Spring is Here!!!

And what does that mean? Spring shots, and flies! I contacted Timex's caretakers the other week to inquire about spring shots and of course they were already all over it and had made arrangements with the vet for all the horses on the farm. Yay! They take such good care of him. This past week I also went online to one of my favorite tack stores, Mary's Tack and Feed, http://www.marystack.com/ (they always seem to have hard to find items in stock, have great customer service and reasonable prices) and ordered some fly masks for Mr. T now that spring is here. I really like the Cashel's with ears, so two of them should be arriving this week, and hopefully Timex will like them too!

February '09 Visit

Last month I made a visit to Timex to finally give him some of his Christmas presents. Of course the new treats were the big hit but he seemed to enjoy the grooming with his new brushes and he looked beautiful in his new bridle. I even got on his back for a few minutes to shoot some pictures.

Most importantly Timex seemed really happy and relaxed. When I arrived he was laying flat out sleeping in the sun on some of the hay that had been pulled out of the round bale.

His weight is good and he looks to be the picture of health which is great considering its the middle of winter and the grass is pretty much gone. Only thing I'm not used too was his rough looking hooves so he is now on an official 6 week trimming schedule.

Merry Christmas!!

"We want to buy your house"

Emails with the subject "we want to buy your house" appear in my spam folder all the time and when I glance at them I think they say "we want to buy your horse" and I immediately think NO WAY. And then I realize it says house. I don't even own a house. Just a big gray horse and I'm never selling him.

I imagine T to the X is starting to get quite furry. I hope to make it down to see him sometime soon!!!!

Meanwhile I'll get to ride my other ponies next week when I'm down at the farm for Turkey day.

I'll definitely be riding Clark
(Clark gets two pictures because he is my favorite)


And maybe Travis

Or maybe Lucky

I'm not too sure I'll get on any of the mares as I seem to prefer bay geldings.... and I definitely have the awesome problem of too many horses, too little time when I'm down there.

And I hope to get my brother in law up on the gentle giant Meg (I can't find any recent pics of Meg at the moment but here she is at her old home in FL)


And sadly, my favorite ride, Buckley, is recovering from an injury to his hock so no riding Mr. B :(


I can't wait for Thanksgiving!

If I had a few billion, I would have done the same

T. Boone Pickens and his wife will adopt over 30k wild horses. THANK YOU!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/AR2008111703680.html?g=1

I miss Timex

I didn't think it would be so hard for me having Timex live so far away.

I probably worry about him more than what is considered to be normal.

Did he step on a rock and hurt his hoof? Is he cold? Is he losing weight? Does he want attention?

Meanwhile the answer to all these questions is NO and he is probably beyond happy to be out in that big field with his friends and to be left alone.

Anyway, while I have no intention of ever making Timex into a riding horse, I have been informed that he is in fact rideable. He was not marketed as such for liability reasons I assume... plus, its not like he is clear to be put into work, but a little walk/trot trail ride with me on his back a few times year would not hurt him.... which brings me to what I want for Christmas. I want a big fancy (and totally unnecessary for a trail horse) show bridle for him. He has the prettiest head and I'm just dying to see him with a fancy bridle on. So far I like this one because it has a big wide noseband that I think will look nice on his large face.

I should probably also invest in a larger girth...lol... Timex is much bigger than my TBs.

Irish Draught

While I am certainly no expert on the breed, I really wouldn't be surprised if Timex is an Irish Draught or an Irish Draught cross of some sorts. I spent part of two summers training in Ireland and fell in love with their horses. So much so that there was even an attempt to bring one of them back with us (but of course when an American was interested in the mare the price went up and on top the importing costs it just wasn't logical). Many of the horses I rode there resembled Timex or lighter versions of Timex (Timex is big).
This mare here certainly resembles Timex

And here is a link to the Irish Draught website:
Irish Draught Horse Society