Sunny Saturday - Nail Salon and Ride Time

Last Saturday KC lost a shoe. Already scheduled the farrier appointment, no need to have her out for an 'emergency' visit. After the Friday night excitement it was good to get back to routine, even if it does smell like Skunk. Up early, boys in their stalls, hay cleaned up from the barn aisle, tractor tucked away.

He had a task at our old house, taking the down-time

to accomplish that. He returned sooner than expected, so we took advantage of the bright fall day and hit the trail.

We parked at the Agriculture Museum and Farm Park, which was hosting a Blacksmith demonstration. We stopped in to see the goats and their care-taker, Cindy. She has some great goats, gently raised by 4-H members. These goats are very friendly.

She let us know that someone fed two of the goats chocolate on Halloween, they had to be neutralized. He thought she said 'euthanized,' but she meant they were given a peroxide antidote for the toxic chemicals in chocolate that horses and goats cannot consume.

The boys enjoyed several children petting them and hand feeding them clover and grass. The trails at the Ag Park are in terrible condition; big trees down, Multi-flora Rose flourishing, etc.

When we got back, Sprite and Lil Fred were down in the corner of their paddock, near the Skunk carcass. Sprite came up to see us, but Fred was still at the fence, so I walked towards him to check the status of the dead vermin. A buzzard flew up, spooking Fred, who did a roll-back and high-tailed it out of there.