As spring is finally coming to us here, I figured now was a good time to get Harley gelded, while there was still a clean mud free area, and before the flies. It went well Angela(Dr Oakley) popped over this morning and had a visit and hot cross buns with my sister Heather ,her hubby Marc, martin and I then we went out and ,turned this Harley , from a touring model to a sporty (LOL)
He is a bit tipsy still here, but doing well. I stayed with him and walked him until he got his "sea legs " back . And when I caught him to put him in tonight he seemed to be doing just fine. Albeit a bit low key for him.
Funny thing, we laid him down in front of the barn, in view of Phoenix, who was watching quietly until Haley went down, then ,Oh my!!! we had some theatrics! rearing and dashing about , and staring over the fence,looking for all the world like he was trying to be an Arab Halter horse. (must have been worried he was next!) I talked to him and he seemed to settle, and once Harley was on his feet again he was back to himself . I did catch a couple shots of him though looking quite regal later in the day .
My Blue eyed wonder
The rest of the day was pretty relaxed, just puttering around and spending time with hubby. Winston often digs a hole in the snow to make a bed and Martin decided to help him , digging him a snow fort in the big pile by the house.I think it was appreciated .
What a guy!
Well that's it for now, Enjoy your weekend and Have a Happy and blessed Easter.
and as always stay warm and safe my friends
10 comments:
Gorgeous pics of Phoenix! He looks quite regal indeed. Love the blue eyes. Our little black and white modern Shetland that we drive has those deep sky blue eyes, everyone that visits goes ga ga over them. Phoenix sure is a beautiful boy.
Wishing you a wonderful Easter and a beautiful weekend.
Glad to hear things are starting to warm up. Good thinking on timing, we seem to mirror a bit ahead of your weather - and it's a wet mudfest here. Great Phoenix photos & that last pic says it all - happy, happy, happy all the way around!
It cracks me up that all that snow is everywhere and you say, 'it's warming up'.
Um, have you actually LOOKED out there? :)
Love that your hubby is building snow forts for the dogs. Very sweet.
And as always, I love photos of Winston and all the horses. Makes me smile from my SNOW FREE home. :)
That blue sky sure made a nice back drop for Mr Blue Eyes :)
Happy Easter ...glad the weather is proving to move into spring mode and the calving is going well. Hopefully you have a wonderful summer like the one we have just had. It has just gone and gone. This is the first wet day we have had in weeks. Good for the water tanks and the grass growth.
rofl at Phoenix!!
I wonder if it's finally dawned on him how lucky he's been:)
Glad Martin's been around for helping, looks like he's well-appreciated.
Have a wonderful Easter Sunday!
Hello, Harley minus 2:)
Glad Harley was successfully "tutored"!
Phoenix looks glorious - Red does the same thing about Pie - if anyone's messing with Pie - say going in his stall for a vet visit - Red becomes very worried and has to closely observe what's happening to be sure Pie is alright.
Funny how the older horses become so concerned about the youngsters. I had a gelding that flipped out when the mare and foal across from him were turned out the first time. He didn't settle down until they were back in the stall where he thought they belonged.
Glad you have Martin home for a bit to help with the calving.
I love how Martin joined in to help Winston :) That's great! Boy you guys have a lot of snow!
Wow. I don't want to jinx it or anything but I'm feeling pretty special over here in my little nook.The snow is almost all gone and it is warm and sunny. We are hovering at just under 0 at night and it was 20 here today.Love the Phoenix shots what a handsome fellow.Poor little calves I always think it must be such a shock....to come from such a warm place and get dumped out into snow and cold.They must be tough cause they seem to survive it. Anyhow glad Martins around when you need him. The dogs look like they enjoy it too. Well you.. stay warm and stay home if you can.
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