Saturday, November 29, 2008

The Mane Plan

So, my friend, C, came over today for some braiding & wrapping to keep our manes long and clean(ish) during the winter. (Will winter come??)
She brought her boys, Braydon and Boston. Braydon is a 3 year old colt she's had since he was a weanling and Boston is a gelding around 10 or 11- she just got him.

Here's C doing Boston's mane ... while Braydon is being such a good and patient boy!


Here's Gia in progress ... and finished. With, as my husband put it, condoms on her.
*sigh*

Then Boston went into the arena to run about while C, Brayson, Gia and I went for a trail ride.
Gia was the spookiest she's been yet, but that could be because a "real" boy with with us. Of course, when I say she was spooky... I mean she was still one of the most well behaved horses, but was just giving big eyes to downed trees and strange horses - that's all. We came back up the main road and even though the weekend traffic was fast and rude, Gia was a champ! Brayson was a real gentleman, too.

It was almost 80 today and just stunning... what an awesome ride!

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Marie,
Just checking in and wanted to tell you how happy I am to see Gia doing so well! She is such an awesome girl. I am sooooo happy she has someone taking such good care of her and giving her so much love! She is truly a gem and I think you are realizing that too. Perfect? Yes, she really is and I knew you two were the perfect fit when you came to meet her. Thank you for being so good to her and please, hug her for me!

ariemay said...

How nice to see you checking in on her! Yes, we bonded right away. I will hug her extra for you.

She got a new purple (but classy LOL) blanket yesterday ... I'll have to take pics of that. She must have worn one before- she didn't look twice the first time I put one on her.

Evergrey said...

Hey hey!
Is it all frozen up there now? How are you?

ariemay said...

Hey, EG! I have a frosting of snow. It's 36 this morning (it's 8) on the 15th. My kid's home for a snow day. The ponies want to know why they can't come up to the house!! The Bay real cold right now?

Evergrey said...

cooooold and full of influenza :o