The Weekend Joys

This weekend i sold my saddle, i got what i wnated for it which is great. i've been looking for another one on trademe. i think i have found a treeless saddle that will do quite well, it closes in twenty hours so if you get in in time have a look on this link - http://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/equestrian/saddles-stirrups/other/auction-451486871.htm

i looks to be perfect for prince, if not i can always sell it.

My car needs a new rego, so after buying this saddle (hopefully) i'll still have some left over to buy the rego for my car.

Also at my course, i did a writing test, number test, reading test, and vocab test. to my surprise and shock i discovered i was extremly advanced (almost to the top) on my vocab, and my writing test! so wow!
  Also along with selling my saddle this weekend i went to Rotorua for our yearly youth camp. At this camp they have horses, so i spent time admiring them from a distance. we weren't allowed to ride them, pity.
  when i came home i was extremly tired and just wanting to see Prince. So i went out and had a look and too my surprise he has almost finished him last summer shed. he is so beautiful. i promise i'll get some photos and stick them on here. he now matches his black mane, tail, and his black knees and hocks. he looks so stunning i can hardly stop looking at him.
   So Pat (the lady i live with) has changed the swimming day (that's the day i normally post on here) to a Wednesday, which is going to be interesting because i have RDA on Wednesday.
  While i'm blabbling on about RDA, i might as well tell you guys that i'm going to be looking for a job until April at least. i'm so broke i can't even buy myself a new pair of socks if i wanted too! not even lollys lol..
  i have to go, and try find something to post on my other site, as i haven't posted on there for ages!

Oh and hopefully when i get home, i'll groom Prince and take some shots (not pot shots lol).




 

Prince's Makeover

I decided this week, since i couldn't spend much time with prince that i would give him a makeover.. i don't think he enjoyed much except for the grooming lol. Here's what it included.

Trimming the ear hair,
Trimming tail ends,
   "    "      forelock
polishing feet,
through brush over,


This may not look like much but boy! its hard work! there was no need to trim his fetlock hairs because they automaticly fall out when he sheds..
   anyway here is some more pics... enjoy!

Before- Right side

Before- Left side

The hair that i groomed off just his butt!

After- Left side (check out the feet!)

Forehead- this used to come down almost to his noseband

After- Right side- looks great aye?

Well, after all that, he does look better, more his normal colour.. but as for the side on pics, he was pawing the ground, sorry! what you might not be able to see is that i trimmed the overlong pieces on his mane so it's even, and i trimmed his tail right across..
  lol and dare i mention silicone? he hates that (i must work on it), and the sound of the scissors cutting hair..

Well must fly! i have heaps to do and so little time, you all know!

Boring Week :-D

Sorry folks! i've been busy this week, so i haven't been able to ride.

I've gotten way behind on everything. i used to pick up horse manure for a friend for a bit of pocket money, but i quit about two weeks ago because i couldn't keep up doing her horse's manure and my boy's, and well now, i have a whole paddock to clean up of prince's and no sunshine! sometimes i wish taranaki was sunnier!
  i've started back at course, so i've been getting up early (yes not very early compared to you Ruffles!) about quarter past seven. Its been real neat because Prince has been expecting me to come out at about ten (ahh sleep in's!) and feed him. Also i get to see prince silhouetted against the early morning sunrise. Beautiful lol.
   the grass around our small property has over gown to the point it looks like a hay patch, although my awesome horse has been slowly munching it down he still has three more paddock's left to eat. um unfortunately for him, he has packed on so much wieght i can JUST barely feel his ribs. i need to get out there, no matter the time, and who cares if i'm tired and give him some exercise.
  I don't think i mentioned that i've made my own round pen, out of bits of electric fence wires, and some scattered standards. i put this up after prince moved out of the front paddock. Now, the grass has grown up green and lush around (and in) the round pen. so that's not going to be much good for me to ride in, because prince (when he is in there) is only going to want to eat the grass and i'll be forever telling him to 'leave it alone'. i need to hurry up and get me a new saddle lol..