I still am not a winter person. Though the ponies very clearly are still much happier where it actually gets cold in the winter, so that still makes it ok with me. Plus, this is the equivalent of summer in the south where the heat and humidity is so crushing you feel like you are committing animal abuse by asking a horse to work in it, so they get a little vacay. In the end, it all evens out.
We only have one more full winter here before we move again. Also, having the ponies at home is much easier because even with storms like this, I get to see my ponies all day long. I can still ride without risking my life driving on the roads to get to a barn somewhere, or just not going and then not getting to see them. The roads were absolutely horrible yesterday.
Klein and Wes let their maple leaf flags fly in weather like this. The always have the choice to be out or be in their stalls. I never lock them up. I had their stalls cleaned and bedded, nice and fluffy. Where were the Canucks?? Out in the near white out conditions of course. Where else would they be?
Pretty sure they were out there singing O Canada to each other and reminiscing about growing up in the mother land.
Mochi isn't convinced they know right from wrong yet, and she stayed up on the porch of the barn in front of the stalls and kept an eye on them.
If nothing else, it is kind of pretty, I guess.
Lovely photos. Glad Wes & Klein get to experience a little "homeland" weather. Do you have any idea where you will move next? Do you get to choose? Pls. post a photo of "fluffy" Wes. Does Klein have a winter coat, or are you clipping her somewhat. I agree, it has been a very mild winter down here & up there.
ReplyDeleteYou have a good week!
All three of them have actually been running around and acting silly the colder it gets. It is pretty entertaining. Klein has even busted her ass once. I have a video, I will have to put it on IG.
DeleteYes, we do have a say in where we move and we do know where we want to go. There are still a couple things we are waiting on before we submit our list for the next move. I have a year until I even have to submit it. Things will be more concrete by then too.
Klein has a half ass winter coat. She is clipped but not a huge clip on her right now, just a conservative Irish clip. I'll take more off as her work load increases again in preparation for the upcoming season. Mochi has a decent coat this year, I didn't clip her at all since she still isn't doing anything. Wes has a full on Wooley Mammoth coat. It is so thick, you can't even see his freeze brand that much right now. I will get you a pic :)
Cute that your Canucks are out enjoying the weather! As a fellow Canuck, that made me smile! ;-) Admittedly, we have a bit more snow here and 50 degrees is t-shirt weather!
ReplyDeleteHaha, enjoy that t-shirt weather! I love my Canadians ;)
Deletelolol I laughed at them 'singing o canada' to each other. love happy ponies in the snow.
ReplyDeleteLol me too. I look out the front window like wtf are they doing out there?!?! But knowing they have chosen to stand out there by their own decision makes me ok with it. I try my damnedest not to anthromorphosize in the winter. When we had that cold rain all day last week, Wes stood out in it all day. He had his sheet on at least.
DeleteYou certainly get to experience the full gamut of temperature ranges.
ReplyDeleteEgh, I know right? I'm not sure what I think about this. I am just glad that none of mine are delicate flowers and always seem to tolerate insane temp variations well.
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