The Green Horseman

Because I’ve been behind here’s a Sunday extra! It’s not a Sunday Review but stay tuned I have more to come!

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We didn’t have much of a winter this year. In fact, our heaviest snowfall arrived at the end of March.

We were ready for spring. Ready for grass and birds. The peepers have starting their peeping. The tulips are poking in. Then BAM. 12″ of snow.

It was a beautiful storm, I have to admit. The rain coated the trees making them crystalline.

It was also helpful knowing that being into spring our forecast called for mid-40s and the snow would melt in 2 days tops.

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Prior to the storm I pulled my trailer out and brought it home from the barn. I hadn’t moved it since I brought Stanley home from Maryland in November 2022. Before that Suzanne and I brought the horses together in her trailer…and I was laid up unable to drive from June on. Finally physically capable I backed up to the gooseneck and nailed it on the 1st try. Upon getting it home I backed it into the driveway without having to start over. Knocking off the rust physically AND mentally it seems!

While we have it home Zac’s planning to check it over, fix things, and make sure it’s safe and ready to go for us this year. The seals need resealing, the awning needs to be fixed. He’s torn out all of the mats for a more thorough look. It’s a great feeling to see with certainty that this 24-year-old trailer is still in good shape. The frame looks to have lots of life left and any rust we’re finding seems to be surface…so we are finding it and treating it and protecting it. Even with all this work I may still sell it and search for a newer trailer closer to what I dream of. My dream is a 2+1 but it might not be easy to park in my driveway. I do, however, want a larger area for the horses to be more comfortable.

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At home the horses are doing very well. Augie and Nahe are both donating their coats to a better cause. Augie’s fur is coming off by the handful. They get plenty of time up on the hill and are getting along so well.

With the wet weather I have closed off the small paddocks to allow them to grow grass. The horses get to slosh through the mud up the hill where there’s nubs of grass and drier ground. While the grass is still growing, I only let them up there about 8-10 hours each day, morning to afternoon. At dinnertime they come barreling down the hill excited for their meal.

We are ALL ready for spring here!