Good Sunday Morning,
I do hope that this will find everyone doing well.
Here in Pahrump this morning, there was light dusting of snow on the mountain peaks to the east of us. We are expecting winds 25-35 miles per hour with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. In fact we are under wind advisory until 7pm this evening. So it was batten down the hatches for anything that can fly around.
I was looking at all the horses this morning and they are all getting so soft and fuzzy. Looking at Apple and Jerri, they have fuzz but not near what they had when the came to us from Canada. They all just reminded me of velvety teddy bears.
Well, The Queen this morning received her cubes as per her request and then stared at me as if saying "did you forget something?" She wanted her after breakfast dessert. Gave her a flake, she sniffed it and then went back to her cubes. She is such a wonderful horse, with a very unique personality. She is in such great condition for her coming 29 yrs old. Incredible, and of course we cannot forget the beautiful little colt she gifted us with almost two yrs ago.
Spirit will be undergoing his gelding on Saturday the 15th of November. It is scheduled for 9am. The flies are now pretty much gone as this was what we were waiting for. Our vets do not like to conduct geldings in the summer months due to the flies but they will if it is necessary. In Spirit's case he is such a well behaved colt and we were able to wait until now.
Sampson and Ruby are doing very very well. Theresa has been working with Ruby, as she was very difficult to catch up. It is getting easier and easier. Sampson is afraid of men..there is no doubt about this. When I feed him, he is right at the gate waiting for me and does not move away. However, if Big Joe, Joseph or my father gets near the pens he backs up immediately watches warily. We are in hopes with continued positive interaction, pets, and gentle handling he will become more comfortable.
Rosie, the Diva's (Baby B) mom, is doing beautifully in the football field. When I walk out there, she comes up to me for a rub on her cheek or chin. When she first arrived at MHR she was very wary of people in general and did not want you to catch, lead her, nothing. Now you can catch her, and do just about anything with her. She still does not give her hind feet and must be sedated, but if this is the worst that we must contend with, in regards to her behavior than so be it. We know that this is not good behavior and we continue to work with her in short bursts, as we do not want her to revert to her old self nor do we want to stress either. She and Trooper just meander along together after eating and are quite the little team.
Buttercup, sweet old Buttercup. She and Emmett have been together now for over six months. Buttercup came to us over a year ago from PA at age 26. Very thin and with supposed Heaves (Equine COPD). She has never had any breathing problems whatsoever since her arrival, she had only one episode with a mild bout of colic her first week here, but the vet was called immediately and she was taken care of. She is of good weight now, and has an excellent appetite and will be 28 yrs old. She and Emmett are doing well together. She still has her crabby moments but it is all a bluff, she has never done anything or acted aggressively with any one of us. She does not have the best manners as far as leading but she is 100% better than she was from when she first arrived.
Well, I must now get a few things done and I hope that you all have a great day.
Stephanie
MHR PMU horses
