✨ Update

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❀ U P D A T E ❀ Hello! Welcome to my update. I put TONS of work into this as it is over 200 slides long. I would really appreciate it if you took the time to read through the desc and look through the slides as you go! Thank you! Now let's get into the update! <3 ❀ P A S T U R E ❀ About mid-day, I decided to go check on my two new horses, Arctic and Beau. They both seemed to enjoy each others presence and I was excited to introduce them to each other. Arctic is three and Beau is almost two. Obviously Beau is much too young to ride, so I am only planning on ponying her along today. After a bit, I got their halters on and took the to the round pen. ❀ R O U N D P E N ❀ Now that both horses were at the round pen, I turned them loose and had them explore a bit. With it getting VERY hot out at MM Ranch I thought it would do both horses some good to spend a bit getting hydrated and having some fun. Beau had some drinks from the water trough but Arctic stayed put. I assumed he would decide to take a drink in a bit. ❀ S M A L L B A R N ❀ Now that the horses were settled, I needed to get some chores done. Mainly mucking out some stalls and placing new shavings in them. I was planning on keeping my new chick, Cream in one of these for a bit while I figure out further arrangements, so I wanted to make sure the stall was nice and cozy. I noticed some droppings in one of them earlier so I brought out my wheelbarrow and put them in it and then went to go dump it in the compost pile. Once I had finished that, I brought out some shavings and put them in both stalls. Then, I went back to check on the horses. ❀ R O U N D P E N ❀ The horses seemed nice and happy, but I didn't want them overheating so I made the decision to take them to the wash bay. I went into the pen and Beau actually let me pat her on her face. After that, I put their lead ropes on again and then took them away. ❀ W A S H B A Y ❀ Once I had gotten the horses all rounded up, I clipped them up at their cross ties and then went back to the stalls I had mucked out earlier to check on Cream. ❀ S M A L L B A R N ❀ Now I was at the small barn and I had brought along some feed for Cream. She seemed to be enjoying her little area, which I was happy to see. Once the food was poured into her feed pan I popped over into her 'room' and then carried her over to her food. She seemed to like it and immediately dug in. I left her to enjoy than and then went back for the horses. ❀ W A S H B A Y ❀ The horses seemed relaxed and Arctic was ready to go. So, I went ahead and tacked Arctic up and hopped on! I held Beau's lead rope so she wouldn't wander off and then I went to one of the pastures where my trailer was parked. ❀ P A S T U R E ❀ I went ahead and rode both horses into the trailer as I thought that would make them more motivated to load properly. It worked and both horses were happy to step inside. Once both were all comfy, I stepped out and left them to relax. After that, I closed up the trailer and drove off. ❀ T R A I L ❀ Once we had made it, I went ahead and hopped on Arctic and got started on the trail! We started off in a small clearing. Then we got into some wooded areas and Beau was a bit nervous but pulled through. Next, we were in an open field overlooking the mountains. Arctic and Beau both, enjoyed the fresh air and the sight was beautiful. After that, another open field! This one, I loved the most. Next, we were in a fenced, meadow. The grass and sky were so vivid and enjoyable. Lastly, a river. I knew Arctic would do fine but I was worried about Beau. When we started crossing, Beau was on high alert and I tried my best to get to the other side. Of course, Beau spooked at one of the trees and galloped back the way we came. I turned Arctic around and started looking. I spotted Beau in the grassy meadow but not for long! I quickly made my way to the next part of the trail and was able to get Beau back in my grasp. After that, we made it back to the beginning of the trail and went home.