We have a lot of movement at Westwood this month and last to report!
Just a friendly reminder to please clean up the common areas (lounge, tack room, bathroom, breezeway) before you leave....there is a broom and dust pan in the lounge, so please do a little sweep up or rake before you go so you are leaving the facilities just as nice for the next person :)
HAY UPDATE...I have acquired about 300 bales of alfalfa/orchard hay from a farm in northern Virginia...yeah! The horses seem to love it....
Now, for the important stuff....
PARKER, KNIGHT & I-JIN....Parker is leaving us this month. His owner will be moving him, of all places, to my former Farm in Spotsylvania! It's a small world! Hope he continues on his road to recovery and gets lots of the TLC he deserves! Knight is good on supplements...I actually did not realize you have refilled them for about a week, so you may have a little left over when your next shipment comes in...I can always double him up if that occurs :) I-Jin is back in good health, but due to age and soundness issues, her competitive jumping days have come to an end. As such. Julie and Celilia have been on the hunt for a replacement (although I-Jin is not going anywhere) and may have found one in a little gray mare names Raven! Raven will be vetted this month and arrive at Westwood if all goes well...she will then depart again for some formal training in preparation for her new life as a show pony. Stay tuned!
PEDRO....is good on supplements and grain, but needs some more hay in the feed room, please!! He was introduced to Fiddle and Banjo the pygmy goats (more info to come about them later). Can you say waaaaaaaaaaaay over excited to meet them??? LOL...I had to put him in his stall because he was spooking the horse in the arena with his antics...That's right, the horse in the arena could care less about the goats, THAT is how much ruccus Pedro was causing over them....LOL....I think he wanted to pick them up and toss them around....very funny!
LEGEND, BUGZ & BUCK ....Supplements look good. Still on the last container....Per our discussion, Buck will be leaving us at the end of March to go back to his old stomping grounds at the Pond's house. Legend and Bugz are separate currently, but Legend will replace Buck in the large pasture and join Potter and Bugz at the end of the month. Reunited, at last! Legend tore his back leg strap on his blanket, FYI.
CASH is still on ulcerguard mon-wed-fri and a scoop of powder every night....you are good on both. He is still getting the boots on his hind legs before turnout, so let me know if that needs to stop at some point.
JAX is still good on beet pulp and supplement...I saw he got a rip in the top of his sheet....just a small one....it's still on him.
ALLIE ...like the picture? We haven't tried THAT one yet! haha
SUMMER & FROSTY ....Summer is off her supplement now. Both are happy and healthy! Kevin Clements is working the electric to their cottage as we speak....it should be complete around the end of the month I suspect!
FEDE .....Fede and Sue are still getting along great! She is happy and healthy, nothing new to report! Meredith and Holly mucked their paddock the second week of March as well....they are working their way around all the paddocks and pastures.
BOBBY.....Supplements look good! I have been leaving his sheet on day and night since he is so slick now....let me know if you want that to change. Bobby's pasture-mate, Parker, is leaving this month, and Knight or Raven will be joining him after that. Raven is a mare, but is used to being turned out with geldings and gets along well. We'll see how it plays out.
CHARLIE, SUNNY, TWINKIE & SUE.....Sue has settled right in, although battling pulled shoes and an abcess has really put a damper on her work schedule! She looks to be on the mend now though. Sunny is getting ready to start his career as a hunter horse. kaitlyn has big plans for him! Your supplements look good. Charlie and Twinkie HAVE SOLD! They are going to live with Melissa Carwain, who just happens to e purchasing our old Farm in Spotsylvania. They are a great family and are going to a wonderful home. This means Sue will be moving up in life to a barn stall at the end of the month. She will be turned out with I-Jin and Allie. Hoping to get a couple more paddocks built this summer to spread them out a little better.
POTTER.....is good on supplements!
GRACIE.....has settled in nicely and seems to get along very well with her new pasture mate Fede. She just has her sheet on as long as it stays above freezing, and that seems to suit her. Do you want to add her to Jeff's Farrier schedule? When is she due for her next visit?
DE-WORMING: Just a reminder that we normally de-worm our horses at every ferrier visit...please ensure your horses are on a good rotation schedule.
FARRIER: Please arrange for the holding of your horse(s) if you are not available. Don't forget about your appts! Dates and times can be found on the online calendar. We have 3 appts now to service everyone!
On my side of the fence, Tacks has sold. She is in Kentucky as we speak, and headed to her retirement home in OH after foaling. We'll miss her, but I could not have hand picked a more suitable home for the old nag. She is charmed!
Woodie is still offered for sale. Abby Boldenow is riding him for me on occasion to help keep him conditioned....hoping to have him tuned up for some local shows this spring..pls pass thw word:
http://www.dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php?form_horse_id=1169370
Thanks for the opportunitiy to care for your horses! For those that find themselves on the show circuit, Best of Luck in 2008!
