Rainy Saturday & Windy Sunday

We haven't ridden since February 8. I keep track of these things, and it has been a long while. The rain started in the evening on Friday and continued, off and on, heavy at times through most of Saturday.

Sara the Farrier was out Saturday in the morning to do Skip and KC.

Skip has had issues with his feet, but he continues to be sound. Sara has addressed his issues but horses' feet grow slowly, like our own fingernails and corrections take time. And the remedies for some problems are out of medieval torture practices. Like a hot poker to burn the root of corns out. You would think it hurt, but he never flinched.

They spent most of the day in, until the rain moved out. The temperature was relatively mild, so they didn't have coats on. They immediately rolled in the mud. They were clean for a few hours, and then not.

Later on after lunch we traveled to the BIG ORANGE BOX for house project ideas and supplies. Too much time spent in the house, not enough time spent in the saddle.

He wants to move on with some odds and ends upstairs, even though we rarely even visit! He now is installing moulding to match existing style. The walls came straight down from the ceiling and now becomes evident in the plaster vs drywall and plywood vs wood flooring. And the missing moulding. Same thing in the cowboy room.

Sunday the wind was howling, corn husks flying and the oven vent flapper flapping. It felt really cold. The blankets went back on them, and they were turned out into field #3. The wind was unrelenting. It was difficult opening the storm door.

He also boxed out the closet opening and upgraded the outlet in the closet. Yes, there is an outlet in the closet. The only outlet in the entire room.

This was missing, framed with pressure treat. He boxed it out with moulding. I don't even know if a bi-fold door will span the opening, but this is a start.

We also believed there was no heat in this bedroom. There is one vent, but many vents in the house have been blocked off and the ducting removed. It is always cold in winter, hot in summer, so we figured it didn't work. It does work, the ducting is in the floor and goes between the two bedrooms. There is 'stuff' in the ducting, like a tube of hand-cream, and we'll address this at a time when the heat isn't on.

There was an 'official' ride with one of our horsey clubs, but we did not participate. Too windy, which made it too cold, and we spent time doing this and that, and painting. There seems to always be something that needs painting.