28%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1400" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1Rg-AvEIgzV04qvkC-mGlgKlvotlmakpHUX7giMqTscL58RZaGEYU6qPkOk84VPBFLVSqilk2Xd61nBwwpZtgfdFEUZktmpQiLFm52XdrV1i2ogj0a7JRFnsQpwp6x010s6eomQh-7pW7HeD3pSemVJkAw9lcG46qV862WsOHVqstz37jLWt8K7boA/w640-h404/Raven%20LH%20Tx%20Sheet%2027&28%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">This is the treatment sheet from the first two days. I record vital signs because fever indicates infection (or possibly pain), elevated heart rate can indicate pain, as can increased respiratory rate. Raven got SMZ tablets for antibiotic, sucralfate to coat her stomach prior to getting bute to try to prevent ulcers. She is prone to them when stressed and NSAIDS are often a trigger for ulcers to form so I wanted to get ahead of it. The dexamethasone was to decrease inflammation, omeprazole and outlast for ulcer prevention. I also have been using the cold laser therapy on her. The notes section is for any other details about what we did that day and how she was responding.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilM_z4ojKzqdFG8jS_59FNZwCBdOMzR3JyzJgwhA6N5P3Xeuld9XLodyrFa-HQv3y53wrsYTHghNIXEUR96kWRpftHLX0uwD2kBIdi3qYMJYpFjI4DSVa1HaVZgnaA73U7jyQ8xxtI1ehDvTStYIwFPjGvXxm5QKtpIeTFJUda4s5KnufIXgMykz3Qw/s1400/Raven%20LH%20PM%20Medial%2027%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1050" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilM_z4ojKzqdFG8jS_59FNZwCBdOMzR3JyzJgwhA6N5P3Xeuld9XLodyrFa-HQv3y53wrsYTHghNIXEUR96kWRpftHLX0uwD2kBIdi3qYMJYpFjI4DSVa1HaVZgnaA73U7jyQ8xxtI1ehDvTStYIwFPjGvXxm5QKtpIeTFJUda4s5KnufIXgMykz3Qw/s320/Raven%20LH%20PM%20Medial%2027%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAZzgu8z-JHNta70sU69ZBSUvvkKKmSuRrfRYJ8xmsGt6aGoeIwPWZFvVUESrasbKow7OseeMxqhriuUSroA5n1cViu9f59ovqKB2QB5ZGNE5Ut9OUCMsaTzcpRuihvCh2UcnS2y0nRjJWJeSqgYCyStBnFX2LsFlBku6WvYCKFleE3m97z130r-Ljg/s1400/Raven%20LH%20PM%2027%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1050" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAZzgu8z-JHNta70sU69ZBSUvvkKKmSuRrfRYJ8xmsGt6aGoeIwPWZFvVUESrasbKow7OseeMxqhriuUSroA5n1cViu9f59ovqKB2QB5ZGNE5Ut9OUCMsaTzcpRuihvCh2UcnS2y0nRjJWJeSqgYCyStBnFX2LsFlBku6WvYCKFleE3m97z130r-Ljg/s320/Raven%20LH%20PM%2027%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">By the next day Raven's leg was much more swollen, and she was still extremely painful. Dr. Erwin came out again and we radiographed her left hind to rule out any fractures, and thankfully there were none. When we repeated the SAA test it was 888 mg/l which told us that it was likely an infection. It wasn't responding to the SMZ antibiotics I was giving her, so we switched to injectable antibiotics. One was a long acting drug that lasted for 4 days, so I'll give her that one Tuesday evening as her second dose. The other was an IV medication that I've been giving her daily. I was a technician at vet clinics for years before going to training horses full time, so thankfully this is not an issue to have the variety of medications administered differently, and to track all the progress with my treatment sheets.<br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-_2xMKffJkHNXZXorWOJiwGl25S8Kla-OibBqCm3DcCnFzo8EbOvF6XDnzZSTj4agGRz2XhbByil5771fA6FcTJhw5jJFAV0lgVarX29DbqoFCMpCDgSx1D8j3MihLDWHs0CKYdgUzZoQT_U7HjQPczmaC42B_zmWSYQsiG2D3vrVGd_7TM3G7X9Xw/s3936/Raven%20LH%20Tx%20Sheet%2029&30%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2584" data-original-width="3936" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-_2xMKffJkHNXZXorWOJiwGl25S8Kla-OibBqCm3DcCnFzo8EbOvF6XDnzZSTj4agGRz2XhbByil5771fA6FcTJhw5jJFAV0lgVarX29DbqoFCMpCDgSx1D8j3MihLDWHs0CKYdgUzZoQT_U7HjQPczmaC42B_zmWSYQsiG2D3vrVGd_7TM3G7X9Xw/w640-h420/Raven%20LH%20Tx%20Sheet%2029&30%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_U1ilCq1flaj1hZA2y51XHaPy_G5nvPI7BwCRxYbAqbWE0xPujnj87GU4cqBGR4hokKHfyTyszndYkHPLC3blKNcU4EkyqG0AnXyw4lPf62ZGTEOHMD2jw5nj4-scr0j4sY_nxhlQn85Q9rwKcKJumFvN24qf0KwB-TIi2I4h9MjUZUVMXN4yxhKFQ/s1400/Raven%20LH%2030%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1050" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_U1ilCq1flaj1hZA2y51XHaPy_G5nvPI7BwCRxYbAqbWE0xPujnj87GU4cqBGR4hokKHfyTyszndYkHPLC3blKNcU4EkyqG0AnXyw4lPf62ZGTEOHMD2jw5nj4-scr0j4sY_nxhlQn85Q9rwKcKJumFvN24qf0KwB-TIi2I4h9MjUZUVMXN4yxhKFQ/s320/Raven%20LH%2030%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSmcgY-vhNbW8X_yOBsss9-HoBrRwAswUIPk3PPyOMXgPTp2vK5_Nqvr34D0yG4TqrPRMJ6osLml86a0eSkh8W2cgTGS72Q1djryYuqF12X6fcO9ESnoopZr0lThAd9mUv_8EgAa_uiFau7ccQiujn90-LpSFDPq2ArEt5lXx8Z7OMlAn8i-VdwlMWg/s1400/Raven%20LH%20AM%2031%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1050" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSmcgY-vhNbW8X_yOBsss9-HoBrRwAswUIPk3PPyOMXgPTp2vK5_Nqvr34D0yG4TqrPRMJ6osLml86a0eSkh8W2cgTGS72Q1djryYuqF12X6fcO9ESnoopZr0lThAd9mUv_8EgAa_uiFau7ccQiujn90-LpSFDPq2ArEt5lXx8Z7OMlAn8i-VdwlMWg/s320/Raven%20LH%20AM%2031%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnroXAn7HuZEOIRhSg_-uhU362-o6Hzf1CtN84tpB1vbMYGpLQJyG5XDWnyEZbPZBJCH-7lOljjYhE5mvejSndsaiuonyD0rKkoMaCP3AvuT1SCy4paAByPyDtVrYxxdmnSB_1ji6SFcvB9iiEe2MAUb6w8KCpYH0H6SugGrVTx8hzsNmQEO8GcB2og/s1400/Raven%20LH%20PM%2031%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1050" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnroXAn7HuZEOIRhSg_-uhU362-o6Hzf1CtN84tpB1vbMYGpLQJyG5XDWnyEZbPZBJCH-7lOljjYhE5mvejSndsaiuonyD0rKkoMaCP3AvuT1SCy4paAByPyDtVrYxxdmnSB_1ji6SFcvB9iiEe2MAUb6w8KCpYH0H6SugGrVTx8hzsNmQEO8GcB2og/s320/Raven%20LH%20PM%2031%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">By Halloween, Raven's leg was looking significantly better. The swelling had gone down a lot, and she's putting weight on it normally. Her vital signs are normal, and her feisty and hot attitude is back with a voracious appetite, so I know she's feeling better. The photos show how much the swelling has gone down as well. I did switch her to less bute and added in BL pellets (easier on her stomach and have herbal anti-inflamatories, but not as powerful as bute so I didn't start with this). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm so grateful the medications are working, and that I have the laser to use. It was a good purchase to have in Colorado because of all the PT and rehab I did with horses as referrals from veterinarians there, and it really has made a difference with Raven's leg. Usually cellulitis like this lasts for weeks, and if it fills the horse's lower leg for an extended period of time a recurrence is likely months later. To have the swelling go down this quickly with an infection/cellulitis case is unusual. I do think the laser has affected how well this has progressed.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">It is suspected that a recurrence of cellulitis happens because with that level of swelling for an extended period of time in the lower leg, the lymphatic system may be compromised. If that's the case, the horse is less likely to be able to clear swelling and cellulitis in the future. To try to head this off I've kept Raven's lower leg wrapped with a standing pressure wrap to prevent pooling of lymph in her lower leg and hopefully preserving the lymphatic system so it will work correctly in the future. I have also wrapped her right hind at night since it was the main supporting leg. Keeping it unwrapped during the day allows the skin to breathe and diminishes the likelihood of skin issues.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJEuxAsJB1vdnJaw6HmZ3zakvIsyE38W0ZgzDFOprEDdtQua83itfEmVRCwPkvUWMRPvN1s19b5f6ky1f27V9iMqUNLuuGyjpZz0uOtvYkE86LRPENUVzovyVW4Y-THqaG9DnvecN_RKBEZfqwdQBnymqD_nHoefSPUR18xBwaPAOcC5MlhcBPRLMJw/s1400/Raven%20LH%20Tx%20Sheet%2031%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1400" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJEuxAsJB1vdnJaw6HmZ3zakvIsyE38W0ZgzDFOprEDdtQua83itfEmVRCwPkvUWMRPvN1s19b5f6ky1f27V9iMqUNLuuGyjpZz0uOtvYkE86LRPENUVzovyVW4Y-THqaG9DnvecN_RKBEZfqwdQBnymqD_nHoefSPUR18xBwaPAOcC5MlhcBPRLMJw/w640-h456/Raven%20LH%20Tx%20Sheet%2031%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hopefully her leg will continue to improve and she'll be back to full turnout and riding again soon. There's no time constraints on this since we're not currently competing, but it's comforting to know that my friend will likely make a full recovery, and she's improving quickly due to the supportive therapy in addition to the main medications. I'm really grateful to <a href="http://www.chathamanimalclinic.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Chatham Animal Clinic and Dr. Erwin</span></a> for coming out on an emergency call and especially for the attention to detail and follow up. I love this mare and am so glad she's recovering well from something that was initially very stressful!</span><br /></p>Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9022418044260489878.post-65495549185393512742022-10-29T17:02:00.000-06:002022-10-29T17:02:04.732-06:00Mapping Out Trails<p>This evening Daisy and I took the dogs and mapped out the trails around the house. All together from the barn, around each of the loops, and back to the barn comes to 2.57 miles. I’m feeling like we have a great geographic base to build on now for sone conditioning rides.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7otwDQJl-jdMaYDUc5rYHmA9j5EouX7GRWyBRct9rAih3qejBYMA3cK0gQsl8hbUnF6a-6p2UUVUZgrmvJRU-1HMDXiakqp6JehlHP4C6MT5eLvPtDcosPLGN1qpV9kFjTxma7qieQlmREIqt9X2OTLRYa6wPxpodJzSve9xOOewwtwPWwnwKca9AQ/s4032/7B84FBAE-9317-4541-8458-A4FA0ECE35C2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7otwDQJl-jdMaYDUc5rYHmA9j5EouX7GRWyBRct9rAih3qejBYMA3cK0gQsl8hbUnF6a-6p2UUVUZgrmvJRU-1HMDXiakqp6JehlHP4C6MT5eLvPtDcosPLGN1qpV9kFjTxma7qieQlmREIqt9X2OTLRYa6wPxpodJzSve9xOOewwtwPWwnwKca9AQ/s320/7B84FBAE-9317-4541-8458-A4FA0ECE35C2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVrJbBjtt5VCeLgmtT4RbTe5ej9nKddrJuYcELCpb8kMm-9wCvDuGzY6HT7PgoPKdRC_4Zjhq_1LgvjuBzh43zEG3AvQQIOJeMCifdkTxh-hAsoQ8gIQxV7JI0ueD9iOxHbhamDHpXqjmgBzx3fxIXPcT2fzUVotWKhKJDf61cST1cm68hV3rSlLU1A/s2850/B137FABD-4EF9-46C2-AFF9-ECE2E4A0A5B6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I grew up in New England and of course it’s hard to compare to leaf peeping season there, but I’m very impressed with the colors here and how the season seems to be longer and more gradual.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoYnTDvAgrM2xUvxqOAKk6XL5K72wyHxj8DBALhuuriPKNqHDj4Uv9ngIuqv7idKICf9_K9uCeiun4FtDauq3kMbhNM7B_UwfEh6Aa_T13mFHHa2s4gTGRJh2Q461VN2rMe_BWsf8qoeDzrY0sde7XQzUd39HQZNCSpD4ZOSs01vg9Y4vEh4ILakwcA/s4032/EC65AA87-44A5-4937-958F-CD8A1AF7AC76.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoYnTDvAgrM2xUvxqOAKk6XL5K72wyHxj8DBALhuuriPKNqHDj4Uv9ngIuqv7idKICf9_K9uCeiun4FtDauq3kMbhNM7B_UwfEh6Aa_T13mFHHa2s4gTGRJh2Q461VN2rMe_BWsf8qoeDzrY0sde7XQzUd39HQZNCSpD4ZOSs01vg9Y4vEh4ILakwcA/s320/EC65AA87-44A5-4937-958F-CD8A1AF7AC76.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/twTDaPDzVvQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="twTDaPDzVvQ"></iframe></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here is the little bit of video I captured before I realized the bird was alive. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We have a beautiful foggy morning today, and while I was out feeding horses Blu came parading out of the barn holding quite a large bird in his mouth. Blu was meowing away, talking with his mouth full, as if to tell me the incredible story of how he caught such a large prize. I started to video him speaking with his mouth full when suddenly he loosened his grip on the bird. As it began to screech and flap its wings I realized it was still very much alive and in need of rescue! Immediately I approached Blu and made him drop the bird who promptly flew into the top of the nearest tree, squawking the whole time. A disappointment for Blu for sure, but a lucky save for the bird.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVnb9OdHR7fk__yY92kFFcjXmuXQnr1B7EfbekPgvGm2HY17v06yT-mNqRNroV8z3uRbkV_NSJW-H8Wb0PD_r_y-SjL_-CxlDaUMJLlRhqZ39SDszS2t4PYXZpJzYYKbDNzmJUpQaAWL9yBKlP-tiEdf0ldoy-HQlCBfL3SGe5muyT0b-7hFKWXmICA/s1400/Foggy%20Pond%20Reflection%20Red%20Tree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="984" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVnb9OdHR7fk__yY92kFFcjXmuXQnr1B7EfbekPgvGm2HY17v06yT-mNqRNroV8z3uRbkV_NSJW-H8Wb0PD_r_y-SjL_-CxlDaUMJLlRhqZ39SDszS2t4PYXZpJzYYKbDNzmJUpQaAWL9yBKlP-tiEdf0ldoy-HQlCBfL3SGe5muyT0b-7hFKWXmICA/w281-h400/Foggy%20Pond%20Reflection%20Red%20Tree.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLSGqQFtMZqL2a8sE2KJ5qPy-dVi-Swbiu4zaM_y0FdcxDdokLDYBDlkrf5G0BN7hT5fh3A98kiCfVUenDTQ-9fmieTWyKsSC6cKuoDkXAJE4bVlqf9kQhNBPq9fnhOfoxOLSV_f7afhssbf1b5_MkyjEzpfBfX8NEX29E7uGJvU2kWl7CGTp60JFEg/s1400/Pea%20&%20Dew%20%20faces%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1400" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLSGqQFtMZqL2a8sE2KJ5qPy-dVi-Swbiu4zaM_y0FdcxDdokLDYBDlkrf5G0BN7hT5fh3A98kiCfVUenDTQ-9fmieTWyKsSC6cKuoDkXAJE4bVlqf9kQhNBPq9fnhOfoxOLSV_f7afhssbf1b5_MkyjEzpfBfX8NEX29E7uGJvU2kWl7CGTp60JFEg/w640-h404/Pea%20&%20Dew%20%20faces%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy fall! The horses are starting to get wooly, except Miss Pea. I've known her since she was five (she's now 12) and she's never grown much of a coat. She keeps her slicked out shiny fur year round, but I'm hoping that here where it rarely gets below freezing she won't need so much of her winter wardrobe. Dewey is working on his winter fluff, so it will be interesting to see how furry everyone gets this first winter here in VA.</span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YQ-FoZP2gRzlWjPtFJGmej2Vlfpd_wS4611vdPKYVpUQe33YyEvo-TB1yNWa4uYs_7STyDreOKiSVEmsmZpcvq9I5bhCRyzLJg-gIAWFoGVF2gxdcA0vweuj76qdDltQfWPeUfqQmlvo6aks9E_X0VUdUNw3UlL9jnpkOGFfzOzbZWTUSXmCUs9N8w/s1400/Pea%20&%20Dew%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1400" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YQ-FoZP2gRzlWjPtFJGmej2Vlfpd_wS4611vdPKYVpUQe33YyEvo-TB1yNWa4uYs_7STyDreOKiSVEmsmZpcvq9I5bhCRyzLJg-gIAWFoGVF2gxdcA0vweuj76qdDltQfWPeUfqQmlvo6aks9E_X0VUdUNw3UlL9jnpkOGFfzOzbZWTUSXmCUs9N8w/w400-h278/Pea%20&%20Dew%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Over the years Miss Pea has been notoriously difficult to keep weight on as well. However, pasture life appears to suit her well! She is the thickest I've ever seen her, her coat is bright and shiny, and she seems very happy and content living in the pasture with her twice daily mash containing her supplements. </span><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjax9PJ3wIqGSl3Lh7IoLoPPceSXt7KeNMIW0xqTRYiPO1ZS2zHLW2hQabyyZPwrOZxRUcNIxWUwDlWftju4fWs4wBrNZcSOAGXLds6G7aTi5Lrsvk_OCj2dtVCyAtT6DMEDDvM1I2-mOhdjB8F0U1yAYtPG-MsPuv8BzRg9Pp3wA4NPLDDEtHhfHDg/s1400/Pea%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="1400" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjax9PJ3wIqGSl3Lh7IoLoPPceSXt7KeNMIW0xqTRYiPO1ZS2zHLW2hQabyyZPwrOZxRUcNIxWUwDlWftju4fWs4wBrNZcSOAGXLds6G7aTi5Lrsvk_OCj2dtVCyAtT6DMEDDvM1I2-mOhdjB8F0U1yAYtPG-MsPuv8BzRg9Pp3wA4NPLDDEtHhfHDg/w400-h364/Pea%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I mean, look at the buns on that OTTB!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglL9WlY4Rc-bPWarkgIj0X_J8KcALTV49Whcfjsad3ce4MSu7U21CtpsINfIQxSiuPPRh2zdpcYwEEqeui9D9iKuezODTEJkstr44GW-hOz62EIqdehekrMRmosrENu8Yp4ls1VTN0V9Pa4KuzUBkQrP20sJYsednHazAOYxcJ5dRxv8uVJugsT_yehA/s1400/Pea%20Weight%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1019" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglL9WlY4Rc-bPWarkgIj0X_J8KcALTV49Whcfjsad3ce4MSu7U21CtpsINfIQxSiuPPRh2zdpcYwEEqeui9D9iKuezODTEJkstr44GW-hOz62EIqdehekrMRmosrENu8Yp4ls1VTN0V9Pa4KuzUBkQrP20sJYsednHazAOYxcJ5dRxv8uVJugsT_yehA/w466-h640/Pea%20Weight%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The barn cats, Sabbath and Orzo, appear to be enjoying the cooler temperatures too. This morning they were sitting together in the sunshine at the corner of the barn while I was feeding everyone and doing morning chores. </span> <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWku7Ul-peoMfjeBJ_fqw0exPj0D-a1We0k8BmmFUqBBTTccT-yQFsao943nM5oP4cGtsuCDvX8BULlTGjjtgF7A8XLjX5Ux4nc2LvAqK5WrDVzJiXPL74-wKAPBJ8dVT6TI9Lluu-QNlA7N5XFNYOspqFMnyAD-kFOT4Ctk4pLUQ-nYKXScIlud8lfA/s1400/Cats%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="1400" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWku7Ul-peoMfjeBJ_fqw0exPj0D-a1We0k8BmmFUqBBTTccT-yQFsao943nM5oP4cGtsuCDvX8BULlTGjjtgF7A8XLjX5Ux4nc2LvAqK5WrDVzJiXPL74-wKAPBJ8dVT6TI9Lluu-QNlA7N5XFNYOspqFMnyAD-kFOT4Ctk4pLUQ-nYKXScIlud8lfA/s320/Cats%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Highboy eats his mash in this paddock so that Note doesn't steal it (Highboy eats extremely slowly and Note is much faster). This morning I was texting with a friend and Highboy wanted to make sure I told her hello from him. </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErjFs10RxU_ZB_3i71RjduiqiJvdhxusLvRTKXMVlAj4Y_VViagvDU6_5zbN5Ynfpq7ytjmHdziJMNx4ApZ0Ab25NrPn6s9fweaFVdjF0AOKkHDBSwD-cct8R0ZwmYy5RoZ9Jp6YKY3jLxkg7QV0Z3g__UPAAl9OHLXyTWC9GQxjQEZi1wxKjfvZe0A/s1174/HB%20Face%20CLose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="1174" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErjFs10RxU_ZB_3i71RjduiqiJvdhxusLvRTKXMVlAj4Y_VViagvDU6_5zbN5Ynfpq7ytjmHdziJMNx4ApZ0Ab25NrPn6s9fweaFVdjF0AOKkHDBSwD-cct8R0ZwmYy5RoZ9Jp6YKY3jLxkg7QV0Z3g__UPAAl9OHLXyTWC9GQxjQEZi1wxKjfvZe0A/w400-h321/HB%20Face%20CLose.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaXyGcxKI4xt6YS4NCE98gwCbmB6jgz278tdmKNqaeEX0GLw3vAP2z9B6LWijWguH9gln7v5YawpAiehYd1iJOAZPO83zGFKgV8d-fs4y5SZVCfpe0mgIMBcImBPjC2cHuAEqtTCvi0mhnnW-cQNVsRjkD7zfPvNp9YLGpN6Qr1PkopGzXdwPKRhx_g/s1400/HB%20Oct%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1400" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaXyGcxKI4xt6YS4NCE98gwCbmB6jgz278tdmKNqaeEX0GLw3vAP2z9B6LWijWguH9gln7v5YawpAiehYd1iJOAZPO83zGFKgV8d-fs4y5SZVCfpe0mgIMBcImBPjC2cHuAEqtTCvi0mhnnW-cQNVsRjkD7zfPvNp9YLGpN6Qr1PkopGzXdwPKRhx_g/w400-h309/HB%20Oct%202022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I like this front photo of him - it accurately illustrates just how narrow he is! I tease that if we are seen from the side he looks huge, but from the front he nearly disappears. </span><br />Bit of Honey Training LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331538864748048682noreply@blogger.com0