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Settled In

Arial is all settled in and is happy to be home.

She has been getting lots of love and attention.

She is back to being our watch dog. If someone drives up or walks out the front door she whinnies out a welcome.

I could stay out with her in the field all day taking pictures of her.

as long as I am touching her she would stand there all day.

Unless she has an itch to scratch.

After her peppermints she always is very thirsty.

I am so happy to have her home!

She's coming home!

This morning I went out to walk the fence line to make sure there were no new holes. Arial is coming home in the next two days or so. I wanted to make sure all was well for her in her field. It was so beautiful out this morning. Everything so full and heavy with dew.

I was lucky to have my camera in my pocket. I had gone back to the house to get it after finding a little snake underneath the water trough. When I got back out to take his picture he had already slithered away.

This morning glory took my breath away.

I am excited about Arial coming home and I look forward to giving her love and attention.

Oh and peppermints :) She will be getting a new friend too. Not a pony, can you guess?

The Walking Wounded

Our poor Tempest has an abscess in her hoof.

She is not a happy camper. When I dropped Miss H at the barn on Friday she called me back shortly after telling me that Tempest was lame. A dirty word in the horse world. We poked and prodded her and could not figure out what it was. After a while and about three other people who I might add are much more qualified.We figured out that she blew out an abscess on her right front foot.

After some squeezing and rearing and squeezing and rearing, and a chain added to the mouth. We got most of all of the abscess drained and treated with iodine.

It took 4 people to keep her quiet while she was being treated. Poor thing.

It wore her out, after we finished she got some extra peppermints. They always help.

Miss H turned her back out with her Homies. She was not wanting to go back out. Humm peppermints or friends?? Which would you choose?

Eventually she chose friends.

But not until she saw one of the boys on the other side of the fence. She is such a flirt!

Miss H was able to ride her on Monday. So she is doing much better, still a bit sore but better.

Visiting Arial

Yesterday I got to visit Arial at the farm where she is staying. I have not been over to visit her in a while. I miss her a lot and thought it was better not to visit her too much.

As soon as I called her she whinnied and she came trotting over.

She got lots of scratches.

And some carrots from the garden. Then some more scratches.

 

I could look at her all day I just think she is the prettiest pony, But then again I am her Mama.

She just wants to jump in your pocket when she is with you.

She lives to be fussed over and loved and truly loves little girls. She had just gotten a bath right before we got there.

This is her friend Belle, she has to wear a muzzle because she eats too much. (I am glad I am not a pony! They would totally make me wear one!)

I left her happily munching on grass, with her friend. I do miss her but am glad she is getting ridden everyday and getting lots of baths.

Arials big adventure

 

This week sometime Arial will be off on an adventure. She is going to the farm where she had her training this past fall.

 

The lady who did her training has two daughters, and their pony is out of commission. They loved Arial so much they want to lease her and ride her all summer.

 

Miss H tries to get two rides in a week on her but she is almost too big for her, and Little E is not advanced enough for Arial. She is still a beginner and Arial is very green. So she will go off sometime this week and will be ridden every day. She will get lots of riding time and it will be a good deal all around.

 

I am going to miss all of my evening nuzzles and spa sessions. But I can visit anytime I need to and Little E can still ride her when ever she wants.

I think she will miss her scratches and peppermints the most though.