Good-bye Skid Steer

Darcy asked to go outside, but when door is opened Ebby was lying on the door mat and Heidi right by her waiting for the girls to come out to play.


Darcy is way to dignified to play with dogs!
Early this morning Mike got a call from a Middle Grove neighbor that a black horse was in his yard. We decided to take the truck just in case the 4-wheel drive was needed to search for the horse. Saturday the hunters forgot to shut the gate, they called that 6 horses were walking around the alfalfa field and what did Mike think was the best way of getting them back in. After seeing which horse it was that was out we realize there must have been 7 horses out, they just missed one. Poor Airiah, she got locked out of the pasture all night Saturday, all day Sunday and by Monday decided to go visit the neighbors. By the time we arrived she was standing quietly by the gate just waiting to be rescued. There is plenty of grass and water ways, just she missed being with the herd and the herd missed her. They wouldn't leave the fence line until she was back. We will bring Izadora and Airiah back soon, it looked like Izadora has lost weight out there and it would be good for Airiah to be back at the Hanna City farm.
On the way home, Mark called to let me know the skid steer would be leaving today. That meant every paddock needed to be loaded up with hay. The battery in the skid steer needed charging even before the hay could be moved. When Jacob Meister and Eldon came to take the skid steer they were told only after they helped put in bales. As the second bale is ready to be dropped this very useful machine starts sputtering like it is running out of diesel fuel. Jacob quickly turned off the machine and left it right there in the paddock while I took a quick trip in to Hanna City for 5 gallons of diesel fuel and they headed over to Sparks to help with his gutter. Dumped in the fuel and the skid steer won't start, drag the battery charger out to the pavilion, find 2 long extension cords, charge it up and start again. This time Ella the pony ran out of the paddock straight over to Raven. He is trying to mount her over the gate, so off the skid steer and take off running (as fast as a one legged old lady can run) over to Ella, drag her away from Raven and put her into an empty paddock. Called Jacob and Eldon to come back, moved 4 more bales and then and only then would I let them take the machine.


Once they left Zalena was pulled out and covered by Valiant, then the pony brought over for Evan. Both were successful covers. As Zalena was being teased the Orthopedic surgeon's office called to schedule my first appointment. The first available appointment was January 11th, 2012 at 8:45am.
The lady that is buying Super emailed that she is having him picked up on Friday. This meant health papers would be needed so Dr. Hoerr's office was called and of course they need his coggins information and that couldn't be found, why it wasn't put away when he was brought home is a good question? I knew his coggins was drawn in April and I knew it was by a vet clinic near Davenport IA so the vet clinics were called until the right one was found. They were good enough to fax over a copy. Mark was called to see if he would fax it over to Hoerr vet clinic and Hoerr vet clinic was called to tell them the fax was coming. Technology is amazing!