Another Busy Day

Today was another good, yet busy, day at the stables! I got there earlier than usual (and Mom offered to do my lunch chore for me; thanks!), and we picked out two stalls in the lower barn. After that, BoarderLady and I got to take Ruger (a miniature yearling colt) and Echo (a miniature yearling filly) out to the pen so we could clean their stall. They stayed outside while we stripped both their stall and Warrior's stall, and were quite a sight with all their happy playfulness. :)

I will say, though, that their personalities were quite different. Ruger is a good little fellow in the training, and his slight laziness won't make him run away with you. Echo, on the other hand, reminds me slightly of Angel Eyes when she was younger. Also known as! Echo has a big temper, and likes to throw tissy fits that involve her making the handler (in this case, it was BoarderLady) end up on the ground, and end with Echo on her side for about 5 minutes. Anyway, hopefully Echo will turn out fine, albeit eventually.

Echo is the gold champagne nearer to the cell phone camera, Ruger is the silver dapple and white.

They have a cute trot. :)

A slightly better look at Ruger

After that, MiniOwner, BoarderLady, and I got in the awesome silver Chevvy pickup and headed over to the second barn (yes, I know it's confusing. One of these days I'll write up a post with a map-like diagram of the barns!). Once there, we got out the cart, a couple garden rakes, and a couple pickers. We then commenced to raking all the dried horse apples in one of the pens into piles, using the pickers to dump them in the cart, and then using the cart to transport them to the dumping hill.

A fairly quick process, and we're almost done cleaning that pen! Which is good, because the horse I'll have is coming this Saturday afternoon. :D

A Productive Day of Cleaning Stalls

So! Today was a good, productive day. I was at the stables for about two hours, and we got three quite bad stalls absolutely clean. All of these stalls were in the upper barn (aka the mini barn), and now Lad (Arab weanling), Sonny (mini stud), Reggie (mini colt), and Ruger (mini colt) have clean stalls. :)

Actually, both MiniOwner, MiniOwner'sMom, and BoarderLady started working long before I got there, but I'm not certain of how many stalls they did by themselves.

Spooky and Thomas were there as well, and from this picture, you can probably tell how great of buddies they are. :3

They're both great kitties. :) Thomas is an absolute sweetheart, and Spooky is an interesting kitty. He's a lot more rambunctious than Thomas, and although he too will want attention - one must be careful. If you let your hand stay near him for too long, he'll have his claws in it, and will pretty soon commence to trying to bite it. XD So, you just gotta learn his ways.

Anyway, all the time I was there we were busy working, and it was a lot of fun! And thanks to BoarderLady for making sure everyone either had bubble gum or butterscotch candies. XD Anyway, here is a picture of Lad (the orphan weanling/yearling) as we were bringing him back into the barn (after we had cleaned his stall).

Also, if you made it down this far, I have news for you! SPOILER ALERT - I'm getting a horse. Soon. :D

Sheila the Mule

Since I now have a picture of Sheila, figured I'd share it with you. :) Also, that is Sunny the QH gelding in the background.

A bit on Sheila's personality: Sheila is a younger-ish-middle-aged mule, with brown (E-/A^tA^t) coloration. She's a mare that'll test you. Oftentimes when you go into her field, she'll come at a hasty trot towards you, with her ears slightly back. The feeling you get is quite similar to being herded, I believe. However, if you just stand there or continue walking and ignore her, she'll (usually, just a warning) leave you alone.

She really is a sweet mare though, after she's had her feed. If she's not eating when we're cleaning out the barn, she'll come up to the door (unfortunately for her, there's a single chain blocking the passageway) and just watch. And she doesn't mind being petted on either.

A bit on Sunny's personality: Sunny is just...Sunny! He's an older red dun Quarter Horse gelding, and is pretty laid back. Usually he's not near as active as Sheila is, and not as inquisitive either. He seems like a really sweet boy, though. I like him. :)