This and That

I just LOVE waking up early to watch the sun rise behind the stables whilst I'm working Misty❤️

So on Saturday sadly we had a freak accident and my horse Draco, reared up and flipped over on me, crushing me. I have two fractures on my ankle and a fracture on my pelvis. So lots of rest for me this summer! Have you got any book/course recommendations while I can't move?

I thought I would share what happen with me the other day. I normally get my hay from a in town supplier. In Texas we have " Coastal " hay. Normally I feed my boys Timothy Pellet and Beet Pulp soaked and they get a bale or two of Coastal hay for the week to keep them busy. However, the other day I wasn't close to my normal supplier , but went to a different tack store an just purchased 1 bale until I could get to my regular guy. In theory this tack store is part of a chain, and isn't too far from another store I occasionally purchase hay from in a pinch . so the hay should be from the same places They hay looked okay, Next thing I know suddenly after a few hours , I had 5 horses Colicing all at the same time. OH MY GOSH!!!. The hay had something wrong with it. Lucky for me I had bannamine on hand. The point of the post is to remember to keep supplies on hand such as banamine and Bute , syringes . and all medical first aid items, these things can be a life saver to your horse . also update your emergency vets number and post it to where it can be found easy. Moreover, make sure you have at least 2 if not 3 emergency vets you can contact Love to hear in the comments what you keep in your first aid at your barn .

This Thursday my horse and I went out for a trailride. I just wanted to share how proud I am because this was his first time all alone, going on a trailride directly after he was loaded out of the horsetruck, in a place he’s never been before. He behaved so well and was really excited! For some people this might seem normal, but it was a long road for us to achieve this. I am so happy that I continued to trust him, even after some dangerous moments. This is your sign to never give up on your horse ☀️

You might remember when I asked two weeks ago about a small tear in my boots. Did a little googling and discovered Shoe Goo. With a little precision, smoothing out the separated leather, and a wet finger, I was able to successfully patch this small tear! My boots are going on 8 years old and they are my first and only pair of proper dressage boots. They’ve started to show their age with the dye on the foot not sticking anymore, small little tears in the piping, and a gusset put in since I’m no longer 15 😂 but a little Shoe Goo, LOTS of conditioner (they were thirsty 😬), and some polish, they clean up quite well. They’re currently soaking up some polish before our lesson tomorrow. If anybody has any tips for the dye not holding on the foot (photo in the last of the slides), for sure let me know!

I took my boy swimming in the ocean for the first time yesterday and I was surprised at how much the salt water dried up the bridle. I used the glycerine saddle soap, followed by a light amount of olive oil and finished with Skidmore’s leather cream. My bridle is soft again! I highly recommend these products.

Took my little yearling filly to her first show at the start of the month. I had purchased her at the start of May and so pleased with how much she has improved already. Starting to collect some PS pads i think will suit her in years to come. Never to young to start a PS collection 🤣. She managed to pull a win out of the bag so very pleased.

Been running like a chicken with my head cut off , but I finally finished my dream tack room, I only have very minor details left 90% is done So thanks to whomever shared their tack room on here a while back . I was really excited for you because i was building mine.