Stay warm and safe with the additional snow coming. I was talking to my neighbor across the street yesterday and she’s had to put two blankets on her horse to keep him from shivering. Right now, ours are still without blankets. Very wooly and they make sure to keep dry. They probably have an inch of dirt on them too. Bob keeps a real close eye on them, especially since Mandy lost the one.
Tuffy was bred to two mares this year. One is a red roan spotted mare (looks alot like Dusty Rose) and the other is a perlino appaloosa. She has had three foals, one palomino and two buckskin. No color and bred to Tuffy’s sire all three times. We are hoping for a loud palomino or buckskin - big blanket or spots.
We are down to five horses, Prez, Indy, Lace, CJ and Friday. Right now, they are just getting fed - no work. It’s way too cold and exhausting in the snow.
We got about 6 inches of snow yesterday, but the sun is shining brightly now. That is a welcome in the winter. Usually, it is really dreary here. The high amount of cloudy days in this area, is one of the reasons the govt. built the big arsenal during WWII, not too far from here. It is defunct now and a haven for a large herd of deer. They do allow hunts there and I thought, what a great place it would be to ride.
My friend, Judy who has the Appaloosas, has not done much showing with them this year. She and her husband both are retired from GM and have lost a lot of benefits. That put a lot of burden on their finances. They have been trying to sell a few, but no luck so far.
Their trainer went to the World Show and said that the sale horses were selling at very low prices, even for champions. The last sale we went to, some horse didn't get a $50 bid!