Polar vortex again...

Sigh, this winter has been trying.

On the 'good days' when I have a bit of mid work week time, this is what we do. It's still productive but it's HARD walking through the 2-3 ft of snow piles and ice to get to the snowy summer pasture.

Oh well, as long as this fuzzy angel face is having fun...I don't really have a thing to complain about 

ZOOOOMIES

and then La la la la la la

What a funny boy. He has such talent..I'm going to try to do something more with channeling it this spring/summer

The puppy brothers snuggling in for a warm mid day nap

Greek holy water that you take home to sprinkle on your family and home.

(and dogs and horses)

Another mid work day, time enough to check on fuzzy (that temp was about 14 and he was doing great sans blanket) and stuff both the boys with hay to get out of the wind

SPOILED...as we like it ;)

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Saturday morning, waiting out a snow storm before our barn visit. Mason could care less that I had made lemony Dutch baby pancakes with powdered sugar and black tea with coconut milk

His eyes say "GET DREZZED IN UR STINKEE HORSIE CLOTHES AND LESSS GO!!!"

So I did.

I drove out to the barn in a white out. I didn't even care. I just wanted to SEE my horse and not be pressed for time. Snow, windy, whatever, I was going.

It was windy and cold and snowy, but temps were in the 20's so I wanted to yank his blanket and allow him to run free and naked. It was snowing SO hard I doubted myself. I took him inside the barn, yanked the blanket, groomed him and when I walked back out 10 minutes later...

Sun and no snow! I literally ran back in the barn, grabbed my bitless bridle and helmet and decide to hop on bareback. I didn't care if it was for 15 minutes, I was going.to.ride!

It felt so good. Like soul feeding good.

The snow was powdery, the wind stopped, the sun shone through...hello and thank you horse gods!

 We did a couple of trot sessions but between his BIG lofty snow trot and the slippery ice underneath, I didn't push it. I didn't want to bounce off or have him slip and hurt himself. So we just ambled around making patterns and riding softly. I probably rode for 25 minutes, but it was so good.

 Cookie face afterward. 

I stuffed him full of cookies for 

A. allow me to scramble up on his back bareback when I was needing about 18" more in height to get up

B. Listening under 'bareback'

 This boy is food motivated like a dog

 This little French munchkin is healing really nicely and I'm happy to report his bad breath (like a shrimp boat) is gone!
He is such a good little patient

My best boy for late night cuddling and my barn co-pilot

Stay warm!

Laz is currently blanketed and I can't wait to yank it off him tomorrow!