in Warwick. Where is the rain? It always rains on Rodeo Week. AAAArgh! I guess you can depend on anything anymore?Life continues to be flat out around Massie Lodge with us being in the middle of the Breeding Season at the farm. Evan never has a moment to himself during the day what with working the yearlings each day, looking after the other residents and also organising the mares that are going away for a visit with their respective man friends.
Not only looking after the horses, he has also been very busy with blogging on the Professional Analytical Selection Services blog with the Spring Carnival happening, doing the daily race updates on the PASS website and not forgetting keeping the Gallopers website going. There never seems enough time in the day to actually sit down and be still.
Speedy Cash found another owner last week and has been retired from racing. At 17hh he was certainly a big boy, however, he has now found another occupation and will be competing in the equestrian area.
Maz and Lucy are now the best of friends and can be seen grazing and picking together. They also like to go down to the big dam and take a leisurely swim together, followed by a roll in the dirt. What a life! We are still undecided what to do with Lucy...
Jimmy is in work with Fred Wieland up in Cairns and has started his big adventure.
Joie was scanned and pg'd last week by Monika and will be heading back to CMF to visit Tycoon Ruler next week. Fingers crossed for a positive outcome this time.
Pip is due for her 14 day scan next Thursday. All fingers and toes are duly crossed. Although after reading her journal it seems that she has enjoyed her visit to Conatus! She is such a smart mare to be able to blog from a Blackberry!! lol
I breathe a heavy sigh of relief to walk in the front door each night. Evan sits on the front verandah and waits for me with the dogs. One of our favourite things to do is to sit on the back verandah and either have a drink or have dinner and just listen to the sound of the late evening - mares softly calling out to their foals in the distance, cows calling out to each other and not a car or machine to be heard! Its just pure music for the soul.
The above photo was taken early evening last week. How often do you get the chance to witness something like that or even to take a photo like the one above? Not very often. What was that line of that silly song back in the 70s.... "Dont you ever let a chance go by ..."
Life is good.
