Little Wonder Had A Visitor

What a beautiful day.  70s and very little humidity.

Rebel was holding his own this morning.  No bute.

Buddy went out after he toured the barn.

At 9:30 I drove down to Brockport to give this box to my friend, Andrea.  Judy P. and I got together some goodies for her sister Helen, who lives in Scotland (she will deliver it for us).  We have not seen her in a couple of years and thought she would enjoy some treats etc. from Wegmans and elsewhere.

Little Wonder went with me.  You know how much he loves Andrea.

Around 11 I started mowing the lawn.  Better today, as we are going to have some hot weather again.  My friend Sandra is sending it from Minnesota!  Gary's kitchen garden is like a jungle.

This afternoon another one of Little Wonder's favorite people stopped up.  He will never forget her and all the days they saw each other when Ronin was here.  He and Janet will always be besties.

Gary has started bringing a few tomatoes in the house.  I put them in the kitchen window and they finish ripening in a day.

He grilled for me tonight.

While he did that, I roasted some of our own potatoes.  They are so good.

When it's cool like this, I don't mind cooking at all.

Chores at 8:30.  Rebel was slightly off but not bad.  He should not have been running around last night.

He is very good at keeping his boot on.

I have been tuned into the fiasco happening in the Dressage World lately.  One of the top Olympic Riders has been forbidden to participate, as a video has been posted of her training methods (whipping a horse over and over and over during a lesson she was giving, trying to get it to canter properly).  It is quite the controversy and makes me pretty sick, thinking about all the horses that get abused by trainers and riders as they try to get into the big time.  CDJ has been at the top of her game and has now crashed.    I don't care what level rider you are, the horses need to be respected and you need to be patient as you communicate what you want.  Some think there is a movement to eliminate horse sports from the Olympics.  Others think that reforms are needed.  Some make pitiful excuses.  Horses are not vehicles.

What a mess.  Anyone who is abusive should be held accountable, regardless of what level rider they are.

Night all.

 

Busy... Morning 'Til Night

 Cooler and much less humid.  What a day!

I finished chores just as the farrier arrived.

Buddy was first and we assessed Rebel before deciding to do his feet.  He was moving well and I had just put on a new boot yesterday.  She did all those not wrapped and he stood well.  He has had his quota of bute and as of tonight is going cold turkey.  Jessy will be coming back to finish that foot after she once again, checks for an abscess.  Want to see how he is for the next two days.

More blossoms today.

My friend Judy stopped up and brought us a few treats for lunch.  We had the stuffed bread with  leftover pasta from yesterday,

Gary spent the afternoon working on the island garden.

I went to the library for bridge and stopped at Wegmans on the way home.

At 5:30 Little Wonder and I drove Gary down to the Welcome Center for Summer Serenades, then went back home and packed us a simple dinner.

Got down there around 7.

Tonight featured Mike and the Motivators.

So many of my pals support these concerts!

Home just before 9 and it was almost dark.

Not only was Rebel moving well, he and Buddy were running around (giving me a heart attack).

Little Wonder decided to go out with me and then waited on the porch. 

Night all.