Hoss's side fencing project!

Dad and I worked on the fenceline between us and Hoss.  It had been some barbwire.  Amazingly enough there were enough spots that the big girls could have just stepped over it and gone into Hoss' feild and they didn't.  Good Girls! 

Looking up towards the back corner- we didn't quite make it all the way. Dad thought that roll would have made it, but looks like we'll be peicing it with the rest of my other roll.  That last big tree is where we cut it off, leaving less than 10 feet of the roll.  I took a TON of the barb wire down, it was rusted and on the ground anyway.

I didn't get the time to attach the t-posts yet, that'll have to wait until tomorrow afternoon.  But it looks smooth coming back from Lois'. 

And Today I betadined Heidi's belly and put children's strength Benedryl anti itch gel on it,  I took new pictures to show the vet tomorrow when I go up there to ask him what to do. 

Tis a good thing she doesn't mind me climbing around under her! 

I should have re scrubbed her belly but the sun was disappearing quickly so I just grabbed fly masks off for the evening.  She hadn't started to itch again until very late this afternoon.

Had to get a video of her scratching too, it's just so funny looking

Heidi's scratchign Video

Tomorrow first thing in the morning is a quick visit to Dr. Joe, then lunch with dad at Red Lobster, and then an afternoon of re-brushing the horses clean and probably bathing Heidi and Phoenix.  Phoenix has the same bumps and scabs as Heidi, I just never see him scratch like she does-Bahloo's been scratching but I don't feel any bumps-that could be from the mud though.   Pheonix does have a small rip in his skin on his leg from what looks to be him itching himself, and I cleaned that up and put some scarlett spray on it after I took his flymask off. 

Fly masks and fence repair

To our knowledge, Bahloo's never wore a fly mask before so I guessed on the sizing and got her an XL.  It looks tiny on her, but it fits-good enough- to survive.  She didn't take it off by night fall.

Heidi Looks interesting with her fly mask on, it actually fits really well.

She also didn't take hers off by night fall.

Totally random moth that had gotten damp so it couldn't fly, but it was neat looking!

Panels up around the corner post that we changed out.  See the old corner post- super rotted!

All wire off the old post and curled back down the fence line. 

New post in, now time to get the stretcher post in and the bracer post and the wire back up!

Wire is back up, but I left the corner blocked off for the night.  I forgot to get the nails to nail the bracer post to the fence posts, so I'll take the panels down tomorrow after I go get some nails!

Just a farther out picture- and Yes, the guide wire is inside the gated off area!

This was taken as I was heading inside to shower- I got gross!

All three of the horses grazing together- not a common sight. I took it while I was removing the wire off the old post. 

Heidi's belly where she keeps rubbing it across the ground.  She itches horribly and I don't know why.  I went out to Walmart tonight and picked up some Betadine solution to scrub her with tomorrow.

Going to talk to the vet on Monday see what Dr. Joe says if she still itches through the betadine scrub and benadryl gel that I got to rub on it tomorrow.  I tried the scarlett spray but Heidi's not a big freak for spraying things so I've been using my Swat(hence the pink, I had pink for Jasmine).  Dr. Joe will get tired of seeing me I think!  But better to go in and chat with him instead of doing the farm call and having him come out. 

Little bits of update

We had several days, other than well above temps, but they were all gorgeous.

With the days so warm, the horses still haven't completely shed off and were getting hot.  

Bahloo fixed that problem for herself.

Heidi will go down into the pond with Bahloo, but she just like to splash through it, drink and eat the underwater grass.

Phoenix stood up on the rim with me, he doesn't like water like that.

My pasture is starting to green up nicely. 

I put the round bale out from Aunt Lisa yesterday, I guess they were hungry.  I know there isn't quite enough green grass for the three of them. 

Though I hadn't expected them to take *that* much out of the bale in one night. 

Now onto Bunnies!!

Juliet on the left with Alex on the right.  She and him had a date today. 

Xena wasn't in the mood for pictures, she's due to Alex in a little over a week.  Let's see what kind of babies Alex throws. 

These are Bree's two offspring that I'm toying with which one I wanted to keep.  I think I might have made my choice via body type. 

These are the daughters of Bree.  The first one has a much better body type- at least when you ask her to sit up nicely.

She's darker, and slightly longer and flat overall.


The girls came up to see me before I headed inside for the night.

More picture spamming

Both of these girls were brushed before going into the big feild, but they all had their turns rolling.

At least she smells like a horse

He was the only one that didn't get brushed before going  into the big feild.

All from today, some are taken with the little camera some taken with the big camera.  None really came out badly, well actually one of Phoenix did because Heidi thought she'd help me take a picture of him, but I deleted that one!!

Now so it's not completely horsie picture spamming:

Keisha is gaurding her food dish:

Gabriel stretched out and flopped over for some sleep:



Horse Picture Spamming

Cause I love the ponies!  I moved them across to the Roark's pasture with the intentions of getting another load of square bales and gives them time to stretch their legs and munch on the greening grass. 

I would have gotten more pictures of Bahloo running but she was REALLY kicking up her heels and showering me with mud. 

I'm going to work on getting them completely shedded off and get weight back on the poor old man.  I haven't had the problem of him dropping weight before, so I guess there's a first time for everything! 

Going to try some beat pulp and if Dr. Joe has some time on Wednesday I'd really like to chat to him and see if I can pick his brain and figure out what is going on with him medically.  He had that first shot of Banamine 2-13, and got a second on 3-8, 3 weeks and 3 days later.

I don't know right now what to think or do, so I'm consulting my books and reading up on what I can and going to chat with the vet.