Time Flys

This year is moving fast!  It has been a cold miserably wet winter.  To keep the horses in good cheer we've added some special hay varieties, timothy, orchard grass, and alalfa.  The quality and price of coastal hay is always poor this time of year.  Apples and carrots are sure to bring some excitement even on the coldest of days.  Some of the seniors  have worn their coats for those chilly nights more often than usual love to have a good roll on the days they get to have them off.  I believe we've had 10+   freezes this year.  Amazing for Texas...Spring is on the way, the horses have started shedding their winter  woolies.  The lillies will bloom soon. This is also when I start to watch the oak trees.  Overnight it seems, the brand new leaves will appear which will eventually shade us this summer.  The horses have been very playful this week with the sun during the day and cold at night.  This combination gets everyone spunky in the morning. The donkeys are especilly fun to watch play. They bite at each others knees to bring their oponent to the ground.  The donkey that hits the ground lost that match and another match begins immediately so LOOK OUT!  The horses just like to blast around the place and seem to avoid any physical contact.  Just a good ol' run.  The mini mule always corners one of his pals and engages insome ruff housing just for the fun of it.  As soon as they see me, almost as if I rang a dinner bell they stop and come right  to me ready for their morning pats and breakfast. On the sunny days breakfast is followed by nap all stretched out in the bright morning sun.