Friday's Horses -- Laurie's Obstacle Course Part II and Around The Farm.
(Here's the link for last week's post —
https://democraticunderground.com/1036159040)
My wife Laurie built her course on a 2 1/2 acre pasture.
This is how it looked in the beginning.
She added more obstacles over time. This view looks back from the top
of the finished course.
We left off last week by introducing you to a horsemanship clinic instructor named JoLinn. Her legacy to our trail course is inestimable. She was a good friend too.
JoLinn was a knowledgable, personable teacher.
She taught by example, here leading riders through The Pond.
Horses and riders enjoyed walking through the water.
Prior to one clinic Laurie went to fill the pond with irrigation water.
Then forgot to shut it off.
Riders were undeterred.
This obstacle was called The Tunnel.
Many riders wore spurs.
Sometimes a rider would book a time to ride alone.
Or with her puppydog.
Often a rider who'd been there already returned with a friend.
Or more than one.
Last time we showed a photo of Laurie's suspension bridge. She bought
a used heavy-duty conveyor belt for a base and attached boards. The
bridge was suspended by thick cables. It was a challenging obstacle.
Sometimes a horse would get carried away.
This was The Balance Beam.
Riding between The Big Tires.
These two were riding through The Cowboy Curtain.
At times our neighbor's horses would gather at the fence to watch
horses and riders on the obstacle course.
Laurie's trail course was a dream of hers come true. A win-win project.
Around The Farm —
We had a rainy, soggy day recently. Though they're still without a real barn,
Maddie and Pete made use of their shed. And survived.
Laurie found a very good and inexpensive pooper scooper more than a year ago.
Any dog person knows the importance of "poop patrol". Our method uses
sticks to mark the general area, in case we have to leave and return.
After clean-up, one bag ready for trash can. Whew, poop patrol wears a guy out.
(If you'd like to know more about the product please DU mail me.)
Indoors, Laurie's been working to fix, unstick her old measuring tape. This was
the only way to fit it all in one frame. (Probably didn't do the tape any good.)
Straightening out the tape gave an opportunity to measure KC —
nose to tailend. Let's see, approx. 61 inches minus 30 inches or so, maybe
31 inches long. What does that prove? Absolutely nothing. Meow.
Saturdays after dinner our in-home pharmacist fixes up meds for the week.
I had often (well maybe sometimes, or not really so much at all), wondered
how our trash barrel gets picked up. It was exciting to see the process.
(Er, maybe not so much exciting; intellectually fulfilling?)
I took pictures of pine needles and stick shadows out on the porch one day.
Yesterday Laurie picked up her new clamp-on bucket forks for the tractor.
They've already come in handy.
One day before the sunrise —
Today's sunset —
Thanks for visiting, see you next week with more Horses and Around The Farm.
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