oil change from hell...no time for ponies

I RUSHED out of work to get to the stupid Walmart to get my oil changed...normally the wait isn't so bad, and the price sure is right.

Well, screw them. I got to the lot at 3:25, all signed up and ready to go- there was 1 car ahead of me. 2 ruddy hours later I'm STILL there, waiting for them to finish. Apparently they were short staffed- but I can tell you the staff that was there did a whole lot of sitting around and not working on cars. My car was in the garage for 40 minutes before someone touched it. What the?! It wasn't worth the money I saved.

So I got out of there by 6, rushed home, fed my food deprived cats (as they would have you think...god forbid they have to wait for their wet food...crunchies are never enough). From there I begged my lovely boy to make dinner while I went to feed my horses.

It was getting dark and the horses were waiting for me- so I fed them and while they munched away I did the water buckets and scooped poop in the paddock.

3 weeks ago I purchased a tarp to play on with the horses and it has yet to make its way out of the car, let alone the packaging. Dang, I need more hours in the day. Sadly for me (and all other horse people who don't have a lit, covered arena), the days are getting shorter, and the arena wetter. *sigh*

So today I hope to get out there at a decent hour, play while there is still light... with my luck play will translate into: grooming/ hoof picking, feeding, watering, scooping poop.

Tomorrow is my next day to be with Cassie. We're going to continue our work on the friendly game. My goal is for her to gain confidence AWAY from me. Sound crazy? Well, she's a hider- she likes to be in close, behind my back, or if she's facing me, directly in front, hiding her hind end. So I want her to be about 6-12 feet away, comfortably, on both sides. I also want to be able to touch her everywhere. Most importantly, I want to see her start to relax when in hand with humans. I think that will take a few more sessions.

It is really important with this kind of horse to not cowboy up or cut corners- because it can be quite dangerous for both human and equine alike. I have to explore everything, make sure there isn't a balled up insecurity tucked away somewhere. It'll be a slow go, but it'll be well worth it when she's a confident, happy horse.

Happy Tuesday everyone (heck, it ain't monday anymore! LOL)

-Ally