So I have not had the best of days today, to be honest! I woke up at 4AM and stayed awake till about 5:30, then it was off to sleep again. I slept till 8, which is way too late in the morning for me. I have felt groggy and headachy all day, and it has just been no fun. I got a few things done, like unclogging the drain in our bathroom, and repairing a set of shelves and moving them into the bedroom, and things like that. I tried to be helpful for Missus with her website, but it was one of those days when nothing came out right, and we just didn’t see eye to eye. Oh well.
But I do get credit for taking her mark-up and making it into this logo for her site.
That got added to this banner, which I also made…
…without the copyright notices, of course..!!
Those were kind of fun to make, so I used the inspiration to create a banner on my webpage too. It is inspiring even more thought too, believe you me!
The best part of the day was finalizing the agreement among all interested parties that the horse arena needs the fencing rearranged so we can cut down the space used for horses on the property, and so we can train the horses. See, the thing is, they use fully half of the property, and yet their area is just sand. There is nothing for them to do over there. they graze off the weeds that surround them, and they browse through the trees they can reach, and they curb off the pallets and other wood they can get to, chewing at nails and all. It is just not working. What’s more, they use the space to just stand there. I want to set the area up for training. The horses need more discipline for trail riding, as they just don’t have much now. They are fair, don’t get me wrong! But proper longeing would also help them get fit, and keep them entertained. So why not build a round pen?
So we need to arrange that in the next day or three. We have trails to ride in just about every direction around us! The access is literally over the road from us in two places, and up one side of the property too! From those three locations, we can ride for hundreds of miles unfettered. And there are more places to go off from besides those right at the edge of our property. So really, if we are riding regularly, why on earth would three horses need more than an acre of SAND?
Looks like there are a few busy days ahead…
Kelsey J Bacon
There is the Arena on the right. It is set up for roping in this areal picture. We don’t rope, and we don’t intend to. So it needs to be set up for training and learning, so we can do both of those instead. Look forward to photos from ground level to come when I do THAT blog post!