eight eyes

Koda & Nemo are sharing their home with eight more eyes...a mama cat and her three kittens. They live between the side boards of their walk in shelter. Odd place for a cat to choose to raise a litter. Our horses worked skillfully trying to fill that area up with their land mines over the winter, however they missed a lot. Must have been working on padding for them. It's pretty dry now, and quiet - the important part is no one can reach them. Smart cat considering the resident dogs & kids that would love to have at 'em.

random act of kindness

More often than not, one doesn't get to hear "the rest of the story" once Fair is over...here is link to a short heartwarming story about the "Random Act of Kindness" winner from the Midwest Horse Fair 2009 I don't know the winner, but she sounds very deserving - and Piper, what a special horse!! Random Act of Kindness Winner

covered in dirt

Apparently the boys decided to switch roles today. Nemo did great trailer loading (both sides) however Koda was out of sorts from the get go. He did fine, but wasn't his easy going self. He didn't like loading on the right side, or with Nemo on board/him loading while he's eating - or any other excuse he could find. We made it through, then had a little help adding a new experience to what has become our weekend trailer loading session's, a down pour. That was loud, so we didn't hang out in the trailer too long. Both boys got back on once it slowed down. I am still being reminded that someone else's horse did better loading this time - whatever, he's got alot of catching-up to do. We'll show-em up next time ;)

Tonight we gave them their first baths, it went pretty well. Koda was back to himself, and seemed to like it. He was really dirty, so I'm sure it felt good. We swear he was parading around afterwards, Colten said it's because he's a lady's man lol. Nemo on the other hand got back in the pasture and instantly looked for a dirt area - to roll - what a booger! I've never seen him roll, that's usually Koda. He wasn't very dirty before we gave him a bath, we just wanted him to have the experience, but he is now - he's completely covered in dirt!!

watching for changes

We had the farrier come out to trim last night. He was surprised how big the boys had grown. We see them daily, so it's not as noticeable to us. Looking back at pictures they really have grown, among other changes. The most noticeable being Nemo's face color progressively changing, it's whiting out (like his mom). I'll be watching for other changes as these great guys keep growing. Appy's sure are fun!!

Wondering if Jessie's ears were ringing last night ? Bill (the farrier) mentioned your name more than once (all good of course) while he was at our place.