Spring Plans!!!

Well, I am pretty bad at keeping up with my blog in honest truth. I try so hard....but yeah. Anyway I have got some major things happening in spring! I just can't wait. To begin i will be getting (drumroll) Chickens!, Ducks!, More Goats!, and....... something else! Also there will, in fact be a barn in the next few months. Of course if you get a barn it is absolutely necassary to get a ???????

I will be getting 4-6 chickens, 4 ducks, and 2 goats. I am purchaseing the goats from the nice women who sold me Lily and Daisy (below).

There are some other animals that need to be talked about (before i dont post anything for another few months).

First is that beautifle thoroughbred horse in the picture below. He is a retired race horse, and he is also only 3 years old. His name is "Big Pete", and what an appropriate name it is. He stands about 16.5 Hands High (keep in mind hes only three years old). However Peteyboy, as my friend and i call him, has a very sad story. Pete was retired from horse racing at the age of 3, he was retired because he "lacked competative drive". He was trained from a very young age and probably suffered from premature joint problems. This is fairly self explanatory, when horses are trained from a young age (im talking around six months old, not a year old)  the harsh training that a race horse goes through can do permanate damage. The truth is, Pete will suffer from a great amount of joint pain by time he is 20 (if no surgery is preformed), also his joints could be permanatly injured. Even though its not apparent yet his joints could me mis-shaped or worn down. Pete truly is a sweet heart but you can tell the racing stables have affected his human interaction abilities. Pete was so used to running in and out of his stall to the pasture that now he has almost trampled his owner. Also he suffers from anxiety problems. He digs at the ground exsesively, which developed from waiting in the racing gates and that can do damage to the hoof. Also he is very pushie. Just holding him on the lead rope was difficult. Another thing is, Pete most likely suffers from joint inflamation problems, we found him running in the pasture and a half hour later his right knee was double the size of the other. Luckly Pete had a better fate them most other race horses (who end up getting slaughtered). I could go on and on about race horse mistreatment and health problems as i gave a speech about it recently. Pete is just one example of what can happen to a race horse. To race horse owner "if a horse dosent run, it dosent make money". Its the sad truth but luckly Pete was adopted by a nice lady named Nattalie, and now has a great home.

Below is Cleo, she is a new 4 year old that by friend has welcomed into her barn. Cleo will start training to become a barrel horse this spring. She is such a sweet heart and stands only 13.8 HH. She also looks alot like Peteyboy aside from the fact she is nearly 5 hands shorter, they have the same color and everything. 

Last is Peanut (the golden) and Bella (the lab). They are the best barn dogs in the world, even though they are not mine (they are my best friends) i still love them.