Baby Horses and Dogs

Fiera wouldn't load to come home from Teresa's a few weeks ago. Someone had suggested feeding her in the trailer, which I decided to do. Moments after putting the food in the trailer, she hopped right in to eat. So, my assessment that she completely lacked fear was correct...she has a stubborn streak. I know that an old John Lyon's saying is that if the horse won't load then it means there is really a leading problem. Leading work will be the order of the day.

I continue to have a problem with her breaking out of the fence to wear she can eat grass. I bought a new, bigger fence charger and I heated up both strands of fence. It's still hitting about 5.5 KV and she just lifts it and runs under it even though it's hot and shocking. I'm not sure how to configure the fence to keep her in, so she's been living in the round pen unless I'm there to watch her. I think that I will add some fence to my parking area so I can keep them from going in between my fence and my neighbor's fence but they can eat the extra grass.

The puppy is doing fantastic. She and Maggie are like two peas in a pod.

End of a Busy week

I finally got my ride post finished for 2 weeks ago the middle of this week. Then I posted a short note about Bonnie. I still have no good photos of her. I need to take some.

I had an exciting conversation with someone today in Austin. I can't say much more about it right now, but there is an innovation happening in music therapy that I'm going to learn more about a week from Monday. It should be an educational visit and hopefully I will have something to take forward with me in the future.

Fiera's face is infected where she cut it on the trailer last week. The staples have pulled out. I now have antibiotics for her face and I need to keep it clean and keep Dynamite wound balm on it. I hate that she's done this to her face.

Tomorrow Peter's parents are here and then Saturday Maggie and I are going to Scarborough Faire. Should be a fun weekend. I hope to get a ride in on Sunday too.

A New Puppy

I have a new puppy. Her name is Bonnie and she's a mini-schnauzer. I still need to get some photos of her to put on the blog, but suffice to say, she is gorgeous! She is a salt and pepper female. Currently she sleeps alot, but she will be a lot of fun.