Weekend's over and everything back to normal,( well as normal as things get around here) Had a great weekend just kickin back, working horses and enjoing good food, family and friends! Had a fun episode yesterday though, we were moving some of the animals from Annelies school to summer homes now that school's out. A couple of billy goats and two miniature pigs were to be hauled to a summer camp next to our old place. First we had to get the pigs drunk just to be able to handle them. 3 beers later the one pig was a happy camper and really easy to handle. The other one Lotta or Lena can't remember wich, got a pretty severe case of "I don't think so!!!" Chased her around the pigpen for awhile, pig screaming and running over or through watever was in her way. Finally I got her roped, well not as sexy as it sounds, had to use a dogleash turned lariat, and got close enough to snare her. Man, now I know what the term squeal like a pig comes from! She sounded like I was butchering her with a dull knife and skinning her alive!
Thrashing, jumping, rolling all the while screaming from the top of her lungs! Pretty strong suckers for an 80 pound creature. Finally we got her dragged in to the trailer while the other one ofcourse busted out! Annelie snared her, dragged her back in, slammed the hatch shut and off we went. So now we got us two pigs in the dogpen out back. Anyone for BBQ this weekend?
Ida & Gizmo blowing/eating soapbubbles.
I'm aint gonna help You, Thats what happens when U roll in manure!
Annelie took Ritzy out for her first drive too. She's slowly starting to look like a horse again.
Tried a modified halfbreed bit on Brady. He didn't care for it much and we're back in the spade again.
This, my friends, is a horse picking up the bit!! Photo stolen from Bruce Sandifer ;), thanks Bruce!
This is a Chuck Irwin spade. One of the really good makers who puts function and the horses mouth first, though he really does an excellent job flowing the silver on his pieces. One of maybe a handful who really masters the flowing technique.
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