Birthday Surprise!

Yesterday was my birthday. I see other bloggers post about their birthdays and anniversaries and what they've done to celebrate. And I'd like to do that too, so I thought I'd share the birthday cake I recieved from Richard on my cell phone.

I have to tell you it's the first decorated birthday cake I've received in about 50 some years. I don't know whether to laugh or cry over that statement but one thing's for sure. I can appreciate its sentiment and the added bonus it had absolutely zero calories...........not bad for a woman wanting to lose thirty pounds.

To celebrate Richard and I worked horses. Well, what else would two horse crazy fools like us do on a winter's day? We only worked two loads of horses instead of three but six horses is still a lot and mostly it was fun.

The two yearlings are beginning to get an idea of what I'm asking them to do with their feet. And their condition is actually beginning to improve, although we've got a long way to go on that.

Legs is going just down right awesome. The horse just gets better and better each day. By the time show season rolls around we should be ready to go. Nationals is definitely the goal for the two of us this year and hopefully another horse or two.

Vee is beginning to understand what I'm asking her for regarding that left lead. The mare is getting the correct lead often enough now that I'm going to change the focus from the lead to improving the quality of the gait. She's getting a nice lope to the right but that left one has a ways to go to catch up, that's for sure. Once that gets fixed, it'll be time to begin working on frame.

The other two horses worked yesterday were Percy and Hope. Poor Percy probably felt picked on because Richard worked him on the ground. Jessica rode him some in the round pen and then I finished him up outside the pen.

Then Richard worked Hope in the long lines. We're getting ready to do video on her and her brother, Louie, for someone in Texas so he's working on the "final touches." Even thinking about it makes me want to weep.....I love this mare. Selling her was not what I'd hoped to do with her.

That in a nutshell is how I spent my birthday. Doing what I love best.........and that's working with my horses.

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