Cash
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Due to finishing college late, extra work and a college trip, i haven't got to the yard before 6 at all this week. This isn't unusual and happens most weekdays, and I am used to being last at the yard, arriving once everyone's gone/is leaving (everyone else seems to be able to be at the yard before it gets dark, except me 
), but I haven't ridden at all this week.
This is partly due to the fact I've currently got 2 broken toes (thanks to my wonderful horse placing his foot none to lightly on mine on Sunday
) so all tasks involving walking take 2x as long when you're hobbling! meaning I don't have as much time..and partly because I just can't find the energy/motivation to tack up etc in the freezing cold just for a mooch around in the school as it's too frozen to do anything other than walk 
So basically Mon, Tues and Wed I've just got C out of his stable (as I finish late, the other liveries bring him in for me and he stands in his stable with some haylage til I arrive- sounds silly but I don't like it, wish I could be doing the bringing in, as he's my horse and I want to do everything
), mucked out etc, take off rug and a quick groom and carrot stretches (both of which he loves as he is very sociable!), rug back on and bung in stable for night with feed.
I feel bad as he is a fairly fit TB who gets bored easily- although he seems alright, very cheerful and not grumpy/irritable, and he is out 7.30am til 4pm every day (and from what the other liveries tell me, appears to have been exercising himself fairly adequately by racing around his paddock ). I've cut his feed and increased his haylage this week, so he basically currently gets only fibre in the hope that it'll keep him sane for when I do get back on!!
Sorry this is pointless and moany. Just getting a bit annoyed at not having much time with my boy during the week, and annoyed at myself for not using the time i DO have, to ride!
), but I haven't ridden at all this week. This is partly due to the fact I've currently got 2 broken toes (thanks to my wonderful horse placing his foot none to lightly on mine on Sunday
) so all tasks involving walking take 2x as long when you're hobbling! meaning I don't have as much time..and partly because I just can't find the energy/motivation to tack up etc in the freezing cold just for a mooch around in the school as it's too frozen to do anything other than walk So basically Mon, Tues and Wed I've just got C out of his stable (as I finish late, the other liveries bring him in for me and he stands in his stable with some haylage til I arrive- sounds silly but I don't like it, wish I could be doing the bringing in, as he's my horse and I want to do everything
), mucked out etc, take off rug and a quick groom and carrot stretches (both of which he loves as he is very sociable!), rug back on and bung in stable for night with feed. I feel bad as he is a fairly fit TB who gets bored easily- although he seems alright, very cheerful and not grumpy/irritable, and he is out 7.30am til 4pm every day (and from what the other liveries tell me, appears to have been exercising himself fairly adequately by racing around his paddock
). I've cut his feed and increased his haylage this week, so he basically currently gets only fibre in the hope that it'll keep him sane for when I do get back on!! Sorry this is pointless and moany. Just getting a bit annoyed at not having much time with my boy during the week, and annoyed at myself for not using the time i DO have, to ride!
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