After so many weeks without rain, I don't feel right complaining about it, but darn it, why does it have to rain on the weekend? All weekend? At least its not cold (yet)!
Our vet comes today to give the horses fall shots. I can't remember which ones we get this time of year. Think one of them is Flu for sure. I will also have her listen to Rio to see if she can come up with any cause for the weird cough she gets from time to time. It is infrequent and mostly occurs when she is working a bit harder than usual. I never heard it at all when she was at home in my pasture. It is very strange and deep sounding..like she has something lodged in her windpipe. The worst time was at the 4-H advisor show a couple of months ago. She actually coughed up some substance that looked like compacted hay--but darker..almost dry manure looking. I have read some things on the internet about coughs caused by dust from barns and allergies. We'll see what the vet may think it is.
No big horse plans this weekend. We may go up to Knox County Horse Park on Sunday if the rain lets up. Brenda and Carla are going down to the Fairgrounds to see the Dennis Reis, No Dust Tour. He is here on Saturday and Sunday. I have a whole bunch of things to accomplish around the house on Saturday, so I won't be joining them. Normally, I love those types of things, but I would much rather be riding than listening to someone talk about it right now.
The Rocky Fork Hunt scheduled for this weekend got moved to next weekend. We were going to attend the Medina OHC Over the Top Obstacle Ride next Saturday, but decided the $50 entry fee along with the gas to get there (1-2 hour drive) was a little steep for us right now. Perhaps we will run the pace instead. At some point, we should start to get better, right? If we don't do that, perhaps we will go up to Mohican and ride the longer trail.
I am working for a non-profit I support during the Little Brown Jug Race on Thursday. I did this same work two years ago and it was a blast. The non-profit is a no-kill cat shelter (Cozy Cat Cottage in Powell). During the harness racing held as part of the Delaware County Fair, we work one of the bars (yes, bars that sell alcholic beverages). All of the proceeds and our tips go to the shelter. It is a huge money maker for us--especially on Jug Day. If you have not been, you must go! The Little Brown Jug is run annually in Delaware. It is a prestigous race for the sport. The race attracts a huge crowd all day. This crowd really knows how to have fun. We keep quite busy at the bar..starting at 9 when we pour our first Bloody Mary.
For me, it is a way to help the shelter, have some fun and get to be near horsey things...pretty good combo.
Our vet comes today to give the horses fall shots. I can't remember which ones we get this time of year. Think one of them is Flu for sure. I will also have her listen to Rio to see if she can come up with any cause for the weird cough she gets from time to time. It is infrequent and mostly occurs when she is working a bit harder than usual. I never heard it at all when she was at home in my pasture. It is very strange and deep sounding..like she has something lodged in her windpipe. The worst time was at the 4-H advisor show a couple of months ago. She actually coughed up some substance that looked like compacted hay--but darker..almost dry manure looking. I have read some things on the internet about coughs caused by dust from barns and allergies. We'll see what the vet may think it is.
No big horse plans this weekend. We may go up to Knox County Horse Park on Sunday if the rain lets up. Brenda and Carla are going down to the Fairgrounds to see the Dennis Reis, No Dust Tour. He is here on Saturday and Sunday. I have a whole bunch of things to accomplish around the house on Saturday, so I won't be joining them. Normally, I love those types of things, but I would much rather be riding than listening to someone talk about it right now.
The Rocky Fork Hunt scheduled for this weekend got moved to next weekend. We were going to attend the Medina OHC Over the Top Obstacle Ride next Saturday, but decided the $50 entry fee along with the gas to get there (1-2 hour drive) was a little steep for us right now. Perhaps we will run the pace instead. At some point, we should start to get better, right? If we don't do that, perhaps we will go up to Mohican and ride the longer trail.
I am working for a non-profit I support during the Little Brown Jug Race on Thursday. I did this same work two years ago and it was a blast. The non-profit is a no-kill cat shelter (Cozy Cat Cottage in Powell). During the harness racing held as part of the Delaware County Fair, we work one of the bars (yes, bars that sell alcholic beverages). All of the proceeds and our tips go to the shelter. It is a huge money maker for us--especially on Jug Day. If you have not been, you must go! The Little Brown Jug is run annually in Delaware. It is a prestigous race for the sport. The race attracts a huge crowd all day. This crowd really knows how to have fun. We keep quite busy at the bar..starting at 9 when we pour our first Bloody Mary.
For me, it is a way to help the shelter, have some fun and get to be near horsey things...pretty good combo.
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