Quiet week

 Not a lot going on here this week. We had a snow squall blow through, followed by cold sunny days and apparently we are getting back into wet weather starting late today. 

The racoon (s) is back, so far it hasn't been a pest and I only know it's here by the tracks in the snow. 

The neighbours have seem 2 very large ones recently, however this was a solo set of tracks. 

The horses are all shedding now with Sophie being the slowest. Probably because she's a prairie horse and hasn't acclimated to our milder climate here in the Creston Valley.  I am starting to wonder if I was seeing things with her belly as she has not gotten much larger in the last month. But with maiden mares it's hard to tell. 

Beamer is getting *ahem* fluffy now that his teeth are done and I had to take him off his grain/alfalfa pellet supplement. 

Those poor knees 💔

He is 21 this year. It makes me sad to know that his years grow short. I couldn't have asked for a better stallion. He has the best disposition anyone could ask for. If it wasn't for those knees I would still be riding him. 

I am hoping that the rest of March will be warm enough to melt the snow so I can get back in the saddle. However, I probably won't be doing solo rides through the bush here for a while as the bears are starting to come out of hibernation, and a grizzly does live in this area. So I will stick to a less wild area when I start riding Sophie. 

Still think it may possibly be a baby belly!