Three Pines Farm

Had some nice morning light this weekend, so I took a jaunt to the pits about a mile from home.  None of these have been retouched; the water really IS that color!  :)

And finally, the three roosters:

Watch this and try not to get a little misty at the end.

Check out the Donkeys on the Project Horses page...this one's going to be a very interesting endeavor...

After the rain the other day, a gorgeous groundmist moved in and did some spectacular things with the light.  I couldn't capture much with my dinky little camera but here are a few I think are okay.

...is evidently in my corral.  The view from the back corner of the pasture on a rainy afternoon...

Shannon, Keristen, and Gabe came over this weekend for a ride; I didn't get any shots of Gabe as I was leading him around, but both S & K were doing great and were able to handle things on their own.  We had a blast, and I can't wait to do it again!  So here's the pics; click on the little ones to see a bigger version.  We love you guys, and I'm so glad we were lucky enough to move in next to such tolerant neighbors, lol!  Anytime you want to ride again, just come on over :)

As usual, the Princess is into everything.  I don't know what she did, but she showed up one afternoon limping a little; after checking it out, there looked to be a small scratch on her leg just above her hoof, but no blood.  The next morning it was puffy, warm, and really bothering her; after conferring with Doc, we're putting her back on the antibiotics and giving her hydrotherapy twice a day and I will be reporting back to Doc on her progress Thursday to see if we need a visit.  So little girl, get better and quit beating yourself up!  :)

Ally's been just itchin' to try out that flaming bareback pad setup, so Sunday we gave it a whirl.

They walked for awhile...

And when she felt confident enough, they trotted for awhile...

Next thing you know, there they are...

....cantering!

What a good team!  That girl has really got a solid seat, and that ol' Joe will just do anything she says.  I left them in a halter/lead combo instead of the bridle because I half-planned on her coming off the first time he turned at a trot and I didn't want her forgetting to let go and hauling on his face, but as you can see, they did great.  And I think he's shaving off a few pounds in the process :).

Before I start, I'd like to ask that we refrain from 'flaming' the owners of these horses.  Regardless of the horses' condition, the owners did voluntarily sign them over in order to get them the help they need, and they do deserve some credit for that.  These pictures are the cell phone pics brought to me Wednesday night that kicked things into gear; I will have more posted later this weekend on these guys' own section on the "Project Horses" page under "Petersburg Rescues 8-21".

I'll give the whole story on their page when I get it built later today/tomorrow, but for now let's just say that there are 3...a pony and two others that are supposed to be 2-year olds.  The pony is about a 2 and the horses are a 1 on the Henneke body scale (google it, I'll put a link up later); all are covered in rain rot, at least one has a fungal infection on her legs, and all are so full of worms that they still have patches of their winter coat.  Their teeth are horrid; these little guys/girl are going to take a LOT of TLC and $$ to get back into shape.  There is a lot more to the story as well; check back for their page to get the whole scoop.  Keep these little ones in your thoughts and prayers!

Drifter thinks that when he jumps, he has to make it huge, EVERY time.  Even the tiniest of dried-up ditches must be cleared by a mile.  Here's Ally and Joe, doing their thing over a 6" wide dried-up 'ditch' in the back of the field (it only has water in it from highway runoff when it rains, but Joe thinks it's the Grand Canyon):

Yes, I am aware that the saddle is way too big for her; her preference.  After a few minutes, Justin and Ollie decided to join in, with Ollie demonstrating a landing that looks positively bone-jarring:

I won't bore you with the rest of them.  Well, not at the moment anyway, I'm out of time :).