Since I had a decent horse post to publish. Ugh. Rain has been my nemesis lately and while the arena drains amazingly well, the constant downpour is not fun to ride in. And I do this for fun.
Add on top of that both a husband and a kiddo positive for the flu (anyone want to guess who was a bigger baby when sick?) and you have one great equation for lack of horse time.
Hopefully everything gets back on track soon as Gem does so much better with twice weekly rides at a minimum. I’ve got some plans coming up I’d like to actually participate in, so the viruses and weather better start cooperating.
Today it is supposed to be 70F and tomorrow 75F but then the rain comes back for the weekend yet again. It is really killing me.
In the meantime, we managed to open up the left side of the property into one large 15 or so acre pasture for the horses. I’m anxious to see it green up as part of it is fescue and the other is Bermuda which is my least favorite southern grass. Fescue needs to be planted in the fall though so until then we have to live with it. Right now we have some really beautiful fescue greening up throughout.
The horses weren’t complaining though. I missed most of the happy shenanigans with full on racing and galloping. I promised I wouldn’t inform the blogosphere that one bay mare got outrun by one tiny little roan pony. By a lot. I may have laughed at her.
Now on to the other half of the property. This side is much harder to combine, but we are working on it. The surveyor just finished up so we know exactly where we can run new fence line and now the debate commences in which to do first: change over the interior fencing that I hate or put up the antisocial, stay the poop off my lawn, perimeter fence.
Always something. I love it. Stay dry fellow east coasters!
The Roaming Rider 
ugh the flu is so bad this year…. and this rain is killin me. hope you can find some time for having fun with the ponies soon tho!
LikeLike
It is rampant around here. Thankfully both babies are on the mend and it will be clear for a few days so I should get to sit on my bay mare
LikeLike
The rain! lol lookin forward to green pastures myself
LikeLike
It’s the only positive I can spin on the flood we have been suffering
LikeLiked by 1 person
Uggg. Agree on the rain making it difficult to get enough pony time and then the flu??? Oh no!!!! Stay healthy!!!
LikeLike
It was a really rough week in our house last week. Thankfully they are both on the mend.
LikeLike
My vote is for the perimeter fence! It’s more a necessity than a want (in hating the interior fence) – send some of that rain our way plzzzz!
LikeLike
I wish I could send it all your way. It’s been a mess. I vote for the perimeter fence too but Hubby is more social and doesn’t see why we need it.
LikeLike
The flu has been terrible this year. So far we’ve managed to duck it (hopeI’mnotcursingmyself). We get rain, then the temp drops and the ground gets rock hard and the water doesn’t drain so when it warms up again everything is too soggy.
LikeLike