*** 31 Fri - Happy Halloween! *** Double LL feedstore run - helmet in and poultice purchased for Chaunter. *** Chaunter coldhosed, poulticed and wrapped for the next 24 hours - took a while since it's been a looonnnggg time! *** Paula freaked out when told the cost for the corn maze and we stay home for movie nite, instead. *** 30 Thr - Chaunter coldhosed and wrapped during am feeding. *** Wraps removed at pm feeding. *** *** 29 Wed - Dr. Krivit, NSE Vet Hospital, arrives to draw coggins and rabies on Chaunter, Pretty Girl, Jazzy & Ellona. *** Looks over Sami, confirms Chaunter has a strained suspendory ligament left fore, & confirms Star to be pregnant to "Iggy" for a May 09 foal. *** 1 bale hay moved from Chaunter's pasture to Iggy & Star's pasture. *** Chaunter coldhosed & wrapped. *** 28 Tue - Paula stays late at work - new stuff on website and blog up to date! *** 27 Mon - Sierra home from school w/ stomach bug. *** Madira rides Campari at St. Andrews. *** Larry also has stomach bug. ****** 26 Sun - Visitors from Holly Springs. ***Stacey brings 3 yr old son, Traff and 6 yr old daughter, Camden to see ponies. *** Traff not impressed while Camden is happy to greet and love on "SamirI", "Pretty Girl", "AJ", "Iggy", "Star" & "Ellon". *** After greeting, she also rides "AJ" while Larry leads and Madira side walks. *** Later, she is the first rider to sit on "Iggy" & does a turn double w/ Madira on "Pretty Girl". ***
*** 25 Sat - Slow start, movie. *** Stocks finished, Star tried in them. *** Star trace clipped by Sierra & Paula. *** Ashley/Star & Sierra/Chaunter ride down to Tyler's home on Spring Hill Ch Rd. *** Madira rides Pretty Girl w/ Sammy. *** Paula weed eats front yard. ***
*** 24 Fri - Sierra to MP at Colonel Anderson's. *** Sierra to Parking Detail w/ JROTC. *** 23 Thr - Paula off & working in yard. *** Ditch weed eated. *** Stocks worked on. *** Paula worked Jazzy on walking, still not standing for mounting. *** Sierra rides Chaunter & then Star. *** Jazzy stands tied while Paula takes Madira to do make up for "The Diary of Anne Frank". *** Jazzy worked some more when return. *** 22 Wed - Command Presentation by WH JROTC - Sierra participating in LRC and Paula off from work as volunteer booster. *** Madira home on bus, then back at school for Make Up for when Sierra picked up from Drill practice. *** Sierra rides Chaunter for 15 to 20 minutes. *** Paula working Jazzy. *** Paula canters Jazzy for the first time. *** Sierra works Star, then Paula & Sierra do short ride around Pond Loop. *** Jazzy does OK (YEA!!) ***21 Tues - Chaunter cold hosed for 30 minutes (sore & swollen at bottom of tendons - both inside front fetlocks) & Pretty Girl cleaned up (tail put up, too) before work. *** Madira rides Pretty Girl w/ "Sammy" keeping up. *** Paula works Jazzy from the ground and then mounts and rides - working on walk, stopping, flexing and walking some more. *** 20 Mon -Madira afer school for Make Up for play "Anne Frank" dress rehearsal then on to St. Andrews. *** Working to keep Compari going, LOL. *** Chaunter sore & swollen inside left front fetlock - cold hosed after dinner. *** No drill practice for Sierra. *** 19 Sun - Gail brings Clint & Loverboy to our place. *** Sierra/Loverboy, Ashley/Star, Gail/Clint and Paula/Chaunter ride out to IGA in Lillington. 7.8 miles in 1 hour & 14 minutes. *** Rest 45 minutes (while waiting for girls' to catch up, then ride back in 1 hour & 20 minutes(with a break for a saddle adjustment for Gail). *** Clean up horses, Gail & Paula drop off Loverboy & Clint at Gail's & continue to Double LL. *** Linda picks up Ashley and visits w/ "Sammy". *** 18 Sat - Sierra & Paula go to Southern Lee High School w/ the Drill Team. *** WH JROTC field 2 Raider teams. *** Ashley returns with us, spending the night and seeing "Sammy". *** 17 Fri - Skye calls Paula at work and says - "We have a baby!"... ***A bay and white Tobiano colt. PG doing good. *** Feed run - Double LL in Coats. *** While at Double LL, owner answers ads posted for "Brin". *** Turns out his name is "Hank". *** Sierra doing parking detail w/ JROTC for Game tonight. *** "Cookie Lady" (Donna Anderson) stops brings Sierra home after detail and gets to see "Sammy". ***
*** 16 Thur - Paula/Chaunter & Madira/Pretty Girl trot, canter and gallop 2x around AC Morrison loop and then walk Pond loop. *** PG is a little "loose" around the top of her tail head, bagged up but not tight/uncomfortable. ***15 Wed - "Brin" is a brindle colored pitt or pitt x. ***He is friendly and good w/ the cats - Larry allows him into house. ***Skye takes him to All Animals Vet Hospital in Sanford - no microchip. ***Paula stops several places to let people know about the dog. ***An email arrives stating that the dog has not been listed as missing thru Harnett Cty. *** Sierra/Chaunter & Paula/Pretty Girl do O'Quinn loop (4 miles), AC Morrison loop (2.4 miles) & Pond loop (approx 1.5 miles). ***
*** 14 Tues - Early AM - the dogs go crazy. ***I take Monkey out w/ me to check on the horses. ***Everyone OK, but when I come back thru barn a BIG dog is hi-lited by the moon in the doorway. ***I grab a bag of trash and shake it - he heads out but goes into carport in front of kennels. ***Shoo him into the kennel, and return to bed... ***Up late - running to feed horses and get ready for work. Larry contacts Harnett Animal Control but doesn't hear anything. ***Returning from work, I start weed eating again. No word on missing dogs.***12 Sun - Clint loads w/ Chaunter, Star loaded in front w/ them. Pretty Girl & Loverboy in back. ***Vicki's again for a 3 hour trail ride. Chaunter/Sierra, Star/ Ashley, James/Divinity, Vicki/Adam, Paula/Pretty Girl, Shem/Loverboy, Gail/Clint rode behind the various developments and then into the trees where we went down some different trails. ***Arrived back at Vicki's and horses loaded easily for return trip - Taco Bell for lunch & Shem dropped at work. ***Then back home to unload horses, switch back to two horse and Clint loads ok. ***Pick up weed eater from Gail, and spend a little over two hours weedeating front of ditch and around the shop. ***
*** 11 Sat - Larry take Sierra to MP. *** Adult riders only - Vicki's Ride. *** Clint wouldn't load, so follow as Clint ponies from back of trailer down road. *** Stopped to load him, didn't work, so he is "ponied" all the way to our place. *** Chaunter loads, gear loaded - so does Clint. *** Ride out from Vicki's - go to Carolina Lakes and return - Paula/Chaunter, Gail/Clint, James/Adam, Vicki/Divinity, Dawn/Kaytee. *** James does burgers on whole wheat buns , coleslaw, potato skins (yum). *** Clint loads after Chaunter (is he tired?).***
*** 10 Fri - Both Gail & Paula off, so take LP mower to shop. *** Lunch @ MiCasita's. Then finish yard work at Gail's home. *** 8 Wed - Darryl trims Jazzy, Rhythm, Ellona & Star for Paula. *** Lady Bug & Loverboy both get shoes pulled and trimmed. Clint takes some time as he's one un-happy horse w/ farrier, but he figures out that trimming is ok. *** 7 Tues - AM - Paula rides Jazzy at home for about 30 minutes. Working on walk, stop and did some trot. *** Madira gets her Driving Permit. *** Madira rides Pretty Girl and Sierra/Chaunter & Paula/Jazzy hit the AC Morrison Loop. *** Not a pretty ride... as Jazzy very upset. *** 6 Mon - 1/2 day school & work - Paula rides Jazzy for the first time at home. *** Sierra/Pretty Girl & Ashley/Star go for a ride out. ***
*** 5 Sun - Gail hauls Chaunter & Ellona to CFTR Horse Show for us. Madira shows Chaunter in 6 classes - winning 2, placing 3rd in 2 and not placing in 2. *** Ellona takes everything in stride. *** Ashley & Sierra volunteer in the Show Office and Announcers booth. *** Paula works w/ "Stuffy" & then takes her and Nia into the Leadline Class. *** 4 Sat - Sierra & Ashley to Motor Pool at CNL Anderson's place. *** 5 Round bales delivered by Larry Lanier of Little River Farm. *** Madira rides and gets Chaunter ready for CFTR show. *** 3 Friday - JROTC home game parking detail (Sierra & Ashley). *** Madira's 16th B-Day party - outside w/ music, Pizza and bonfire. *** Right after Gail and Niccole arrive, so does the Fire Department to check out our "FIRE", LOL. *** 1 & 2 Wed & Thur - Getting ready for Madira's party. ***
