I think I speak for all Midwest horse people when I say this winter is one of the hardest we have had in years. Not only is it cold, but we had a short warm spell which melted a lot of snow but now all that is left is sheets of ice.
I fall and go boom at least once daily during morning barn chores. At least I have gotten better at knowing I am going to fall so I just sort of collapse down before I really eat shit.
Hampton is doing ok. He is a rugged dude, but since his field is covered in ice and snow the horses just stand at the roundbale and eat all day. And lounge a bit. Not much movement going on, so he has been stocking up on all four legs quite a bit. I have been riding when I can but that's only been 3-4 days a week if I am lucky. I might get another day when I am able to lunge him a bit. This helps, but it's simply not enough movement.
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| Just some jog time on the lunge when its 12 degrees and I don't want to take off my coveralls. |
This is my message to my fellow badass horsewomen (and men) to just keep on going. It has to end at some point? Right?
RIGHT?????
I dunno. This has been a rough winter everywhere I think. We've been lucky up here with not too much snow, but it's been really cold for a long while. I realized today when the weatherman were all excited about today's warm up (29 degrees, that was the big warm up) that this might be a long winter. I hope your ice melts soon though, that is treacherous! Also, if you wear enough pants, it doesn't hurt as much when you wipe out!
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