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| Shoes pulled |
It didn't feel like I'd ridden the miles to be ready for shoes again... Can you tell the incessant rain is getting to me? The farrier was scheduled & I've got to stay positive when regarding the weather - best to err on the side of positive thoughts - this time of year! When Justin took a look, the barium nail heads were well below the inside edge of the eventers.
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| Right front |
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| Left front |
Amazingly - we've made it almost through the worst of the winter months with all four feet looking good! Lots of cup to Farah's feet, thick hoof walls & healthy frogs. Between bouts of torrential downpours - Justin got the job done!
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| Left rear |
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| Right rear |
Farah's hind feet are somewhat narrow & she tends to wear her shoes slightly to the outside, but otherwise all four stayed well balanced over the almost six-weeks since her first shoes of the year. When I looked at my mileage - we did have 100-miles on these shoes. I'm ahead of where I was last year - due to getting in some longer rides in January. February though - has been kind of a
bust. After checking back over a couple years - it's become obvious that it's February that seems to be the least favorable month weather-wise for riding!
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| All done! |
I ran out of
cookies when Justin drove in the last nail! Good timing all-round! This time of year, with Farah feeling
fresh & the ground too saturated for any play - cookies work. Yesterday when I turned her out, Nika decided that it was time to start barking - puffed herself up &
threatened Farah - from a safe distance of course! This - Farah took as an
excellent excuse for some big time running, bucking, sliding, spinning & tearing up of what's left of her pasture! Today - I tossed her a fresh pile of hay to occupy her time.
My replacement Garmin 310 did Not come as promised yesterday. When UPS left without stopping, I went in to call. They had dropped the proverbial
ball & it had not had shipped. Long conversation - too late for it to go out yesterday. It did go out today - overnight. With any luck at all - I'll have it tomorrow, time to play with the settings & have it ready when I do ride again!
Then - there's my saddle... The old tree is in UT, but Randy has a convention this week... So - no work on the new tree so far. There's always
Next week right?
