I blink and it's October!

Wow, I forgot about posting here, there has been something else that needed attention every time I sat down. Here's the latest "poop".

Farm updates:

Bo (Rochambeau) is now officially 16 hands at age 2 years 5 months. He's all legs and gorgeous head and neck with a lovely short back. He gaining strength and his trot is becoming more lofty as is his heritage from the Rohdiamant-Rubenstein x Amiral lines.

Erika, Bo's older sister out of the same Mom, is now about 5 months pregnant by the Oldenburg stallion, Routinier (Rohdiamant-Rubenstein).

You got it...Bo's little brother (if Erika has a boy) on his sire's side is also his nephew! Don't worry, Erika's sire was by Donnerhall. We are eagerly awaiting the new arrival in June 2010. We get to find out the sex of her baby at the December vet checkup.

In September we had a Tack Swap in the indoor. Lots of people came and set up their used tack to sell, but there was a street event in New Town (Williamsburg) that attracted all the buyers and lookers. Those that came found many bargains and great deals.

My latest activity has been finding good hay that is affordable. Some farmers have gotten crazy with $9/bale for grass hay! I'm having to load my flatbed trailer and haul it myself...no easy task in my old age. If anybody reading this knows of timothy or orchard grass of horse quality under $6/bale, please let me know asap! That's assuming anyone ever will read it.

I just ordered a new saddle from Ansür in a smaller size. I started dieting last December and have shed over 50 lbs. That enabled me to get back into my old boots since at my age it made no sense to order new custom (size 11 foot) boots at over $1,000. It also enabled me to go back through the sizes (like a trip backwards in time) of clothes and breeches I just couldn't get rid of as I outgrew them. So, I'm getting a smaller saddle for my old age, a petite (17") Ansür Excel.