Buying hay

Barn tales, Self Care
My horses don't move until April 1st, up until then get to do all kinds of things to prepare for the move, yanno besides stress out about it. The barn manager and by that shes the liaison to the non-profit who owns the place, kindly agreed to let me move stuff in early and get my space ready before my actual move in date. Which is pretty cool of her. First up buying hay! There is a giant hay loft above my barn and half of it is mine, there's a lot of space for me to store my hay. Since i don't own a truck i need my hay delivered and they need a hay elevator as i'm not about to truck up heavy hay bales via the inside…
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For the rowers keep on rowing

Barn tales
[caption id="attachment_1039" align="alignleft" width="225"] Baby Bo and my better half, in red![/caption] Change is not always something i'm really great at. I tend to be a creature of habit. I have to make a real effort to embrace change, to surrender to change, to move into change. I have found the older I get the more I can roll with the punches. I still get terribly stressed but its less traumatic. It's time for a change. I could see the writing the wall and I am embracing it with both excitement and of course my usual stress and fear. I am moving my horses. I was getting what I'm calling a Georgia Ave Ulcer. Georgia Ave is the road I drive to the barn. Its a very busy street, a…
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Magical Blog Hop: Seven Deadly Sins

Barn tales
The 7 deadly sins, Viva Carlos Magical Blog Hop! Im a big fan of the seven deadly sins and a big fan of talking about horses... so naturally... Pride: Seven great things/strengths in your riding life 1. Determination to see it through now matter what 2. The funds to have 2 ponies 3. Being open to being a better rider and better horse person 4. Adaptability 5. Michelle my super dedicated trainer 6. Patty my friend and wildly talented farrier who has really done me right 7. A partner who is supportive of me and my horses and always pitches in without complaint. Envy: Seven things you lack or covet for your horse 1. A trailer and truck 2. A dressage and AP saddle for each horse 3. Enough hours…
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Paradigm shift

Barn tales, Life with Circe, Life with Jezebel, OTTB, Vet
Its been a rough week. Weather, sucks, blah blah blah. Its not just the weather though. I've been stressing out about the baby Bo and all things horse. Waking up at 4am fretting and worrying. Yeah, thats going over well in my house </sarcasm.  In an attempt to try to get all my horsey ducks in a row. My trainer gave me the name of the chiropractor (actually a vet, chiropractor, acupuncturist, horse bio-mechanic guy) she uses, he sounded pretty good. When I researched him up I saw he has a lot good feedback from people I respect. I watched a video of him working on a horse and I thought he might be a good fit for us. I called expecting to get his service and leave a message,…
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