I smell like a horse.......

It's cool and sunny here today, a nice relief from the hot and humid weather that we have had all summer.  It was 57* when Dad and I went on our walk this morning.  Had to walk right along to keep warm.  I like it though, I have so much more energy when it's cool.

My gardens are doing well, at least my flower gardens.  My veggie garden is pathetic but we are getting a few things out of it for dinner each evening.

Lisa, Miss T's riding instructor was here yesterday and they had a nice ride.  Miss T is loving riding Lil' Bud and he is getting some good exercise.

Don't know why but Blogger won't let me make these pictures smaller...........

Lisa is riding Nick and he is coming along really well.  He is getting back into shape after all of his surgery last winter and being on so much stall rest.  His back seems fine, no more soreness and his spine has healed.  He gets running out in the pasture and just flies!  It is so pretty to watch, it must be the part Thoroughbred in him.  He leaves poor little chubby Kipper and old Lil' Bud in the dust!

I rode yesterday too and took Kip along with me and Bud to give him some exercise too.  He can trot as fast as Bud canters, no wonder ponies are uncomfortable to ride! :o)  We were going along and I noticed a hole in the ground, not good when you have horses that could step in them and break a leg.  It was filled with wasps, I think they must have taken up residence in an abandoned groundhog home.  I marked it with a big stick and will have to get the Hubs to kill the wasps and fill in the hole.  Don't like to kill anything but can't take a chance of one of my horses stepping in it.

Did about three hours of mowing yesterday too.  My sister was here and thought my mowing outfit was something else....... Don't you love the cap and the earmuffs?  If I don't wear a cap the metal part of the earmuffs that goes over my head gets really hot in the sun and burns my head. I think it looks like Princess Lea's hair in Star Wars!

She caught me mowing too.  I love to mow but it makes my ears ring even though I have ear plugs in under the ear muffs!

Well Miss T and I just got back from a long trail ride and it was beautiful out there.  We checked out how the new carriage road is coming and it's going to be great, all shady and nice!  We watched the contractor bring his HUGE dump truck up and deposit a big load of earth which will be replaced with gravel.  It's going to add another couple of miles to our rides which will be nice.

All of the horses were ridden today, Miss T rode Kip and Nick and I rode Bud.  I love it when all of my horses get worked and stay nice and fit.  Now we are back at the house and have had lunch and I am finishing this up and she is having some ice cream.  It's Weight Watchers ice cream and is soooooo good.  You'd never know the difference if no one told you.

Hope you all have a good weekend.  We are headed to the lake as it's supposed to be really nice this weekend, not too hot but hot enough to be in swimming and such.  It sure is the count down on summer so we are making the most of every day.  Take care!!