Been super busy around here, getting in a lot of ride time. But just wanted to pop in and say Happy Holidays, whatever you may, or may not, celebrate! Me, I don't care, just keep those candy canes coming! Mmmmmmmmm!!!
I'll try to make a post with some more meaning next time...but it's late and I'm one sleepy pony!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Fa-la-la-la-laaaaaaaaaaa
Hello, hello. I'm pretty much bedded down for the night, listening to some music before I doze off. Then I remembered, I hadn't updated! So...that is what this entry is about. Music.
Yes..Music.
Your horses probably really likes music. Some soft music in the barn can help lower stress and relax your horse a bit if they are into music. So give it a try! Think of the effect music has on you (music that you enjoy that is!) and imagine your equine counterpart enjoying the same!
It's better than my own singing, that's for sure, and a radio isn't that costly these days!
Yes..Music.
Your horses probably really likes music. Some soft music in the barn can help lower stress and relax your horse a bit if they are into music. So give it a try! Think of the effect music has on you (music that you enjoy that is!) and imagine your equine counterpart enjoying the same!
It's better than my own singing, that's for sure, and a radio isn't that costly these days!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Being There When Your Human Just Needs You.
Was a bit busy yesterday, so didn't get a chance to post...but it's snowing today and I'm hanging out in the barn with my hay and just relaxing.
But yes, being there when your human needs you. That seems to happen to me frequently, so I think I'm quite good at it. Ohio mom got me just a few months after she lost her first horse. She was quite overwhelmed with it still, but the opportunity came for me to be hers and she took it. Not only had she lost her mare, Libby, she had Libby's young foal, Riot, to raise too. Between myself and Riot, we had a lot of tears shed in our manes. We also were there for her to keep her mind busy, between teaching a young colt the basics, to teaching an 8 year old mare the basics! By springtime, she was ready to ride again and I was ready to be backed. I went easy on her and just went with the flow. It was fun and she was happy. During this time, Michigan mom and her mom and a few other people came to see me be backed the first time! It was exciting. We had Riot's first birthday party and then it was time to work with me! I had a lot of fun that day. That was also the day that Michigan mom and her mother told Ohio mom that if she ever needed a place for me, to let them know...they LOVED me :D
Michigan mom, Myself, Ohio mom
A couple of years later, Ohio mom took them up on their offer. Michigan mom and her mother had just lost their older Thoroughbred mare, and I was ready to go up there and help comfort not only them, but Michigan moms older Paint mare. We had several grand months up there! Much fun was had and life was good. And then it happened. Michigan mom made the tough decision to euthanize her Paint mare, Gypsy. I was there for her as much as I could be, much like how I was there for Ohio mom when she had lost her mare.
Things come up in life sometimes and Michigan mom needed to move me back down to Ohio mom's place. I met up with Riot, who was now towering over me, and the "other" Gypsy that I knew for a year or so before I moved up to Michigan. I arrived in November, and sadly, by December...Riot just wasn't well. Ohio mom was pretty tore up about it. Vet could find no reason for him to keep getting belly aches. He was a trooper though. The last day he was here was a tough one for Ohio mom. It was raining and cold and miserable outside, and she stayed out there with him the entire day. She let us say goodbye to him too...he really wasn't well at all. She made that tough choice to let him go. We didn't see Ohio mom for several days after that. Her mom would come out and feed us. But we were waiting for her when she was ready. She told us that he had tumors in his abdomen and that he wasn't in pain anymore. But she was. More tears in the mane, for many weeks. Gypsy also grieved and stopped eating. Which made Ohio mom fret even more. I was always standing near Gypsy and grooming her and just resting my head on her back to let her know I was here. Ohio mom found this sweet and told me so. Gypsy and I usually bite at each other and play rough, or challenge each other for lead horse position out in our little field (she usually wins by the way!). She is not a passive horse by any means, but she had to grieve in her own way too.
The 17th marked the one year anniversary of Riot's death. Ohio mom was pretty down in the dumps and she didn't really hang out with us much. We did get some hugs though and she told us how much she appreciated us. It's a long, hard road to being able to accept the death of a loved one. The most you can do is just be there for your human and fellow critters and not let anyone be alone in this time. Even if all you do is just stand there and let them cry into your mane.
http://www.themanestreet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13138
Liberty(1995-2003) and Patriot(2003-2008)
But yes, being there when your human needs you. That seems to happen to me frequently, so I think I'm quite good at it. Ohio mom got me just a few months after she lost her first horse. She was quite overwhelmed with it still, but the opportunity came for me to be hers and she took it. Not only had she lost her mare, Libby, she had Libby's young foal, Riot, to raise too. Between myself and Riot, we had a lot of tears shed in our manes. We also were there for her to keep her mind busy, between teaching a young colt the basics, to teaching an 8 year old mare the basics! By springtime, she was ready to ride again and I was ready to be backed. I went easy on her and just went with the flow. It was fun and she was happy. During this time, Michigan mom and her mom and a few other people came to see me be backed the first time! It was exciting. We had Riot's first birthday party and then it was time to work with me! I had a lot of fun that day. That was also the day that Michigan mom and her mother told Ohio mom that if she ever needed a place for me, to let them know...they LOVED me :D
Michigan mom, Myself, Ohio mom
A couple of years later, Ohio mom took them up on their offer. Michigan mom and her mother had just lost their older Thoroughbred mare, and I was ready to go up there and help comfort not only them, but Michigan moms older Paint mare. We had several grand months up there! Much fun was had and life was good. And then it happened. Michigan mom made the tough decision to euthanize her Paint mare, Gypsy. I was there for her as much as I could be, much like how I was there for Ohio mom when she had lost her mare.
Things come up in life sometimes and Michigan mom needed to move me back down to Ohio mom's place. I met up with Riot, who was now towering over me, and the "other" Gypsy that I knew for a year or so before I moved up to Michigan. I arrived in November, and sadly, by December...Riot just wasn't well. Ohio mom was pretty tore up about it. Vet could find no reason for him to keep getting belly aches. He was a trooper though. The last day he was here was a tough one for Ohio mom. It was raining and cold and miserable outside, and she stayed out there with him the entire day. She let us say goodbye to him too...he really wasn't well at all. She made that tough choice to let him go. We didn't see Ohio mom for several days after that. Her mom would come out and feed us. But we were waiting for her when she was ready. She told us that he had tumors in his abdomen and that he wasn't in pain anymore. But she was. More tears in the mane, for many weeks. Gypsy also grieved and stopped eating. Which made Ohio mom fret even more. I was always standing near Gypsy and grooming her and just resting my head on her back to let her know I was here. Ohio mom found this sweet and told me so. Gypsy and I usually bite at each other and play rough, or challenge each other for lead horse position out in our little field (she usually wins by the way!). She is not a passive horse by any means, but she had to grieve in her own way too.
The 17th marked the one year anniversary of Riot's death. Ohio mom was pretty down in the dumps and she didn't really hang out with us much. We did get some hugs though and she told us how much she appreciated us. It's a long, hard road to being able to accept the death of a loved one. The most you can do is just be there for your human and fellow critters and not let anyone be alone in this time. Even if all you do is just stand there and let them cry into your mane.
http://www.themanestreet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13138
Liberty(1995-2003) and Patriot(2003-2008)
Thursday, December 17, 2009
So...I wasn't the BEST behaved...
So, yeah. Farrier was here yesterday. But, I was feeling my oats (even though my mom never feeds me any...*snort*). The wind was blowing, the air was crisp and I wanted to play and roll in mud and eat hay! I held it together quite a long time, but that last hoof, I just couldn't contain myself and I sorta had a mini meltdown from all the over stimulating things surrounding me.
Great farrier I have..he stuck with me and talked me down, along with my owner. Finished the last few bits of rasping and I was done.
I must say...my toes look dang nice now!
Nothing much going on today...Ohio mom is a bit down in the dumps today and she's not really hanging out with us much. Gypsy is feeding off of that too and she's acting a bit, sad I guess. So I'm going to go try and cheer up a human and a fellow pony and will post more on this tomorrow. Grieving is something we all do, and I've dealt with it a lot with my pasture-mates and humans.
Great farrier I have..he stuck with me and talked me down, along with my owner. Finished the last few bits of rasping and I was done.
I must say...my toes look dang nice now!
Nothing much going on today...Ohio mom is a bit down in the dumps today and she's not really hanging out with us much. Gypsy is feeding off of that too and she's acting a bit, sad I guess. So I'm going to go try and cheer up a human and a fellow pony and will post more on this tomorrow. Grieving is something we all do, and I've dealt with it a lot with my pasture-mates and humans.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Pedicures
So, I've heard word that the farrier is coming out tomorrow morning. I can already feel the butterflies in my tummy. I've pretty much blocked it out, but I have a bad history with farriers from my first 8 years of life. Mostly too rough and mean or lack of. So it was a bit of an issue when I first came here and my feet were a mess, but I tried to sit down and roll over on this new to me farrier when all he was trying to do was help me.
It's taken about 5 or 6 years now and a few great farriers and a tiny bit of dormosedan at the beginning, but I'll now stand for the farrier. I tend to blank out during my trim experience, but my Ohio mom noticed the last two trims I haven't done that. She said that faraway look in my eyes is gone when the farrier is dealing with me...so I'm still making progress!
Hoof care is one of those basics for us equines. No hoof, no horse. They support our weight and when you are riding, they support your weight too! I get my tootsies trimmed every 5 weeks in the spring/summer/fall and usually about every 6 weeks in the winter, which is usually due to the weather and the farrier having to reschedule. But it's good, hooves don't seem to grow as fast in the winter.
A great farrier is hard to find, and I hope all of you have found one. He needs to know his stuff, as well as be willing to listen to your thoughts and concerns. He should treat your equines with respect as well. That is something I didn't have until my current home and it's really messed with me a lot. I still flinch whenever the rasp is pulled out. But at least I no longer have the total meltdown of a few years back. My farrier will also let me take a small walk and "re-gather my thoughts" time in between each foot if I need it. The first time he met me, I did rear up on him on the last foot he was doing. He stuck with me, talked me down and finished. Then gave me some scritches. That earned bonus points in my book and my moms.
Your farrier should be timely as well. We've been blessed with a couple of great farriers here the past few years that have been on time and not kept me waiting with all those tummy butterflies. And when they are late or can't make it due to unforeseen circumstances, they call. I know not every farrier does this, but they should. It's just good manners.
Speaking of good manners. Your horse should have them. I know I'm one to talk, but my mom is ALWAYS upfront with the farrier. Especially when we've had to get a new one due to retirement. She always reminds the farrier that I'm the pony that has farrier issues. So if your horse is less than perfect, release that information to the farrier so he knows what to expect. Also let your farrier know if your horse is arthritic or sore. But, aside from abuse and neglect cases, horses that are sore, and young foals who are still learning, your horse should stand calmly, pick their feet up when asked and not jerk their feet away. All of these are things you can teach your horse in your own time, it isn't up to your farrier to.
So, now I'm going to loaf around today and chow down on hay. My mom is gonna come out and give us a good grooming in a bit and just hang out with us today. And yes, she is going to work with me on picking my feet up.
It's taken about 5 or 6 years now and a few great farriers and a tiny bit of dormosedan at the beginning, but I'll now stand for the farrier. I tend to blank out during my trim experience, but my Ohio mom noticed the last two trims I haven't done that. She said that faraway look in my eyes is gone when the farrier is dealing with me...so I'm still making progress!
Hoof care is one of those basics for us equines. No hoof, no horse. They support our weight and when you are riding, they support your weight too! I get my tootsies trimmed every 5 weeks in the spring/summer/fall and usually about every 6 weeks in the winter, which is usually due to the weather and the farrier having to reschedule. But it's good, hooves don't seem to grow as fast in the winter.
A great farrier is hard to find, and I hope all of you have found one. He needs to know his stuff, as well as be willing to listen to your thoughts and concerns. He should treat your equines with respect as well. That is something I didn't have until my current home and it's really messed with me a lot. I still flinch whenever the rasp is pulled out. But at least I no longer have the total meltdown of a few years back. My farrier will also let me take a small walk and "re-gather my thoughts" time in between each foot if I need it. The first time he met me, I did rear up on him on the last foot he was doing. He stuck with me, talked me down and finished. Then gave me some scritches. That earned bonus points in my book and my moms.
Your farrier should be timely as well. We've been blessed with a couple of great farriers here the past few years that have been on time and not kept me waiting with all those tummy butterflies. And when they are late or can't make it due to unforeseen circumstances, they call. I know not every farrier does this, but they should. It's just good manners.
Speaking of good manners. Your horse should have them. I know I'm one to talk, but my mom is ALWAYS upfront with the farrier. Especially when we've had to get a new one due to retirement. She always reminds the farrier that I'm the pony that has farrier issues. So if your horse is less than perfect, release that information to the farrier so he knows what to expect. Also let your farrier know if your horse is arthritic or sore. But, aside from abuse and neglect cases, horses that are sore, and young foals who are still learning, your horse should stand calmly, pick their feet up when asked and not jerk their feet away. All of these are things you can teach your horse in your own time, it isn't up to your farrier to.
So, now I'm going to loaf around today and chow down on hay. My mom is gonna come out and give us a good grooming in a bit and just hang out with us today. And yes, she is going to work with me on picking my feet up.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink
So, as I ate my slightly salty breakfast this morning, I figured, why not talk about that. Yes, you are probably wondering why my breakfast was salty. Well, it was because I have loose sea salt added in. Oh...why do I have salt added in? To promote me to drink more water of course! It's that time of year when some of us don't realize we aren't drinking enough water and then our owners have to deal with, at the least, dehydration, and at the worst colic. My own people had to deal with me choking. I was too engrossed in grazing on the last of some pasture, the day was warmer than it was supposed to get and had been in weeks, and I just didn't think to get a drink. I started scarfing down my evening hay and BLAMMO! A bit of it got stuck. A wonderful vet came out and helped me dislodge it and all was well.
The weather being cold or with huge fluctuations from one day to the next can sometimes trick us into thinking we aren't as thirsty as normal because it's not hot and we aren't sweating. Or we are too busy chowing down on the extra hay our people toss us to help us keep warm. Sometimes the hard, frozen ground hurts our feet and we can't walk to the water trough comfortably. Same goes with the older folks who have arthritis that flares up in the winter. Then the worst thing that is thinkable--our water is frozen solid and we have no way to drink it once we make our way over to it! And then sometimes, the water is just dirty, so clean your troughs and buckets, even in the winter!!!
So what can you do to help? Well, my salty feed is one way to encourage drinking when we are otherwise too busy to really notice we need water. It'll make us seek the water out and have a good guzzle. Soaking our feed is another option to get more water into us.
A tank heater suitable for your water trough helps keep the ice from forming--and if you have a curious horse who likes to chew cords, a bit of PVC pipe fitted over the cord to the heater prevents that. We've got a nifty water heater a couple of years back since my Ohio mom was tired of busting ice several times a day. It's got an automatic shut off on it that occurs when the heating element is out of water, so if someone flipped it out of the trough for fun, it doesn't burn up the heating element! It's going on it's 3rd year and still working great. Nothing is more disappointing to a thirsty horse than to wander over and find our water supply is frozen solid. And no, snow does NOT cut it for a water supply, I don't care if you have 4 feet of the stuff!
If you drag water out to the field for your horses because you don't have a water supply out there, or you are filling buckets for stalls, try to remember that hot water will freeze quicker than cold water.
For sore and arthritic horses, check out where they hang out the most and keep a water supply in that area for them. Working with your vet and farrier to make them as comfortable as they can be during the cold months and hard ground is also a great idea.
If anyone else has ideas to share on the subject, we'd love to hear them. Different areas of the country, and even the world, have different types of weather and tips that work for them. So please comment!
Above all else, knowing and observing your horse and the amount of water they are drinking is a big help. Some circumstances don't allow for this, but if it does, be sure to keep an eye out!
Now, all of this talk of water has made me thirsty. Or maybe it's the salt. At any rate, I'm going to go have a drink now. I heard talk of a trail ride later this morning and I have a feeling I'm going on it.
The weather being cold or with huge fluctuations from one day to the next can sometimes trick us into thinking we aren't as thirsty as normal because it's not hot and we aren't sweating. Or we are too busy chowing down on the extra hay our people toss us to help us keep warm. Sometimes the hard, frozen ground hurts our feet and we can't walk to the water trough comfortably. Same goes with the older folks who have arthritis that flares up in the winter. Then the worst thing that is thinkable--our water is frozen solid and we have no way to drink it once we make our way over to it! And then sometimes, the water is just dirty, so clean your troughs and buckets, even in the winter!!!
So what can you do to help? Well, my salty feed is one way to encourage drinking when we are otherwise too busy to really notice we need water. It'll make us seek the water out and have a good guzzle. Soaking our feed is another option to get more water into us.
A tank heater suitable for your water trough helps keep the ice from forming--and if you have a curious horse who likes to chew cords, a bit of PVC pipe fitted over the cord to the heater prevents that. We've got a nifty water heater a couple of years back since my Ohio mom was tired of busting ice several times a day. It's got an automatic shut off on it that occurs when the heating element is out of water, so if someone flipped it out of the trough for fun, it doesn't burn up the heating element! It's going on it's 3rd year and still working great. Nothing is more disappointing to a thirsty horse than to wander over and find our water supply is frozen solid. And no, snow does NOT cut it for a water supply, I don't care if you have 4 feet of the stuff!
If you drag water out to the field for your horses because you don't have a water supply out there, or you are filling buckets for stalls, try to remember that hot water will freeze quicker than cold water.
For sore and arthritic horses, check out where they hang out the most and keep a water supply in that area for them. Working with your vet and farrier to make them as comfortable as they can be during the cold months and hard ground is also a great idea.
If anyone else has ideas to share on the subject, we'd love to hear them. Different areas of the country, and even the world, have different types of weather and tips that work for them. So please comment!
Above all else, knowing and observing your horse and the amount of water they are drinking is a big help. Some circumstances don't allow for this, but if it does, be sure to keep an eye out!
Now, all of this talk of water has made me thirsty. Or maybe it's the salt. At any rate, I'm going to go have a drink now. I heard talk of a trail ride later this morning and I have a feeling I'm going on it.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
I do love a good massage
Thanks to the clouds in the sky, the ride my mom and I were going to go on today was cancelled. RAIN! Now, I normally don't care for rain, and in Ohio in the winter months, it's downright miserable. I prefer to stand outside, so that was were I was found, anxiously awaiting my breakfast. Thank goodness for rain sheets!
Chowed down on some mineral pellets and hay, was groomed..and then....the massage! Ahhhhhhhhhhh. Lip curlin' and wigglin', sleepy eyed massage time. She knows just the spots to hit and what I like best. I know I don't work hard enough for weekly massage time, but she still gives Gypsy and me our massages. Gypsy for sure deserves them. She works a lot more than I do, but she likes to (that's her own fault..hehe).
I think every horse deserves to be massaged actually. A lot of people don't want to spend the money to have an equine massage therapist out, let alone someone to do acupressure, acupuncture, chiro work or other body work. But, if their horse is being worked at all, they should! It helps us out a lot you know.
I really love a good massage, some chiro work and Facilitated Pressure Release Therapy. Not as keen on the acupressure, but my buddy Gypsy loves it. Never had acupuncture before, but I was told it involves needles and was like acupressure.
Now most of you have heard of massage and chiro work...maybe some of you have even heard of acupressure and acupuncture...but not many have heard of the Facilitated Pressure Release Therapy (or FPRT since I'm typing with hooves here and it's long!)
I'm just going to yank some bits about it off my Michigan mom's website and link you to it so you can read more about it. I really do enjoy this, and my Ohio mom has had it done to her as well, and was floored by how well it worked. So that is what I'll give you a bit of info on.
First, a brief "what IS this???". Again, you can read the more in depth descriptions on her website which I will link you to at the end.
Facilitated Pressure Release Therapy can be described as a specialized pressure release therapy which completely releases abnormal tension in all tissues of the body to affect permanent change.
This is an indirect type of therapy and it is very gentle to the recipient. The practitioner is not pushing or forcing the tissues to release the tension and restrictions. There are no forceful or high velocity adjustments involved. No pain should be felt by the client and the practitioner will modify their pressure if pain is experienced.
Sounds great, huh? I love it!
Now you probably want to know some benefits.
The benefits of FPRT to your horse will be predominantly seen in three categories: performance, pain/illness, and natural preventative care.
Performance
· Improves Performance
· Allows the Opportunity to Reach Maximum Potential
· Release of Tension and Stress
· Improves Attitude and Work Ethic
· Assists in Improving Saddling Behavior
· Increases Freedom of Movement in the Gaits –
o Elasticity, Extension, Collection, Gait and Lead Changes, etc
Pain and Illness
· Relieves Pain - Acute and Chronic
· Assists Recovery from Illness and Injury
· Strengthens Immune System
· Releases Lingering Tension from Old Injuries and Scar Tissue
* Eases Arthritis Discomfort
Natural Preventative Care
· Body Balancing to help avoid injuries, arthritis and illness
· Helps Extend Working Careers
· Allows Better and Easier Breathing
· Assists in Balance
· Relaxes and Rejuvenates
if all of that sounds interesting to you, or you want to learn more, go check out her website: http://www.whitewillowtherapies.com/
As for me, I'm going to go have a nice bucket of water and relax. Those massages do that to me.
Chowed down on some mineral pellets and hay, was groomed..and then....the massage! Ahhhhhhhhhhh. Lip curlin' and wigglin', sleepy eyed massage time. She knows just the spots to hit and what I like best. I know I don't work hard enough for weekly massage time, but she still gives Gypsy and me our massages. Gypsy for sure deserves them. She works a lot more than I do, but she likes to (that's her own fault..hehe).
I think every horse deserves to be massaged actually. A lot of people don't want to spend the money to have an equine massage therapist out, let alone someone to do acupressure, acupuncture, chiro work or other body work. But, if their horse is being worked at all, they should! It helps us out a lot you know.
I really love a good massage, some chiro work and Facilitated Pressure Release Therapy. Not as keen on the acupressure, but my buddy Gypsy loves it. Never had acupuncture before, but I was told it involves needles and was like acupressure.
Now most of you have heard of massage and chiro work...maybe some of you have even heard of acupressure and acupuncture...but not many have heard of the Facilitated Pressure Release Therapy (or FPRT since I'm typing with hooves here and it's long!)
I'm just going to yank some bits about it off my Michigan mom's website and link you to it so you can read more about it. I really do enjoy this, and my Ohio mom has had it done to her as well, and was floored by how well it worked. So that is what I'll give you a bit of info on.
First, a brief "what IS this???". Again, you can read the more in depth descriptions on her website which I will link you to at the end.
Facilitated Pressure Release Therapy can be described as a specialized pressure release therapy which completely releases abnormal tension in all tissues of the body to affect permanent change.
This is an indirect type of therapy and it is very gentle to the recipient. The practitioner is not pushing or forcing the tissues to release the tension and restrictions. There are no forceful or high velocity adjustments involved. No pain should be felt by the client and the practitioner will modify their pressure if pain is experienced.
Sounds great, huh? I love it!
Now you probably want to know some benefits.
The benefits of FPRT to your horse will be predominantly seen in three categories: performance, pain/illness, and natural preventative care.
Performance
· Improves Performance
· Allows the Opportunity to Reach Maximum Potential
· Release of Tension and Stress
· Improves Attitude and Work Ethic
· Assists in Improving Saddling Behavior
· Increases Freedom of Movement in the Gaits –
o Elasticity, Extension, Collection, Gait and Lead Changes, etc
Pain and Illness
· Relieves Pain - Acute and Chronic
· Assists Recovery from Illness and Injury
· Strengthens Immune System
· Releases Lingering Tension from Old Injuries and Scar Tissue
* Eases Arthritis Discomfort
Natural Preventative Care
· Body Balancing to help avoid injuries, arthritis and illness
· Helps Extend Working Careers
· Allows Better and Easier Breathing
· Assists in Balance
· Relaxes and Rejuvenates
if all of that sounds interesting to you, or you want to learn more, go check out her website: http://www.whitewillowtherapies.com/
As for me, I'm going to go have a nice bucket of water and relax. Those massages do that to me.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
YouTube
So, I briefly mentioned YouTube in my last post...my owners thought it would be fun, and I'll admit, it was (plus I got about a half of a bag of carrots afterwards!!! BONUS!!!!)
But, here is the video.
The things we horses do to amuse our owners and let them have a good laugh. Laughing is good for you anyway. Helps keep you healthy, so I'm glad they had a good time with it!
But, here is the video.
The things we horses do to amuse our owners and let them have a good laugh. Laughing is good for you anyway. Helps keep you healthy, so I'm glad they had a good time with it!
An Introduction
I suppose I should introduce myself before I start to really post. Everyone wants to know the face behind the words, especially if you are as curious as the barn cats out here where I live.
There you go...not the best shot of me, as I'm starting to get a winter coat. But I look thin and, you have to admit, that is a GREAT smile on my face! My name is Precious Silk MJE, but I'm known to most as Sadie. I am a Haflinger horse(that's right, even though i'm 13.1hh on a good day, I'm still a horse!) and I will be celebrating my 14th birthday on January 19th.
I am currently residing in Ohio, but I have another home up in Michigan. And I must say, I'm quite spoiled! I've got a pretty great pasturemate named Gypsy down here in OH, who is a Spotted Saddle Horse (but also quite short, like I am). She can be a bit stingy with her food, but I'll admit, I try to eat more than my fair share of things. Other than that, she's a right nice mare and we get along quite nicely.
I enjoy massages, acupressure, chiro and bodywork, thanks to the skills of my fabulous owners and current farrier. Speaking of farriers--not high on my "like" list. At all. But this current guy is great. He is patient with me and knows when I'm not having the best of days and doesn't hold it against me. He is also my chiro and does a great job.
Up until I was 9 years old, I was just a pasture puff. Then my current home acquired me and turned me into a trail pony. I must say, it is quite enjoyable. And I didn't mind it so much, so I decided to be an easy horse to work with. I could have bucked and reared and bolted and such, but let's face it--that takes too much effort and I'm a laid back kinda gal.
I've had some great adventures with my owners--from working at a Boy Scouts of America camp alongside one of them, to gorgeous trail rides up in Michigan and down here in Ohio...and even a small taste of YouTube fun. I love my people and they love me. I think I'm quite the lucky little mare--I don't just have one "forever home", I've got two!
I am currently residing in Ohio, but I have another home up in Michigan. And I must say, I'm quite spoiled! I've got a pretty great pasturemate named Gypsy down here in OH, who is a Spotted Saddle Horse (but also quite short, like I am). She can be a bit stingy with her food, but I'll admit, I try to eat more than my fair share of things. Other than that, she's a right nice mare and we get along quite nicely.
I enjoy massages, acupressure, chiro and bodywork, thanks to the skills of my fabulous owners and current farrier. Speaking of farriers--not high on my "like" list. At all. But this current guy is great. He is patient with me and knows when I'm not having the best of days and doesn't hold it against me. He is also my chiro and does a great job.
Up until I was 9 years old, I was just a pasture puff. Then my current home acquired me and turned me into a trail pony. I must say, it is quite enjoyable. And I didn't mind it so much, so I decided to be an easy horse to work with. I could have bucked and reared and bolted and such, but let's face it--that takes too much effort and I'm a laid back kinda gal.
I've had some great adventures with my owners--from working at a Boy Scouts of America camp alongside one of them, to gorgeous trail rides up in Michigan and down here in Ohio...and even a small taste of YouTube fun. I love my people and they love me. I think I'm quite the lucky little mare--I don't just have one "forever home", I've got two!
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