Well, it's Saturday and another exciting week is coming to a close for us here at Fields Quarter Horses. I've been so busy creating stories that I'm afraid I've neglected my reporting duties and must catch you up on the happenings in our "neigh"borhood.
We've been blessed lately with an abundance of need for our services at the barns. Amber has her hands full training horses- this in addition to her regular duties of assisting me in everything else. Her string of training horses will be discussed in detail in the next few weeks but here is a brief introduction to the cast of players. The 2 year olds are receiving instruction in all things civilized. They include Snapshot, Cash, Charlotte, Showgirl, and Wendy (when there is time). Also, there are a couple of 3 year olds who are learning to not be 2 year olds- they are Kramer the Splendid and Brandy. Merle is an 8 year old gelding who is re-training to show Western Pleasure and learning the finer points of Horsemanship and Trail, too.
In addition to Chevy, there are two other stallions who will live at our barn for breeding season this year. Their names are Wrapper and Alfie. Wrapper is a genteel 20 year old red roan stallion who seems happy to have a stall, soft bedding, and lots to eat. His obvious joy at the simple pleasures that other horses take for granted makes me sad sometimes.
The foaling barn has produced 2 new horses for 2010. ZigZag and Ella have completed another creation journey and there are more mares in the wings for everyone to enjoy in the next few months. Although both foals were large and needed assistance to enter the Earthly Realm, we are pleased to say that they are healthy, bouncing, bundles of joy.
Chevy is finishing out his working sabbatical with Christa with a final horse show at Michigan State University next weekend then he will return home to his ladies in waiting. The reports from those who have seen him while on vacation are that he is very much enjoying his time away from the farm. In the truest nature of his celebrity, he has been spotted at the hottest nightspots and in the company of A-list celebrities.
We are scheduling the arrival of many new horses which you will meet soon enough and are excited to welcome friends- both new and old- to the farm. Plans are underway for our Troy Green clinic in March which promises to be a great learning opportunity for attendees by one of the industry's top horseman.
And in the words of a friend- that's all the news that's fit to print...
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