Some mud and some sun

Whew dogs!! Did it ever rain last night!! We have more mud at our house than should be allowed, that's for sure. The horses are all chocolate dipped and lovin' every minute of it. What is it about the white horses that make them love mud more than all the others?? Ponder that one for a while there won't ya?? All my horses like to have a good roll once in a while, but some definitely more than others. Yep, insert Ladde here - okay, for one thing the horse is mostly white, with a few brown patches here and there, but white is the predominant theme. And he LOVES MUD!! It's positively unnatural just how much he enjoys getting dirty - and I mean dirty, not just a little bit, we're talkin' grind it in and moan and groan in ecstacy kind of thing here...the boy loves his dirt. And of course he's huge and I have to use the mounting block just to reach the nether portions of his upper rump...and my arms are achin' and a feelin' like they're just about gonna fall off by the time we're oh, about halfway done. I'm talking about a huge job here, this isn't just a little old grooming thing here - this is a full blown JOB! Whew, I'm kinda breathless just typing about it and all. And of course the pictures that I took of him in all his grandeur didn't turn out, so you're just gonna have to take my word for it.

I do however have some shots of some of the cleaner horses in the bunch.

This picture just does not do Siri any justice at all. It does not convey all the time and effort it took for her to reach this level of grunge.

This one here is just a tad more appreciative of all this old gal's efforts. Just like Dolly Parton says: "It takes a lot of work to look this good"!

And this... is Shad. He's usually a fairly clean horse. He is a Thoroughbred and takes a certain amount of pride in his appearance. And then, he is the herd sire and has an image to uphold. He can't lower his standards to the likes of those "spotted" horses. But then again, sometimes with all the stress of his job, the duties and pressures of keeping the peace and bossing around of not only his little herd, but that of the neighbor's horses too - well, you know...a guy just has to let his hair down once in a while...let it all go...just relax, and close the eyes for just a little while...breath and dream...

And this little girl here is Kadie - otherwise known as "The Sugar Princess". She's ever so much the lady. She and Shad are like an old married couple. They've been side-by-side for nearly 16 years now. We got Shad as a 3 year old punk off the track and Kadie has taken him as her "mate" and they love each other dearly and would probably just wither up and die without each other. Truly a horsey marriage made in heaven. Quibbles and all... and as you can see on this day in history...Kadie has her fair share of the chocolate-dipped look goin' on too. Must be something in the air, do ya think??

The lazy crew relaxed and enjoying this beautiful November day. Sunny skies and warm temperatures on the last day of November in Oregon...who woulda thought??Shad having face wars with the neighbor's punk. Doesn't Shad know that he's not a kid anymore? He's going to be 18 this coming spring and he acts like a 3-year old still!This here is my picture-taking assistant. Works for kibble (sshh, keep that part a secret, I just can't afford any more in labor fees right now!).While I was farting around, err taking pictures...I mean, supervising; this is what the hubby was doing. Fence repairs - a constant thing around our place it seems.

All in all the long weekend was pretty good. I had a couple of melt-downs, but hey, not bad for me after a major holiday with the family. A gal can't complain...and even though there is the mud; there was still some fun in the sun. And for Oregon and almost winter...you just can't complain about that.

That's it for now @ C-ing Spots