Another Middle Grove Pickup

We had a blustery cloudy COLD morning and the day didn't improve as far as the weather. It was just plain nasty outside. Rhoda arrived with her darling puppies. She took them out to potty in the grass and I just had to take pictures. They really are that cute and that much fun to play with.

If you would like to see the rest of the puppy pictures click HERE.  Rhoda met Karin at Middle Grove once Karin got off work.  They had a problem again with a foal not wanting to load. Oksana's filly Darla was more than happy to just jump in the trailer but Roxanne's colt Dublin decided he wanted to stay and would not get in the trailer. Rhoda ended up having to pin him against the trailer door and Roxanne then put a halter in him and both she and Karin had to encourage him to get in. We have someone coming tomorrow to look at the foals and we wanted Rosaleigh home so Rhoda can keep training her. As soon as they got back the 3 mares and 2 foals were taken right into the stalls and the mares de-wormed with Strongid. As soon as Oksana was done, Karin took her and Darla out to be with the other fat mares. Below Darla is heading out of the barn. This filly is such a sweetie.

Rosaleigh and Roxanne were put in their own paddock so they can be grained as both of those mares need extra calories.
We also gave Dublin a half dose of Strongid as he is now 3 months old. He and Roxanne were taken to the outdoor arena for some pictures for the website before sticking them in with Rosaleigh. This colt is maturing nicely and will really make someone's dream come true.

 Studley went running in to play with him but this colt did not want to play. 

He kicked Studley and that just shocked the poor dog who went crying to Karin. His feelings were hurt more than the kick hurt. He just couldn't figure out why he got kicked, all the other foals like to play with him. If you would like to see the rest of Dublin's pictures click HERE. Both Rhoda and Karin were pretty frozen by the time we were done. The dark is coming way too soon.   Karin went over to mom's to warm up but Rhoda decided to keep working, cleaning the back garage of the stall barn. 

As soon as Mark got home tonight a fire was started in the wood burner. Thankful for that warmth today. Mark grilled steak tonight for steak tacos for our dinner. After dinner Ruth, Karin, mom and I played Mexican Train. We had a good time. So thankful Karin and Rhoda were willing to face that cold damp wind and found a way to get Dublin in the trailer.