Downed Fences and Volunteers

Jim spent most of the day walking the fence lines looking for downed wires. He found branches on the fence, wires on the ground and several missing insulators. The horses have been pushing hard on the fences and the winds have dumped lots of limbs on them. It took him several hours to check and fix the fences. And that was just the top fencing. Tomorrow he has to check all the lower ones. There must be many miles of wires (each fence has 3 lines) that have to be tested. We try hard to keep the fences in good working order as that is a real safety issue. We don't want any meanderers outside the turnouts. If someone leaves the upper gate open it means horses could get on the Highway.
Volunteer Emily came today and brought her school friend JeoungIn. The girls groomed horses and had a great time. If anyone ever tells me they are bored, they have the opportunity of cleaning stalls for one hour. There is NO boredom allowed on the ranch.

They made Laura's Miss Pickles feel right at home.

Laura came today and is learning all about our feeding and watering routine. It is great to have someone who can do the chores if we can't. Thank you, Laura.

There is always a lot of eating at Home At Last. Patches is watching Miss Pickles eat leftover Chinese food.

More eating.

Tina, Leah and Carly came to help groom horses, too. They always check the big herd and we appreciate their input and insights.

Life is sweeter with our loyal volunteers.

We have loyal supporters, too. Thank you Donna A and Eileen G for your continued support of Home At Last.

Callie's broken knee seemed to be bothering her more than usual today. Laura massaged her knee and then we gave Callie some Bute. Bute is not only pain medicine, but also an anti-inflamatory. We'll check her again in the morning.

The spotted herd was out today-Quest, Levi II, Babe, Lacey, Sparkle and Ruby. They ate all day long.

Hope your week is wonderous.

Another favorite saying - "Thank you."