Waxing

 I went out to check the mares early this morning and it was a good thing I did. Rosaleigh is waxing.

But that isn't the reason it was a good thing to go out early. As I was checking on the other horses I found Missy laying against the bale in the shelter with her back legs sticking through the gate and her tail sticking under the shelter. She was cast and could not get up. I got her legs free of the gate and opened the gate wide, got a lead rope on her and tried pulling her but she was just to heavy. I called Mike but he didn't answer so called Diane. She was going to go out to the barn to get him but just then Missy made a huge scramble and made it up so let Diane know I didn't need help. Then looked over past the last shelter and saw two of the yearlings were out. Disco/Cabo learned how to escape the pond pasture last year. I though he might have forgotten as he was grazing all day with the other 3 yesterday but not only did he escape he took Roseberry with him. They were both good, came right to me and let me halter them and put them back in but before I did I shut and locked the gate going into the pond pasture. They have lost their grazing privilege in the pond pasture until I can figure out where he is getting out. Mark came down with a bad cold yesterday that wasn't any better today so he stayed home from church. David had the morning message. This was about carrying our cross. He explained it so well. Click HERE to watch that message. At lunch our church's nameless IT guy let me know that the Wednesday night family night was posted to AC Central. Gabe Stickling had that very personal message. I'll post it on the Wednesday blog but also post it here if you would like to watch it just click HERE. The afternoon message was a little shortened and was by Craig Stickling then after the message he told us a little about the Elder winter conference. Click HERE if you would like to watch that. After church Joan took my car to go try on dresses at Faith's house while I took the wheel chair van with mom, Nancy and Mackenson home to mom's house. As soon as I got home the taco meat was finished and put in a crock pot the rest of the food loaded up for the barn. I drove first to the foaling apartment. Rhoda was going to work with Iris on Cookie and was taking knots out of her mane. 

Rhoda and Iris took Cookie to the round pen for a real riding lesson.

About then Ella arrived. She was so excited to be here and was excited to help me out. We checked the udders on both Rosaleigh and Star, then got Rosalie out and put her in the outdoor arena so Ella could work with her a little before Mike saddled and bridled her up. Rosalie was so well behaved. She had been out at Middle Grove and had not been ridden for 2 years but behaved perfectly.

I just have to brag on both my daughter and the mare. Rhoda did all the training on Rosalie and what a wonderful riding horse she turned out to be. At 3:30 pm I needed to get to the barn to start cutting up peppers, onions, shredding lettuce and get the supper going. We try to eat around 4:30 and usually everyone arrives early. Supper was finished and ready right on time. Stephanie's Aunt Kathy and her husband Mike (who we have known since childhood) came for dinner tonight. They are going to use the barn, the apartment and 4 campers for their Kieser weekend in June and needed to see how it would all work. After supper we took the tour and Kathy thinks it will work out just fine. The volley ball players arrived just as Mike and Kathy were leaving. Soon the barn was filled with people, both children and adults. The kids have just as much fun as the adults on Sunday nights. Before it got dark today Rosaleigh and Star were brought into the stalls and I have them now on the foaling camera.

Rhoda saw Rosaleigh rolling today and she was probably getting the foal in position. She is standing quietly this evening eating hay and there is no sign yet of any labor but it is raining outside now and I sure didn't want to take a chance of delivery outside tonight.