Ah, to be home again..

We brought all the mares back to the farm, including Jynx, May 2. My mom can act crazy sometimes, but it's usually limited to beads and puzzles...it stays inside. Betty has some "different" versions of how to imprint a day old foal...we tucked tail, packed up, and headed home! Heck, my mom complained just today about having to walk around to each of the horses today and feed them. OMG no! Not actually LOOK at the animals you've owned for the last 7 years!!! How dare I ask her to do that? PFFFT. Need to have a talk with her, but I'm still SO relieved to be back home!

We're integrating Jynx with Dove, Cinder, Zierra, and Eve this weekend...should have some fun stories! So far we've had all of them together in the paddck except Eve - she cornered Jynx in the paddok at Betty's once and it was a hard time to get her off her! So we plan to turn Jynx out with Dove after walking her around the fenceline a couple times, add Cinder after a couple hours, then Zierra. Halfway through the day toss Eve in and hope Jynx remembers where the fence was while they sort their shit out. They've all stared at each other for 2 weeks now, been introduced for a couple hours in the paddok twice this week...whatever's left to sort out can be done in the big pasture! We'll have Justus and Flika to go round them up if someone breaks out...*thinks positive thoughts* CRAP.

OMG Eve struck out with her front leg at Niki when she was introducing the clippers! I shanked her hard about 4 times and made her back up a ways, took the clippers and went right back at it - rubbing it on her neck and flicking it on and off...stood fine so I called it a day. Would like to do more with her tomorrow on that...just have to watch her tootsies. I don't think she's a striker per se, was just a violent reaction to something scary. I hear you, what's the difference? I just don't think it was an intentional act to get Niki so much as an "OMFG GIT" scared moment. Either way it'll take out my knee so I have to do something about it, I just don't see it being a recurring probem.

I got my new saddle today!!! I bought Wendy's brand new english package from her for $350. Includes all purpose saddle, bright red blanket, stirups, leathers, and MASSIVE bridal! I have to go pick up a couple bits though...one for Eve and one for Flika. Her's was moved onto a blue bridal for Jynx but I think it was Niki's bit anyway so no harm in having extras. I was using Dove's just to let Eve get the feel of the bit, but after further examination it's HUGE in her 2 year old mouth! I think it might be big on Dove too! Anyway, need to restock.

Well, that's all for tonight...will update after the weekend, if I remember! We'll see!
Shay-la