Rerun is definitely enjoying being at the farm, but Cindy still won't come in. And, I feel guilty. We had some rain here, so I check TWC to see if there was rain at the farm. (We've been getting showers here, but nothing much at the farm.) And, the radar showed that a fairly good storm moved over the farm. So since Cindy won't go in the tack shed, she had to find shelter elsewhere. Of course, Rerun was snug in the tack shed.
In other news, I had planned on going to the hay auction today. But, since what I was after was RBs, and since my hubby STILL hasn't fixed the bearing on my trailer, I decided not to go. When I got to work today, my boss told me that she found a guy not too far away that had them for $25.00! She gave me the number and when I was done work, I gave him a call. I thought I was going to have to stop at the bank first, but then realized that I actually did have enough money on me. Only problem being, I won't just put one on the ground-the horses end up wasting it, and they had managed to pretty much get my RB feeder apart. They managed to lose some bolts and nuts, and had a couple others pulled thru the holes! So, I stopped at the farm first, and got one of the bolts out. Then, I went and got the RB. It was kind of lopsided, so he let me have it for $20.00!
From there, I went to TSC and got some bolts, nuts, washers and a hacksaw. Then, I headed back to the farm. That was when I realized how late it was! It was almost 2:00, and RU was leaving for a few days at around 2:00! And, I needed to check to see what she needed done while she was away. She had a list made up, plus she had me put out a RB for the mares.
Once that was done, I went and started working on the feeder. Of course, I had equine help. But, I opened the gate near my tack shed and put Stormy and Misty in the parking area. That got rid of half of my help. Then, I started working on the RB feeder. I was able to get some of the nuts off the old bolts. I cut one I couldn't, and started on another one when the blade broke.
So, I left that bolt in. All the rest got replaced. One of the legs that they had managed to bend down finally came off. Hubby told me B4 that he should be able to weld them back on, but that can wait.
W/the RB feeder back together, I unlocked the gate. Then, I went and got my truck and drove in the field. Licky and Honey were very happy to see me coming w/that hay. They tried to help me unload it by making it lighter, but it really didn't help much. Because it was lopsided, I did have some trouble getting it out, but was finally able to get it out. Then, I flipped the RB feeder on it's side, rolled it over to the RB, and put it over the top. Then, I drove my truck out and locked the gate. The horses really seem to like this hay, so tomorrow, I'll be calling the guy. I told him if the horses like it, I'd want 24 more. My plan is to get 8 in June, 8 in July and 8 in August. That would be enough hay to get me thru the worst part of the winter and means I DON'T have to go to the hay auction-unless I can't get more squares from the person I got them from. That would make my life so much easier.
Misty and Stormy were still eating the grass, so I grabbed a muck bucket and manure fork, and went to work. Once again, I cleaned all of my field. Then, I started on the stalls. They had a couple of piles in each stall. Not only did I get them out, but I also raked up all the stuff that was really loose. Tomorrow, I'll start working on the stuff that's packed down! By the end of the week, I should have the stalls all cleaned out, and the mountain of manure should be gone! Saturday, I'm planning on going late to feed Stormy his second feeding, then I'll spend the night. I'm looking forward to it.
If I do have the stalls all cleaned out by next week, I can finally start cleaning up the parking area. Part of that will be getting rid of the tall weeds that are growing in some areas. There's a lot of dock and poke growing. By this time next year, I should be able to relax more.
