You're Fired!

Oh for pete's sake. My horses....bah. If it isn't one, its the other.

So with this move, I hired a dude at the farm to turn out the horses 6 days a week. The pasture is quite a distance from the barn, so, taking both at the same time is a really good idea. Except when your horses decide they don't like their handler and act like complete turds, causing lots of pain and fear.

Cassie was up to bat. She decided she could show Mr. Handler how horses bolt once lead to pasture...bolt with the rope halter on... still attached to the leadrope. Oh yea, and also bolt when strange dogs run up from behind. Nice, Cassie.

Cabo, while generally a very good boy, can just be an idiot sometimes. I love him all the same, he's just a spook every now and then. And he's decided to spook when Cassie is an idiot.

Insert sarcasm: its awesome, really, when the handler texts me and says my horses are nuts and he won't turn out anymore...after 4 days of fun. Not even taking them out one at a time. He's done.

So, I start turning them out in the morning...no issue at all. We walk calmy to pasture, and the release- Cassie was excited but one correction and she stood like a good girl. WTF? I can't fix what isn't broken.

They totally worked that guy.

In a panic, I call another friend who I know could use extra cash, and offer the job. And ya know what? The horses are fine- no issues have been reported, and I warned her of the idiotic tendencies they have seemingly developed.

Let's hope they won't fire the new hire. They are SOL if they do- cuz I dont know of anyone else who'd be available to do the job.

Moved!

OK, I admit I have serious web issues. I've gone from blog style to forum style, and back again. Playing in the forum style was fun, but ehh, I'm over it. So back to blog style where I can talk about either horse or both without having to update multiple threads.

Who knows, in a few months maybe I'll revive the forum. LOL.

So, aside from the virtual move, the horses have moved locations as well. Primary reason was to get more training real estate for Miss La. She's big, she's oafy, and she's lacking in grace. For me to continue with her and feel safe doing so, and for her to be less be otchy about it, I found a place with bigger spaces in which to ride.

Its also self care, and so huge savings. YAY.

So...self care...umm I didn't have time as it was, now I'm cleaning stalls too? Well, yes. The good news is that my horses are neatnicks and so it takes about 20 minutes to clean the 2 stalls, buckets, and throw hay. Not a big deal.

And here come the cons:

Not sure I'll be able to stay through the winter- may be too wet. My horses must have turnout- I won't stay at a place where they are kept in 24/7.

Distance: 18 miles door to door. 42 from work. Lots of freakin' traffic. Ew.

So, not so bad, really. The facility is really nice. And for those who board, you know there is always a fatal flaw- be it price, turnout, food, distance, whatever. At this point I'm used to it, and my horses don't seem to care. In fact, I'll bet they wish the traffic would be thicker so I can't get there, LOL.