The sun was shining on Saturday, and we were hopeful for temperatures into the mid 30's. That brought out friends of ASAP! Remmie, Chief, Lakehills Texas, Brandy, and Fargo were all saddled, and off we went for a road ride in the sunshine!
Chevie Silverado seemed in no mood to go riding, so we left him back with Strawberry and Stylish Sharon. Timesareachanging wanted to go, as did Taser, but only time to ride so many. They still got extra attention from our friends who came to visit. On Sunday we also continued pampering, with Steelin Apples and Flaunting It getting some lovin. Apples was in no mood to be ridden, and would not accept the bit for the young gal who was here riding. I was tempted to help, but know that people who hope to have their own horse have to learn how to tack them up themselves! In the end, Apples won, but he did get the TLC he deserved. We tried to put Times and Flaunting It in with Taser and Bob Cook again, but Times proved to us once again that he was going to remain aggressive towards Taser. I just scratch my head.
Thank you to Robin and Jordin for your donation of $50 this weekend! Thank you also to another friend for sending $40 in the mail. We need funds on an ongoing basis to pay for hay and feed. Adoptions are very slow at this point, and racing organizations are not supporting ASAP with any funds to date. We are continuing to rally for sponsorship dollars to assist ASAP in attending the Iowa Horse Fair and Midwest Horse Fair in March and April. Diesel fuel, motels, and entry fees are expenses that are over and above the operational expenses at ASAP - if we knew that the outcome of our presence at the horse fairs would be greatly increased adoptions we would feel much more justified in going, but the unknown makes our attendance more tentative. Still, my argument is that the Illinois Horse Fair is a beautiful union between the racing industry and harness racing's own charity.........and the Midwest Horse Fair is attended by even more people than Equine Affair, and the adoptions that take place as a result of it make it very worthwhile.
We still have a $260 vet bill to pay. Our hay is almost paid! If only adoptions would happen now, it would help us to have the adoption fees!! As it is, we continue to take in boarders to help offset expenses.
BOARD MEETING: Friday January 29 7:00 pm
Will try to update pictures of Flaunting It so you can see the great improvements in her condition! Have to buy a new digital camera battery today!
Susan
