Finally an update!

Hi everyone, sorry I didn't post last week, it has been a busy time! Let's see.....

Heather came and did another acupuncture treatment on Tapper and she did Scotty's teeth. Scotty's teeth were not bad, they needed to be done but it was "typical young horse issues", no surprises which is VERY good! Rosy went to Heather's office for another acupuncture treatment for her hips - it's seems to be helping! Since she started with Heather she has not been limping!

Bruce was here and did the draft's feet (Scooby, Dolly and Jazzy). He was very happy with Scooby's foot, it's made some good progress! He put acrylic on the hoof to build it up so it is more like a normal hoof. Hopefully the acrylic will stay on until Bruce comes back next month, I don't want him to have to make an extra trip. You can see in the pic how good the foot looks now!

We have been riding as much as possible. We rode to the top of the mountain last weekend, we have also been doing some longer rides (3+/- hours) and are planning some even longer rides and some exploring when the temperature cools down a little.

The new run-in sheds came and look great! The horses go in and out of them a lot, and Jazz and Scotty have moved into one for overnights (yea!!! 2 less stalls to clean!!!). I bring them in to eat so I know they each get the right grain and supplements, then they go back out with hay for the night. They seem to like it!

Petrucchio and all the horses are well (knock on wood) and it has been a great summer for riding. Carla, Chris and I rode Saturday, we were out for about 3 hours. I rode twice yesterday! Carla, Kathi and I went for a trail ride in the morning and Gail and I went in the afternoon.

Dolly and Scotty seem to be in love.... Scotty decided he didn't like Dolly's braids though, apparently he likes his girls to wear their hair down, so he took the braids one by one, ran them through his lips until he got to the twisty at the end, pulled it off and dropped it on the ground! It was the funniest thing to see, I tried to get a pic but just couldn't catch them at the right moment...

Jim has been working with the excavator and loader here. He got the sites leveled for the run-ins, we were not too picky because they are movable and I may put them closer to the barn this winter. He has also been clearing along the fence line where it was all grown in by the woods. He did more in 1 day than I did in weeks!!! He has just a little more to do before he's finished.