Hot, what can we do

As is my new habit, I will try to post the first photo I see from my online photo album. It gives me random photos every time I log in, and I'm sure you'll all remember them!

This is my mare Mara, the one who taught me to let go, life is too short.

This horse, however, loved the arena, and shuffled around in her true comfort zone for me. Just don't try to take her out of that safety zone.

This is one of my many tried and failed German dressage trainers, and she, as they all do, had the best of interests, but was out of her depth (scared) with Arabians (like the others).

I was offended when I called her up to say I was selling Mara, and she never spoke to me again. I had assumed she'd want to offer lessons during the selling process, but no, she was outta here. It spoke volumes, her dropping contact at that moment.

So again I lose respect for another German dressage trainer. Counting on one hand, moving to the next.

Mara loved that arena, and was the best horse on the lunge I've ever met. Go girl, in your new life! I know she's happy, from what her people say. I visited her, and she walked away from me on sight. Ha, bye bye!

     

I took dozens of photos of this dressage trainer on Mara, and every one had  Mara's head rolled behind the bit, and when I showed her the photos afterwards, she said, "I had no idea."

No idea? Well if the crownpiece of your bridle disappears when you ride, that's the sign. Unless you ride a stallion/Andalusian where the crest hides both poll and ears *lol*

I'd appreciate advice if I'm mistaken, if she has aspects of her style that I have not seen. And I admit the horse worked willingly for her, as Mara always did in arenas.

The pastern to hoof angle worried me, but this photo was taken at the deepest moment of the angle. Still.... I've seen stallions advertised with this angle mismatch exactly.  (Pastern to hoof - Mag has deep pasterns, but his hooves match the angles, at least now.)



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The next 2 weeks we'll have 80F weather, and I do what I can outside, which is not much. Below is Mag's normal outfit now, it goes on every day, and he seems to appreciate it because he never walks away when I approach with the thing. Because of this I believe it works (it's a Horseware Bug Rug).

     

HAY MAKING!!!

So sorry I have no photos, I was busy counting bales. They took 180 small bales from our pasture yesterday! That's more than I imagined. Of course, the bales in Germany are half the size of the small bales in America, but still, 180 on 5 acres made me happy.

And the next day I let them out on it. You can see the remains that the hay machines did not catch. I used to worry about colic but I don't anymore.     



Soooooo hot. But thankfully dry. But not so good - the horseflies. I got blood taken twice today at 8 AM. Bellis is getting zinc on her chest, and permethrin, because something is attacking her. No idea.

I called and the vet will come out Friday to take care of her, and check on Mag.
     

     


     
Aarene's gonna laugh, cuz I scorn those who sit on the ground under their horses. But hey, DONKEY.

     

THIS is what I dream of right now. Plush white ice cold, it's miserable here in June.

I'm trying to arrange for a hotel or AirBnB and of course there is nothing with A/C, fans, or bug screens on the windows. I'm trying to get accommodations for a little Arabian horse show in the north of Germany next week. We'll see if I can manage it.