My Happy New Year Boy

Goodness what do you know, I missed my first "I Wonder Wednesday" post. Isn't that just the way it goes? I woke up under the weather and spent a very miserable day on the couch. I couldn't even face my laptop which really tells me I'm not feeling well. I am finally somewhat back to normal. But I'll be ringing in the new year with a movie tonight. I hope that whatever you are doing this evening, that you all have a very safe and happy time! I hope that 2009 is full of many adventures and memories for you all!

I thought to celebrate the new year with you, I'd share about my time with My Boy yesterday.

Okay- so I did it! I made it to the ski resort to see my horse. Well, it's not really a ski resort! It just looks like a ski resort or a mountain pass with all of the snow plowed 3 feet high alongside the roads. Luckily, the roads were bare and dry so I didn't have to use the snowmobile option.

Heeeelllllooooo there, handsome Boy!

Did ya miss me?

Yeah, that's what I thought.

As I said, the roads were bare and dry. The yard, pastures, and fields were not. Walking around in several inches of wet slushy snow was not easy.

In fact, I was just hoping I didn't fall on my pony girl bum and have My Boy step on me. I was even worried he might be feeling spunky and snort and trot off, leaving me skiing on my boot heels at the end of the lead rope behind him!

Now, My Boy, well, he seemed to have no trouble getting around. Then again, he's been living ankle deep in it for weeks. He had a good set of compact snow trails blazed. From his tree, to the trough, to the shed, to the gate, to his tree.

I brought My Boy out and watched him happily devour his bucket of goodies.

Oh yes, my Pony Girl is back!

Then I took off his blanket. Fat and fuzzy as ever! Notice I had to take off my scarf and hang it on the fence? It was practically a heat wave!

Then we set off to walk around the snowy yard. Wouldn't you know, my spotted stinker quickly searched out the only patches of visible green edible grass on the whole property?

It was a soggy mouthful, let me tell you.

My Boy was quite cheerful to be out of his field. Although sometimes I wonder about the emotionality of horses....I do believe he was happy to see me. Perhaps this is proof. I quite often got this picture. A velvety white snip coming right at the camera, like this:

And this.

I know, he probably just smelled the extra cookies in my pocket. It's okay. I can live with that.

Oh, did I tell you that My Boy has new fancy snow shoes? I got them on clearance, bad economy and all.

Just kidding. That is what happens when he walked in the slushy snow. Luckily, it was so warm outside it didn't refreeze into an ice ball. You can see how translucent it is. His pasture snow is so compact from him walking that it is less slushy.

Ahoy, matey! Dry land!

It was kind of funny, but when I led him from the snow to the gravel, he snorted a bit and sniffed it as if it was unchartered territory!

I couldn't really do much with my horse in terms of exercise, other than walk him around and spend time with him. But it was so very nice just to do that! I hope the weather holds for the weekend, I am going back to see him and have our Christmas with Paint Girl and my parents, too. A weekend with my family, my horse, and presents. What more could a girl ask for?