I have not posted in a while....Life has been so freaking nuts. A lot has happened at work...Fen has been lame....and well I may be losing my insanity! there is just so much going on I can not focus on anything.
First of Fen has been limping on and off. He had me Oh So worried about him. Every time he got worked, He would be dead lame the next day. Finally after driving myself crazy I called the vet out. I was fearing the worse. he ran every lameness exam you can think of. And He said he was FINE! He said that he may have sprained his ankle or something. Or he may just be sore from all the extra riding. Whatever the case is he is fine!
Since Fen magically healed from his mystery lameness, I rode him in a gymkhana last week and he kicked major ass! He placed in almost all his events except barrels. (he decided to go his own way instead of the pattern. We got second on pole bending, third on the obstacle course, fourth on the flag race, and fourth on the "gated stakes". It was so much fun and he is so talented. Or at least I think. ;-)
Panda lost his manhood yesterday. I really don't think he cares. He acts like he never even had surgery. He is happily running around and bothering me. Stinky kitten!
Oh well. bye bye.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
It's Been A While
So I haven’t not written a blog in over a week. I really do not have a good reason why. I guess I have been really tired. Three people called in sick at work last week So I have been hauling butt for three people. Good news though. After nagging my boss enough I finally have the good early shifts. So I close twice and get to open three times in one week. That is music to my ears! It means way more time in the saddle. Which I am very happy about.
A lot has been going on. I am still in between the fence about moving Fen to a new ranch. I really love being near my friends and having people to ride with. But I am having some problems. Main problem with one particular friend. He is having some financial issues. So he started to give riding lessons to make some extra income. This was a really good idea but he does not have a horse that will tolerate the bad riding of a beginner. And since Fen is such a good boy I offered to lend him Fen for his program. At no cost. But he is abusing the privilege of using my horse. Last week he gave his first group lesson to a husband and wife. I had a Saturday off which is rare. So I decided to go and watch and see what really goes on. The husband was a macho jackass with a bad attitude. I really did not want him riding my horse. But the wife was a better rider so she had to ride my friends mare who is for experienced riders only. So he had to ride Fen. He was yanking on the bit, kicking him so bloody freaking hard. And making him run around so much. After the lesson I told my friend how I felt and He really did not care. So I called that strike two since. Strike one was when he had a new student on him and she was yanking on his mouth and my friend would not correct it. Than to make matters worse he was limping after the lesson. Than I check under his feet and his feet were not picked and he had a rock under there. So now he has stone bruising thanks to my friend not checking his hooves.
So than yesterday I had an early shift so I wanted to go see my horse. It was lesson day for my friend but he said not to worry because Fen was just being used in a ring lesson and he would be done by twelve thirty. I get there at twelve thirty on the dot. But Fen is not in his stall. I look in all three arenas and could not find him or my friend. I was worried. I had no clue where my dear Fen was. Than a half an hour later he showed up with my horse like nothing was wrong. He was a half and hour late and did not tell me he was going on the trail. And the worse part is I asked him not to use him on the trail since he used him in his group lesson earlier that day and since my horse was still sore from the previous weekend of use. After that said and done he had the nerve to ask me to help him get ready for his next lesson since he was running late. All this and not a dime from him. It just makes me so sad. I feel like I am being taken advantage of. I was just trying to be a good person and help a friend out. I was not asking for anything except the mere respect for me and my horse. But with that all said and done it makes me wonder if I made the right choice to stay at my ranch.
Fen is lame right now. I am really praying that he just needs shoes. Since I have him barefoot right now. I love this horse and I would be so upset if something were to happen to him. I have already lost a couple special horses. I will cry if something is wrong with him.
Another thing to ad to my frustration I have to do my income taxes tomorrow. I have never done them before so I am very nervous. And I ALSO have a dentist appt the same day. I hate the dentist.
Than to top it off. All my cats have FLEAS! I keep my place so clean! I think I brought them home from work. All my cats are so itchy. We treated them with flea treatments and its helping. But gosh when am I going to get a break.
My luck has been kind of stinky lately.
A lot has been going on. I am still in between the fence about moving Fen to a new ranch. I really love being near my friends and having people to ride with. But I am having some problems. Main problem with one particular friend. He is having some financial issues. So he started to give riding lessons to make some extra income. This was a really good idea but he does not have a horse that will tolerate the bad riding of a beginner. And since Fen is such a good boy I offered to lend him Fen for his program. At no cost. But he is abusing the privilege of using my horse. Last week he gave his first group lesson to a husband and wife. I had a Saturday off which is rare. So I decided to go and watch and see what really goes on. The husband was a macho jackass with a bad attitude. I really did not want him riding my horse. But the wife was a better rider so she had to ride my friends mare who is for experienced riders only. So he had to ride Fen. He was yanking on the bit, kicking him so bloody freaking hard. And making him run around so much. After the lesson I told my friend how I felt and He really did not care. So I called that strike two since. Strike one was when he had a new student on him and she was yanking on his mouth and my friend would not correct it. Than to make matters worse he was limping after the lesson. Than I check under his feet and his feet were not picked and he had a rock under there. So now he has stone bruising thanks to my friend not checking his hooves.
So than yesterday I had an early shift so I wanted to go see my horse. It was lesson day for my friend but he said not to worry because Fen was just being used in a ring lesson and he would be done by twelve thirty. I get there at twelve thirty on the dot. But Fen is not in his stall. I look in all three arenas and could not find him or my friend. I was worried. I had no clue where my dear Fen was. Than a half an hour later he showed up with my horse like nothing was wrong. He was a half and hour late and did not tell me he was going on the trail. And the worse part is I asked him not to use him on the trail since he used him in his group lesson earlier that day and since my horse was still sore from the previous weekend of use. After that said and done he had the nerve to ask me to help him get ready for his next lesson since he was running late. All this and not a dime from him. It just makes me so sad. I feel like I am being taken advantage of. I was just trying to be a good person and help a friend out. I was not asking for anything except the mere respect for me and my horse. But with that all said and done it makes me wonder if I made the right choice to stay at my ranch.
Fen is lame right now. I am really praying that he just needs shoes. Since I have him barefoot right now. I love this horse and I would be so upset if something were to happen to him. I have already lost a couple special horses. I will cry if something is wrong with him.
Another thing to ad to my frustration I have to do my income taxes tomorrow. I have never done them before so I am very nervous. And I ALSO have a dentist appt the same day. I hate the dentist.
Than to top it off. All my cats have FLEAS! I keep my place so clean! I think I brought them home from work. All my cats are so itchy. We treated them with flea treatments and its helping. But gosh when am I going to get a break.
My luck has been kind of stinky lately.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Just Got Next Week's Work Schedule
I am so extremely pissed off about it. My boss PROMISED me more early shifts. I have been working all night shifts for a long time now. I am so sick and tired of it. The one time I stand up for myself in life I get shut down. And I was also suppose to get a promotion which never happened. This is ridiculous and unfair. If this keeps happening I am going to have to quit and look for another job or sell my horse. And I really do not want to do that. I am so mad.
I do have my party later.
Ill post how it went later.
I am so pissed off right now. GRRRRR
I do have my party later.
Ill post how it went later.
I am so pissed off right now. GRRRRR
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