Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Ugh. Also, Grrr.

Cold. So cold. I'm not even going to post the temps and wind chills, as they are not fit for (wo)man or beast.

So, thank goodness we had a great weekend of riding, because I refuse to sit in the freezing cold saddle seat of death in this ridiculousness.

Oh, the cherry on top? The fricking automatic waterers at the barn weren't working yesterday-some were frozen, others (like Miles) weren't filling back up with water. Gah, Blarg, F%#k, etc. I really do love the waterers-the water is so lovely and clean and cool in the summer, ice-free in the Winter (of course, when it's working, ha ha). The design, with a plastic disk on top of the water that the horses have to push down to get a drink, is great for horses like Miles that are curious and like using their mouths for all things anyway. However, the down side is when they aren't working, it's very, very dangerous unless it's noticed right away. This is the first time the waterer in Miles' pasture has had an issue, but it's just one more thing to worry about. Of course, the barn help is bringing water buckets out to the pastures until they're fixed. In this weather, though, they freeze so damn fast. It sounds like they had the repair folks out today thank gawd. Hopefully all is well now.

Alright, enough whining. The good news? We're getting mirrors on one side of the indoor arena, Hooray!! I've never ridden with mirrors, and I'm really looking forward to observing my airplane toes and awesome lower leg that never stops moving while I'm posting! Seriously though, it's a great improvement.

That's all for now...tomorrow I'll be going out to the barn, mostly to stand very close to my horse and steal his body heat while he eats. Everyone wins! :)



Neglekted Pohnies too gud to drink frum bukkits nao. Make majik water box wurk again plz k thx.

10 comments:

  1. Stay warm! I don't like auto waterers for that reason - we use heated troughs outside and heated buckets inside - it also makes it easier to tell how much each horse is drinking. And some horses seem incapable of figuring out auto waterers (Maisie, that would be you).

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  2. I am completely and totally ready for winter to be over. Water troughs are no better than auto waterers, unfortunately :(

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  3. I can totally relate to the cold temps. Gotta love freezing cold Ontario weather! Brrrr. At least after today, the weather's supposed to start warming up. I am most definitely ready for spring!!!

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  4. Those auto waterers scare me. I top off Val's buckets every feeding to keep track of how much he's been drinking. Super glad we don't have to deal with temps much below 20. The tack room will usually keep an emergency bucket liquid if we lose the well pump.

    We're having a pathetic excuse for a snow event at the moment. Kind of snowy, kind of sleety... it won't even be pretty - just cold, wet and inconvenient. Tired of it :)

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  5. I'm jealous of the mirrors. I've never ridden with them, so I think Izzy would freak out a little bit...

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  6. Spring is coming, spring is coming, spring is coming... (If I write it enough maybe I'll start to believe it)

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  7. Yeah, it seems like the whole Country (and our friends up North) is in the same mindset.

    Yeah, the fact that you can't *really* keep track of a horse's water consumption with the auto waterers bothers me a bit, but with more than one horse in a pasture with a ginormous tank it's kind of hard to do anyway. I'm lucky that Miles almost always drinks after I turn him out. The water quality is seriously soooo much better though, especially in the summer. I don't think he liked drinking 80 degree water any more than I would:)
    Also? They're still not fixed. Something with the water line, or a breaker, I don't know. Not fun.

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  8. Boo! I hate any issue that detours our babies from drinking! I hope it gets fixed quickly. Mirrors, how FUN! I haven't ridden w/ them since my old school barn back in the day. They are helpful for sure and I wonder what Miles will think of them :)

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  9. Haha Kristen, I will bet ANYTHING he will be in lurve with his own reflection:) I'll have to video that first encounter:)

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  10. -10 this morning at chore time. BUT, upper 30's this weekend and all next week! Bring on the mud!

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