a goodbye and a new start

I got a new job, this time on a racehorse farm. I will leave the track on Friday. It's only 20 min away from Edmonton. And my new boss is Mary's owner !!! So I will see here again i guess :) Robertino asked me last week if I am still interested in a job on a farm and I said yes, sure. So he wanted to make some calls for me... I didn't hear from him for more then a week and was too busy to ask him. So on Saturday Robertino told me that a guy would come to see me 'cause of a job. And the job would start on Thursday... WOW ! That is suddenly ! Well, I don't have much stuff to pack still... it's a bit too suddenly. The horses here will move to Phoenix in the US soon and so my help is not needed anymore. I got my second suitcase today, Joe and Kara brought it here. So now I am good to go, I guess. I will miss the people here, at least some... ;D Even they all only talk Spanish the whole time it was fun to work with them. I look forward to my new job.

two new horses, Mary and Rick are making progress

I got two different horses to care for today, Cascade and Yar. I still don't know which one is which :( The one, #23 is always in a bad mood and is cribbing. And # 16 is also not in the best mood but not always pinning the ears. Brooke and Chole are not 'my horses' anymore. :( Oh well, these two will benefit from me too :) Mary and Rick are still 'my horses'. Mary came to me today without pinned ears and waited for me to put the halter on. I loved on her for that. She understands the difference between me and the rest of the gang now, I guess. I don't want her to react, I want her to think ! Same with Rick.. he is a bit of a bigger challenge. He doesn't try to think at all. Yesterday he was sooo bad when he came back from the track. Only high headed and didn't calm down at all even tried to rear up. After a few rounds me leading him he finally dropped his head down and relaxed a bit. This little man needs to learn who to think around people. Finally he understands what it means to move his butt to the side when I ask him to. He did it nice and no rushing today. Yep, we're getting there soon. He only needs to understand the difference between me and the rest of the group. I don't want a horse running away from me. I want them to be relaxed while I am there.

Canadian Derby

My foot is getting better. It really looks like it was an inflammation ! The Canadian Derby is over and the normal work days are back. Last weekend was Friday to Sunday races. On Saturday the Canadian Derby in which Gold Medaillion ran. He is a huge stud, dark brown. Pretty impressive ! And on Saturday and Sunday I carried the bag to the track again for two horses. And sure as hell... BOTH won their race ! :D I am also on the winner picture. The win of the one gelding on Saturday was a bit surprising (at least for me..) 'cause he was third or so and had to speed up quite a bit to pass the two horses in front of him and take the lead. But he made it ! And Sexy Eleanor yesterday won her third race in a raw. Holy this is quite a horse !!! She is a bitch and can kick. I lead her around in the test barn and then she had to go in a box stall to pee... And I had to be there too to witness the collection of the example. She almost ran out of the stall. This mare is just crazy ! There are a few crazy horses, some are peabrains, bulldozer, bitches or the normal ones... A colourful mix... ! Time for grocery shopping, now !

drugs are needed...

Finally, I can check my emails again ! The learning centre was closed again on Monday and yesterday I didn't have time to come over. It's all good here execpt my feets ! It looks like my right one has an inflammation from walking. It hurts like crazy even when I sit ! I need to buy some painkiller otherwise I won't survive the days on my feets. There are not great news to tell... Today are races again and I am not on the list to help during the races... So I guess I just hang around in the barn and help when the other ones need my help... I am not sure why I am not on the list to help... Do I have to earn this right first ?? Or do I have to wait til one of Michelle's horses run next ?? Or am I not suppost to do that at all ?? I don't know... I need to go to the grocery store now to buy these drugs, I NEED it... ;D

sh.... weather and my horse is not running :(

We had heavy rain yesterday and it was not nice to work outside. After a short while we were all soaken wet. And today in the morning we got another load of rain which stopped in the middle of the morning, thank god. The track was closed to save the ground for the evening races. The track is pretty deep and I really hope no horse will injury itself tonight. One of my horses, Brooke, was suppost to run tonight but she scratched herself and so she stays home. I looked forward to get my horsey ready for the race :( but I guess I will get another chance to paddock a horse soon... I wouldn't paddock Brooke anyway 'cause she can be a real bitch and so I would only get her ready. So I am off today and I guess I will go over and watch the one horse in the 8th race. There were suppost to be 4 horses on duty today but two have scratches, one is racing and one is only for paddock schooling. Maybe tomorrow... ;)

monday afternoon is off...

My afternoon off !!! I really need that... time to do laundry, buy food and clean my room. We are busy like always. In the meantime I had the chance to help some more during the race. I don't get the horse ready for the race yet but I helped when it came back. Exciting !!! Last Friday I helped to get the horse in the paddock before the race, carried the bag with all the important stuff and helped with cool down after the race. Next weekend I am suppost to paddock my first horse. :D But it won't be Brooke, one of my horses. She can be a hothead when it comes to races and so not the best example for a beginner. I will get a quieter one... Hell, I am already nervous !!! I hope I won't screw up ;D

busy long days

A lot happend since the last time. We are busy and even more busy. Races on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. My days are long and I am tired in the evening. My feets are getting better, I bought some soles yesterday which absorb shocks. My feet are still available at this time. As soon as my feets are okay I will explore some more the town. Tonight are races again (6pm to 9 pm). I don't have a real job during the races 'cause none of my horses run. I have two babys, Rick and Mary, (2 years old) and an older one Brooke. Brooke runs from time to time. I am excited to see her run. I don't have an idea when this would be... So, time to get ready to feed...