Hobby Horse Blog Hop #8

Here are the rules: Answer one or all of the prompts. Link back to Living a Dream's post. Visit other blogs. And don't forget to ask a question of everyone else!

1. Describe how a horse you have known is sometimes a 'cheeky monkey'. What does he/she do that is a bit naughty? Chrome's "naughty" (in quotes because it doesn't bother me so it's not really wrong lol) is getting into everything! His favorite thing is after he finishes eating and I'm closing his pen he walked over to the post where I put the feed scoops and knocks them off. If they land outside of the pasture he wanders off, but if they land inside he tried to break them with his teeth lol. He also like to grab his feed bucket (one of those big tubs that have rope handles) and swing it around or sit it on top of a nearby tire (I was using it to keep him from moving his bucket around, but it got moved and now he plays with his bucket again). He also likes to steal things (like if you stick something in your back pocket or you sit something down and turn your back) and play with them. I don't really consider it naughty though because it makes me laugh and is totally harmless. :)

2. What is your favorite thing about spring? (Hmmm... I'm thinking there won't be too many people who say 'shedding horses'!) Sunshine!!!!! I thrive on sunshine (probably due to a vitamin d deficiency) and my mood is directly affected by it. So my favorite thing about spring is the return of sunshine. I miss it during the winter lol.

3. What care do you provide for feet? Horse or human! Do you have a special product that you have discovered and just can't do without? Mine get bare minimum attention. I keep them clean, warm and the nails trimmed (and painted if I'm wearing open toe shoes/sandals/flip flops). My horses' hooves I obsess over. I've been doing a bit of trimming between farrier visits. I think the only "special" product I use is regular salt. I mix salt with water in a spray bottle and spray it on the bottoms of their hooves. It kills thrush. It doesn't always work on bad cases (it might if it was applied often enough and the hooves were kept dry), but it's awesome for minor cases and maintenance.

Now my question . . .

What is your ideal type of horse fencing (wood, vinyl, wire, electric, etc.) and why?

Mule Baby!

My friend was keeping some of her horses at a friend's (maybe acquaintance, not sure) house recently so we went out there to ride a lot. One of her mares had an adorable mule baby! It's a girl. So cute!!! And a big mover. She has a huge trot. I wasn't able to get any good pictures, but I did get a short video. It's not great, but I put it in slow motion so you can see it. :) Oh and please excuse the typo. I promise I can spell, I'm just tired lol.


Anyway, sorry I haven't been posting. Been feeling unmotivated I guess. I do want to mention that Chrome's birthday party/first ride has been moved back to May 19th. Yay!!! I'm beyond excited. :D

Haflingers & Wagon!

My friend and I took the four wheeler out mudding a couple of weeks ago and check out what we saw on the way to camp!!

A couple of Haflingers pulling a wagon!! We stopped in the road to say hi and get the pictures, but traffic was approaching so we had to keep going dang it! I would have loved to talk with the guy some more and to meet his adorable horses. This is only the third time I've seen horse drawn wagons in my area. :) One was when I was a teenager driving home from town and one was last year (it was actually a guy dressed as Santa giving carriage rides) and then there is this one. So cool! Hopefully someday Chrome and I can be doing this.