No Funday Monday For Me

I must confess it was really hard getting back to work after that wonderful relaxing vacation. The horses were fed, Mark was fed, laundry started and then it was time for the morning walk. Right after that it was down to the shop to try and catch up from being gone last week. The good news for us was the foals  registration papers came, 2 of them needed to be mailed to the owners as they had already been picked up. A few bills needed to be paid and a deposit made into the Bridlewood Apartment account from the Gulf Shores condo rental. Karin held vaulting practice at 10:00 and reported it is all coming together for the Saturday show. Karin worked Whitney in the outdoor arena before taking her on a trail ride. Ella, Diane's grand daughter wanted to go too so Karin tacked up Ribbon for her.

While they were out riding I was busy weeding the outdoor arena. Hanna City had lots of wonderful rain this last week and the arena looked like we were trying to grow grass. I got about half done before the ride was over. As soon as the mares were put away Karin and I drove out to Middle Grove to pick up horses. We got all the way to the herd when the rain started pounding down, so hard it felt like hail. We were going to bring Hadassah and Sissy home but they were not too accessible so we just grabbed Ayanna, Violet and Jenis. They needed to be brought back any way for the practice on Wednesday and the show on Saturday. We will have to take another trip out to pick up Hadassah and Sissy. Jewel and Lola should also be brought back for ultrasounds. All the babies were checked out and all look great. When we came over the hill we saw the herd spread out grazing in the valley. It was a beautiful sight and I was regretting not bringing the camera until the rain started. 

It was a miserable trip home, our clothes were completely soaked as if we had jumped in a lake. It had rained here also and was still sprinkling when we got back. Jenis was put in with Killian and Ayanna & Violet put in with Eliza and Zalena. Ribbon and Whitney were loose, they had knocked a gate off the hinge and stepped over it. Whitney was wandering around kind of lost with 3 boys calling to her while Ribbon made a bee line for the field and was chomping down as fast as she could chew. 

This evening I worked on a wake boarding video from the vacation. It is almost 20 minutes long and in high definition. Hopefully It will be rendered by morning and can be uploaded to youtube.