My worker scheduled out Friday, so I had an extra chore day this weekend. I really didn't mind too much since I need to get some exercise on these days when I can't ride! Though the morning was still very cold, and the walk to Shiny's paddock was a little terrifying for an old woman with a knee injury... But we made it! I spread a bunch of salt down afterwards so it wasn't so bad the rest of the weekend. And now it's all clear. Hopefully it stays that way for a bit.
We didn't really do much fun over the weekend other than some hand walks and hand grazing. But I did hop on Shiny on Sunday for a little toodle. It was getting late so I only had enough daylight to sit on one of them. Plus the wind and had kicked up, and I didn't want it to be a whole thing so that's why I chose her. She's the least likely to try and murder me after a long weekend. Lol! Obviously she was an angel.
Monday we enjoyed our day off, and I played a little hookie and went to do some sale shopping. I like to check out the after holidays clearance sections, and also there is a store closing nearby that I wanted to check out their discounts. I was well behaved though! Got a pair of sweatpants/joggers for $6 at Kohls which wound up being free because I had some Kohl's cash. And then at the store closing I found a pair of cute jeans also for $6. Can't beat that!
Everything else was fine at home or so I thought. Came home and fed dinner, took the trash out. You know the usual stuff. But then at night check things got weird. I walked into the barn and everyone greeted me, as they do. Shiny is the first stall I encounter as I walk to get the hay at the end of the barn, and she's facing the back window but has her head turned looking at me. I notice her reflection is much more apparent than normal in her window. Then I look closer. Her reflection is not reflecting her... OMG. It was Eros. Outside in the walkout. How did he get there?! Thankfully he did not break his door down or anything crazy. But annoyingly, my worker once again forgot to latch the outside door. Thank goodness Eros didn't realize this while I was out, nor AFTER night check. Or the heat would have been heating the great outdoors all night. Sheesh. I had gotten lax about double checking all the door latches because well... I dunno. I just assume that doors get latched. But I know what happens when one assumes. So now I've been checking all doors when I head out late morning. I guess I should do that regardless. But it is a little frustrating. These are safety issues, ya know? I've got the new checklist just about ready to print and I have a clipboard coming for it too. Hopefully that will help these issues.
And yes, it was also unlatched yesterday when I checked. I sent a text with a photo and "these things are important" message to my worker. And the response? "Okay." Sigh.
In less annoying news, I got to ride ALL THREE horses yesterday! As I mentioned earlier, some of the ring is still ice covered, but there's more than enough room to get a little bit done. They've had a few weeks off now, so I just did a some circles of trot each way and about 15 minutes of walk. It was nice to get on. I think today I may lunge Al and ride the other two. He was a little edgy yesterday, and I think he'll get more productive work done on the lunge line than with me on him. We should get one more day to ride before everything freezes over again, so I could hopefully ride him again tomorrow. I want to drag the ring too... But I think what I need to do is spread mag on it first, then drag. Which will be a little bit of a time consuming project. My current plan so as not to miss out on riding time, is to mag it on Friday when it's really cold again and I won't be riding that day. It *MIGHT* get above freezing in the afternoon that day, so if it does, I could drag same day, and if not, I can drag the next day to mix it in. We shall see how it all pans out! It would be nice to get the mag mixed in though so we can keep riding on the colder days. I've noticed the days are getting longer, which will help with timing for these kinds of chores.
That's about all that's going on over here. I had forgotten how different winter is at home versus boarding. We just don't have as much to chat about since the horses aren't really in work. That's okay though. Plenty of time for exciting blog fodder come spring!
Anything exciting happening with you guys? Did you get to enjoy a January thaw too?
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