What A Patient Boy Today
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 09:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
debris4spikeI got to Toni's early today - and walked across a very foggy field to find DJ near the water trough - with the other 5 horses nearby in their respective fields (The trough is in the junction of 4 fields - so a good place to meet up and get caught up with the gossip!)
We walked back to his box and once in the light I could see that I had an impossible task - he was wet, muddy ... muddy and wet! Fortunatly I wasn't due to ride as we were waiting for the farrier - but I had to check him over, comb his main, trim about 4 inches off his tail and generally check that he was coping with the winter.
So far - so good.
However - the farrier was an hour and a half late - so poor DJ was fed up - as he was too dry to groom he had basically been spending the last hour waiting for his shoes to arrive. When Ian eventually turned up I knew that it takes about an hour - and as Ian has very little patience I did wonder what would happen -
But DJ excelled himself - he stood as goog as gold while he was being shod. Yah - carrots were truly deserved ... and I was able to give his box a really good clean for him - so hopefully he noticed that as well!
We walked back to his box and once in the light I could see that I had an impossible task - he was wet, muddy ... muddy and wet! Fortunatly I wasn't due to ride as we were waiting for the farrier - but I had to check him over, comb his main, trim about 4 inches off his tail and generally check that he was coping with the winter.
So far - so good.
However - the farrier was an hour and a half late - so poor DJ was fed up - as he was too dry to groom he had basically been spending the last hour waiting for his shoes to arrive. When Ian eventually turned up I knew that it takes about an hour - and as Ian has very little patience I did wonder what would happen -
But DJ excelled himself - he stood as goog as gold while he was being shod. Yah - carrots were truly deserved ... and I was able to give his box a really good clean for him - so hopefully he noticed that as well!
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Date: 2007-12-04 10:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-05 01:47 pm (UTC)btw - you are certainly getting a great selection of icons!
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Date: 2007-12-04 11:30 pm (UTC)They are only virtual but its the thought behind them.
What a good boy he was, well except for the coming in muddy part but thats a boy thing.
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Date: 2007-12-05 01:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-05 12:09 am (UTC)Is anything different done for the horses during winter? To help them to cope?
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Date: 2007-12-05 01:50 pm (UTC)Other than that - you have to watch weight (not in DJ - LOL) as, if they live out, the quality of the grass isn't always as good.
Does that answer all the questions?
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Date: 2007-12-05 01:55 pm (UTC)Reading all your DJ adventures makes me wish I could ride too.
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Date: 2007-12-05 01:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-05 01:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-05 01:52 pm (UTC)BUT I also realise how lucky I am - which some people don't acknowledge
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Date: 2007-12-05 02:00 am (UTC)And I think Cardboard Spike should come give you a foot rub for all your hard work... but he's stuck in all this snow :-P
I keep telling him to forget about those stoopid planes and invest in a TARDIS already!
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Date: 2007-12-05 01:54 pm (UTC)btw - Love that icon - it is one of the best Christmas ones!
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Date: 2007-12-06 12:10 am (UTC)I almost forgot about the bracelet!
I should get him one for Christmas.
I love Santa Doctor... but not half as much as Santa Ted :-)
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Date: 2007-12-06 11:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-07 02:40 am (UTC)Santa James?!
Santa Spike?!
Oh my! I never would have guessed ;-)
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Date: 2007-12-07 11:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-07 12:25 pm (UTC)Yeah, he's heart-stopping isn't he?
James was on that Without a Trace show last night.
He tackled a bad guy and I half expected him to slap his palm to his forehead and go "OUCH!"
I keep forgetting he really doesn't have a chip in his head.
hahaha
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Date: 2007-12-07 12:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-08 05:17 am (UTC)Are the new episodes starting?!
What series are you in?
Oh I need to move over there just so I can keep up with Doctor Who/Torchwood!
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Date: 2007-12-09 07:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-09 07:20 pm (UTC)Oh good!
I can't wait then :-)