Busy Fun Day

The first thing used this morning was my special valentines gift from Mark.

This was the best gift ever to melt my heart. The temperatures were hovering around 34 degrees all day but the wind wasn't blowing. Rhoda and Steven arrived around the same time. Eliza was the first horse brought into the arena. She popped up on the pedestal and stood there for almost her entire grooming session.
Rhoda tacked her up and took her to the outdoor arena for practice. She got a bit more than she was looking for. She was asking Eliza to come in at a gallop, Eliza saw the shadow of the light fixture, thought it was a jump and hurled herself into the air.

   After a very successful practice Eliza was put away and the boys brought out. They were given some free time in the arena to wear off some of their energy.

  Steven asked Valiant to come in to him, then asked him to bow and lay down.

 

Notice this is done free, no halter, no bridle. While Steven was asking Valiant, Rhoda asked Evan to perform.

 The boys were then tacked up and taken on the death trails. There is a pretty good sized rushing creek to cross on this trail and these boys have never been asked to cross the creek. Steven Marchal had to get off to lead Valiant through first, notice his wet pants in the pictures below. After the first time the boys crossed it numerous times successfully. A big thanks to Steven who was willing to sacrifice his clothes. Valiant was put away, then Evan brought over to cover Star

Karin, Dee and Rebekah showed up as the first crew was leaving. Karin rode Jenis, Dee rode Zalena while Rebekah took Marika on the death trails. This was a first for Dee and Marika.

.  Karin and Rebekah did some training with Ribbon while Dee and I moved Olympia and Helen back with into the weanling paddock. Lily was tested, she is now testing blue at 200. That is only about a 50/50 chance of her delivering but we will put her inside tonight. Steven has offered to spend the night in the apartment and wake us if she goes.