Hi! Cybernetics is located about twenty-five minutes out of the main town center, so the weather is often quite different between the places. It was a nice, partly cloudy day in town. I finished my errands, and got back to the property at around noon, just to find it was gloomy, cloudy, and raining. I had plans to work with a few horses today, so I figured the show needed to go on. 1. I first went into the little crossties barn on the center of the property. We had three of our newest foals staying in there overnight. Yesterday, when I was checking up on the foster moms, who are in a pod together (we use pods as a system of keeping small groups of horses that get along well together and not lonely, but also to limit exposure to potential diseases and threats (as a facility carries more and more horses, being able to contain and pinpoint any possible threats to our horses' well-beings is a must)), I noticed that Arum, one of the foster dams, had a cold of some sorts. For safety measures, we moved the foals out and bottle fed them just for the night. 2. I closed the door to keep the room warm, before checking in on each baby and hanging out with them for a while. Blaze was doing great, calm but alert. Guardian too was doing excellent, he had a lot of energy. Daisy was happily trotting about in her own little world, and she too was doing really well. 3. I then went out to the paddock where the horses I had planned on working with today were. It was really grey and cloudy. I brought the peppermint treats I had bought from EquiMart, and all my horses seem to love them. These two are super new, I got them in this morning, and I thought they'd do well together. Both were pretty anxious when I moved them in, so I let them chill outside together. 4. Trouble came running right over for a cookie, whereas Blackjack, or Jax, stayed behind. Jax had come with a Fjord gelding who we named Rhubarb, or Rhuby, and a mare who we named Breeze. Neither were nervous, and Rhuby settled right into an open stall in the main barn, and Breeze befriended a fellow draft mare Winter, so I figured it was okay to split the three up. 5. Blackjack eventually came over for a peppermint, even though Trouble was still jockeying for another. 6. I brought out the big bag of alfalfa feed that I use to feed my diet-less, regular horses. I fed both horses and blanketed Jax in Cougar's rain rug, since I hadn't had the time to stop by and get my new residents supplies of their own. 7. I then tacked up Trouble in Cougar's red set, put on my winter jacket, and took him for a ride. The set fit perfectly, with little to no adjustments needed. Cougar is a large Mustang with a very Thoroughbred-type build, and Trouble is a medium-smallish Welshie, so it surprised me how well the tack fit. 8. We did some walking, trotting, and mostly cantering. Trouble is a super sweet and easy boy, a great mount, but has an energized personality. He did great for his first time under saddle at his new home, and I can't wait to train him up for the upcoming Cross Country and Endurance seasons. He's going to make a stunning addition to my show string. 9. We rode for two and a half hours in the outdoor arena. The weather was rainy, but not too wet that I had to rug Trouble or move inside. Trouble is rather bombproof, I noticed, and he wasn't fazed by the wind in the trees or the thunder in the distance, which was nice. Some of my other horses would have been out of there the second they heard the slightest thing. 10. I brought Trouble back, and he continued to trot around, in a good mood. 11. I unblanketed Jax, and put on Prince's old halter that I had brought along. Jax is not a big horse, but he's sturdy-built, and I reminded myself here to not irritate him until he learned I was in charge. He had been worked with in his previous home, but I could tell that he hadn't been trained with the same manners that I teach my green horses, and it was apparent he had either been used for kids or trail rides, and had never had a targeted workout or discipline training before. 12. I brought him into the crossties barn, because Winter, my daughter, had come taken the foals back to their foster dams. I closed the door, clipped him in, and decided to just get him used to me. I hosed him down with warm water and dried him so he wouldn't be cold. I had been hesitant to ride him today because of how anxious he'd been this morning, and I could tell he would have either been spooked or stubborn, so I didn't want to start us out on the wrong foot. 13. With Blackjack relaxed and more at ease after a couple hours of quality time with me, I put him back with Trouble. It was less gloomy, so I hoped the rain would hold off. Guardian, Blaze, Backdrops: Trouble: Jax: Rain Coat, Winter Coat, White Line, Lead, Peppermints, Alfalfa, Jax's Rug, Trouble's Set: Jax's Halter: Hose: Rider Base:
