today was, the sun was shining, I had a sleep in (and my cup of tea was remade for me as well!) and for some reason instead of catching up on my bookwork, I kept gravitating outside to the horses and the open spaces that surround Massie Lodge.
To say that I was glad to leave the office yesterday was an understatement and the fact that I didnt leave there until 6pm drags my beautiful sense of spring back into the winter doldrums!
Perhaps better not to think about yesterday (yes, a good idea me thinks).
I feel like I have missed three days of very important horse life when Iam working as I dont get to see them at all, well when I drive out of the drive way Iam usually feeling too guilty to stop because Iam inevitably late... That's why on Saturday I enjoy taking my time, spending long moments with each and every one of them. What a thrill when I approach and they whicker their delight at my prescence (ok, this is my illusion, so dont make any comments!).
I spent some very good time with Sunny (who arrived back on Thursday) this morning and today has been the first day that I have been able to inspect her since being away at Paul Moodys. She looks great! It was like a reunion of old friends... I know that I will be very sad when she goes through the Ready-to-Runs or perhaps gets sold before hand...I guess that that is the business we are in ...
Queenie is champing at the bit at this point to get out of her yard and it makes me laugh when you open the gate to her paddock, and you have to quickly get out of the way because she knows what business you are about. A high squeeling noise and then she is off like a rocket, bucking and pigrooting because she is out of her yard. A quick check of the back of Evan's ute to pick up all the hay that is left and then its off to visit her favourite picking spots. I think the old girl has never had it so good.
Next stop is to visit the preggie girls and take the medicated hoof grease to give their toes a paint after getting their hoof's trimmed on Thursday. These ladies are having their morning snooze and are still asleep as I go around and do the job. A quick bit of stomach watching just to ease my withdrawals from being at work and then its off to the dry girls to do their toes.
I realised my luck was going to change here because these girls are in season I think due to the warm weather and it must be so as the "Leonard-ometer" is working overtime. He wont leave that side of his yard where the dry girls are and is "most" interested in their movements. Hmmm. Great!?? I swear that weanling (soon to be a yearling) has the mind of a 4 year old stallion that has just served a full book and the body of a weanling. Iam hoping and praying that Sweetie delivers a filly this time in.
What an ordeal that was. It took me forever as Havachat and Jules were forever giving Snooks a hard time and they could not and would not see the benefit of getting their toes painted with the yucky green medicated stuff!
After spending 45minutes trying to get some sense out of the dry girls, I dropped all my tools and chattels and high tailed it right down the back to see the old girls and the Dopeyman.
My mobile rings and I decided that I had better answer it as it was Evan. "Where the Hell Are You?" "Um right down the furtherest paddock, sorry I got carried away in the sunshine and just kept walking!"
How lucky are we to be able to do that? Just take a stroll and keep on going and still be in our back yard? Damn lucky to be sure. I think sometimes I take it for granted of what we have here. It's paradise. I remember dreaming when I was a carer for my sick mum of owning a large property with horses and dogs to boot. I never imagined that I would one day be living that dream.
In fact I never thought that I would share my love of horses and dogs (I wont say birds as that would be pushing it!) with my husband either? How lucky is that?
And it is a dream come true. Even though it is a hard life that we choose, i.e. the thoroughbred industry, where else can you set your heart on a dream and make it come true? To have a dream and to live it is what fairytales are made of. ... and wishes do come true if you let them.
So all in all it has been a grand day today... oh and I did forget the icing on the cake from today, I followed Evan's tips and had 4 winners for 4 bets. Woooohooo!
Does it get any better than that?
I think not.
Get yourself some life man! (Available at all retail outlets)
Helen.
To say that I was glad to leave the office yesterday was an understatement and the fact that I didnt leave there until 6pm drags my beautiful sense of spring back into the winter doldrums!
Perhaps better not to think about yesterday (yes, a good idea me thinks).
I feel like I have missed three days of very important horse life when Iam working as I dont get to see them at all, well when I drive out of the drive way Iam usually feeling too guilty to stop because Iam inevitably late... That's why on Saturday I enjoy taking my time, spending long moments with each and every one of them. What a thrill when I approach and they whicker their delight at my prescence (ok, this is my illusion, so dont make any comments!).
I spent some very good time with Sunny (who arrived back on Thursday) this morning and today has been the first day that I have been able to inspect her since being away at Paul Moodys. She looks great! It was like a reunion of old friends... I know that I will be very sad when she goes through the Ready-to-Runs or perhaps gets sold before hand...I guess that that is the business we are in ...
Queenie is champing at the bit at this point to get out of her yard and it makes me laugh when you open the gate to her paddock, and you have to quickly get out of the way because she knows what business you are about. A high squeeling noise and then she is off like a rocket, bucking and pigrooting because she is out of her yard. A quick check of the back of Evan's ute to pick up all the hay that is left and then its off to visit her favourite picking spots. I think the old girl has never had it so good.
Next stop is to visit the preggie girls and take the medicated hoof grease to give their toes a paint after getting their hoof's trimmed on Thursday. These ladies are having their morning snooze and are still asleep as I go around and do the job. A quick bit of stomach watching just to ease my withdrawals from being at work and then its off to the dry girls to do their toes.
I realised my luck was going to change here because these girls are in season I think due to the warm weather and it must be so as the "Leonard-ometer" is working overtime. He wont leave that side of his yard where the dry girls are and is "most" interested in their movements. Hmmm. Great!?? I swear that weanling (soon to be a yearling) has the mind of a 4 year old stallion that has just served a full book and the body of a weanling. Iam hoping and praying that Sweetie delivers a filly this time in.
What an ordeal that was. It took me forever as Havachat and Jules were forever giving Snooks a hard time and they could not and would not see the benefit of getting their toes painted with the yucky green medicated stuff!
After spending 45minutes trying to get some sense out of the dry girls, I dropped all my tools and chattels and high tailed it right down the back to see the old girls and the Dopeyman.
My mobile rings and I decided that I had better answer it as it was Evan. "Where the Hell Are You?" "Um right down the furtherest paddock, sorry I got carried away in the sunshine and just kept walking!"
How lucky are we to be able to do that? Just take a stroll and keep on going and still be in our back yard? Damn lucky to be sure. I think sometimes I take it for granted of what we have here. It's paradise. I remember dreaming when I was a carer for my sick mum of owning a large property with horses and dogs to boot. I never imagined that I would one day be living that dream.
In fact I never thought that I would share my love of horses and dogs (I wont say birds as that would be pushing it!) with my husband either? How lucky is that?
And it is a dream come true. Even though it is a hard life that we choose, i.e. the thoroughbred industry, where else can you set your heart on a dream and make it come true? To have a dream and to live it is what fairytales are made of. ... and wishes do come true if you let them.
So all in all it has been a grand day today... oh and I did forget the icing on the cake from today, I followed Evan's tips and had 4 winners for 4 bets. Woooohooo!
Does it get any better than that?
I think not.
Get yourself some life man! (Available at all retail outlets)
Helen.
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