Sun-Up to Sun Down.......part 1

On this particular Saturday, I left my house @ 7am & did not return for 12 - count them - 12 hours.  And it was wonderful!!!

My 2 friends from hippo therapy joined me once again & we had a beautiful equine filled day together :)

First off....Tia & I did some English seat - my buddy Kayla was on the Buddha.

     When my friends arrived - they mounted up & the day just blossomed.

        That's Kayla in the middle between Bernadette on Tia & Jin on Bud :)

                  Maya is being lunged by Kayla after .......

                     we removed ALL these cockle burrs from .....

              her beautiful tail...you can see my brush underneath :)

These nasty lil plants are in both pastures & are the bane of my existence as far as grooming goes. They get SO snarled in the horses' manes, forelocks & tails that it can take some time to remove them.  You have to be gentle in doing so or the hair will break right off  &  you lose length,  that they have grown out over the summer.

 I'm happy to report that since this photo was taken - Doug has mowed ALL those suckers down to the ground :))