Rusty's New Shoes!

Today my farrier, Stu, and I decided that Rusty could benefit from having shoes put on the front feet. Rusty has had issues with "sand cracks" for a long time. I give him supplements to help strengthen his feet. With fly season upon us, Rusty does a lot of stamping and this aggravates the sand cracks especially if the ground is hard and dry. So, Rusty now has shoes on the front and they are nice. His feet look great and we "test rode" his new shoes today with great results. Stu will check his feet in four weeks (about the time I'd need to have his feet trimmed) and see how we're doing. I have ordered some fly boots for him to help keep the flies off his legs which will reduce the stamping. In the summer, when the flies are bad, we do all sorts of things to help give relief to our horses. Maybe a fly sheet is the next step? We'll see how he does with the boots.

First Trail Ride of the Season!

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY! God really outdid Himself today. The weather was perfect for our first trail ride this spring. It wasn't too hot or humid and the flies weren't bad. Summer could stay like today and I'd be happy!

Rusty was very well-behaved our first time out. A couple of things caught his attention and there was one little spook, but he was great. It's funny when there's something that he's unsure of because he snorts at it! I call him my "war horse" because he sounds so fierce!

I'm looking forward to many more wonderful days of riding just like today! Wow!

Cleaning Wintec Saddles

Today I cleaned my Wintec saddle for the first time. It's easy! But it's strange putting water all over a saddle! I've only had leather saddles before and one NEVER puts water all over them! Now I hope it doesn't take too long to dry. I'll need it when I go back out to ride on Sunday.

We've had some awful "fly days" out at the barn. After the storm June 5, it got really hot and muggy and the flies were EVERYWHERE!! Ugh! Rusty practically dragged me into the barn when I went out to get him!

On those days when the humidity isn't real high it's beautiful! Rusty has been very good in our rides. His canter is wonderful! I can't wait for the ground to dry out enough so we can ride around the hay field!

Looking forward to Sunday when I can get out with my horse again.