just 10 more

Ach!  No sun again; this is like day 5 of clouds and rain.  I have already announced that I am going to STAY HOME and not step foot out of this house today.  Way too much on the go lately.

Friday evening we saw the horse again and A. rode about an hour.  Once again, she behaved beautifully, not a hint of a problem.  I did research that “in season” business Thursday night.  So……. here’s all the scoop—mares are called “long day breeders” as they only can get pregnant from about March till Oct (this can be altered by adding extra hours of daylight with lighting at the end of the day in their stall but that doesn’t apply here and is employed mainly to produce an early foal)…..they come in season every 21 (!!!!!) days and it lasts anywhere from 2 to 7 days with 4-5 being the norm……..the in season days can be eliminated with a rather expensive drug or by putting marbles in their uterus (act as an IUD) but the marbles must be removed in 6 months (not by me, thank-you)….there are also herbal treatments and Rachel is now on “Moody Mare”, so we’ll see how it goes………….apparently some are not at all bothered and some go quite nuts when in season and from what I saw she’s in that population…………so, worst case is we avoid her for a few days each month………so, I’m counting days and knowing more than I ever wanted to about horse periods!!!!  Oh, and they don’t bleed, they produce a clear liquid and it’s said that they are “winking”!!!!!!  Who comes up with this stuff????

Yesterday we went to a race; A. ran, I worked the finish.  She took 3rd in her age group for the 5K.  Then because we already were so far out in the country (this race was a bit of distance away, the most far one the club does) we stayed and went to a bunch of antique stores.  I saw some pieces I just loved.  Of course she found a tack store and we ended up staying out there and going to a tack and livestock auction  (one of the many things I would have bet good money I’d never do).  What an assortment of people!!!!!  Of course it was geared mainly to Western and she does English.  We got new stirrup leathers for $12.00 as the ones on Rachels saddle are a bit worn and they are even by the same manufacturer as Rachel’s saddle —Henry du somebody, I think.  Anyway, A. assurses me it was a great bargain—-all I see is money spent on something I never envisioned needing. 

Food yesterday was bad, very bad; including onion rings; believe me, they have no healthy food at livestock auctions.

Anyway, I slept well, will update later when I have eaten for the day.

Food for the day–started late…brunch: 2 soft-boiled eggs w/2 pieces whitewheat bread, V8 juice, decaf tea………dinner: tuna noodle casserole, mixed greens salad w/red pepper and cucumber and Kraft sun dried tomato dsg……..snacks: peanuts, cashews, liquorice

Have a good Sunday chickadees!

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