Equinox

 The first day of Autumn is a beautiful day here! It was nice of the neighbours to grace us with their presence....

The baby boyz are doing well and progressing nicely in their training. They are quite catchable loose in the barn, but not yet outside the barn in their pen. They both pick their feet up nicely and are comfortable with being touched all over their bodies including their bellies. The leading is coming along, some days are better than others. Their little personalities are starting to show through, but that is for a later post once they have gotten more solid in their training. 

They have graduated as of today to not being closed in the barn at night; they are comfortable in their surroundings; even the wind billowing the tarps on the hay pile near them didn't bother them, and they have pretty much quit hollering like little lost souls when they see Beamer or Velvet; just a quick hello whinny. 

Speaking of Velvet, she hasn't come back in heat so I am sending up a prayer that she is carrying a Beamer baby. That being so, I have decided not to ride her, as that baby is far more important than me having a riding horse. At 22 years old, this may be her last, or nearly her last foal, and with Beamer being 21 he may not have many breeding years left. Also, his arthritis is progressing in his front legs as he now has 2 knobby knees. He is still a happy horse though!

The next step for the boyz will be leading them outside the barn, once they are a little better inside the barn. And as soon as I can walk up to them and catch them outside, then it will be such things as trailer loading and standing tied. Lots of fun yet to come!