Where’s Al Been?
First thing comes to mind is “who cares?”. well don’t matter none to me cause I’m gonna tell ya anyhows.
Illinois weather gets pretty interestin this time of year. Wear everything you own one day to fight off the wind chill then get peeled down to keep from sweatin the next. Makes for pretty darn bad ground conditions too. Since my “indoor arena” is the 12′ wide aisle of our barn, gotta put up with the nasties when you get a chance to ride this time of year.
Been doin some horse transport..just local stuff. It’s a pretty good gig, get to meet some new folks and their horses. Chris, my wife, and I are “team drivers”. She does most of the unloaded miles and I slide over when we get loaded up. And I get to do all the miles backin up. A lot of stops are narrow drives where you gotta back into the road around a corner and such. Wish folks would think a little about that when they set up their properties but it’s just part of the job I guess.
Now with everything goin on what do you think is the last thing we needed? How about a yearling dun colt? Yup, our daughter Heather sweet talked Grandma and Grandpa out of a Doc’s Hickory colt. Of course if I was half sane I’d have said “absolutely not, are you nuts?” Course when it came out it sounded more like, “I don’t care”. Which if you know me for a while that translates into…”When can we pick him ip and get him over here???” He’s a good little fella and of course he’ll grow up to be an AQHA Superhorse.
Time sure does fly. All the equipment maintenance that is supposed to be done way back when is piling up like it does every year. Few nice days here and there remind me better get to it or it’ll be gettin in the way of ridin and stuff once spring starts inching in. Flatbed trailer needs wiring and paint job, tractor needs regular maintenance, truck needs to get tuned up, barn and property needs cleanin after winter. Best get to it I suppose.
Show season won’t be long away. Is there really horses under that winter hair and dirt? How come my dogs and goats can run through a mud puddle and stay clean but the horses could get dirty in a hospital?
MJ’s goin to make me rich and famous. Got me in the first Les Vogt newsletter!! I suppose maybe winnin the World Series or the Super Bowl is kinda nice but, WOW, to get in the Les Vogt newsletter now that’s the big time!!!!! Gonna start carryin a pen with me to sign autographs and stuff.
If you wanna see some pictures and stuff look at our website. www.home.earthlink.net/~accuratedesign
Even though I’m about to pass out on my keyboard, I had to read your post. Now that you’re going to be famous, I thought I’d say hi one more time, before you’re too busy for the little people like me.
Heather is a genius.
I know what you mean about horse dirt. I have to brush a dried mud puddle off Leo’s face every time I see him! Jeez!
07 Feb 2008 at 9:02 am