Everything, All At Once

Here's an update on everything, all at once and not in the right order.

This photo was taken while Daisy was colicing. She ended up spending a full day with lots and lots of sleeping lying down.

This was one of her hoof prints on the drive from us walking up and down.

Sunday evening I gave Daisy some hay and she actually enjoyed it.

This was before Sunday evening, this was Sunday afternoon, as Daisy napped in her stall. I sat right next to her as she lay down, which was a sign that she was feeling really bad.

I set up this fun craft for my 4H club. I cleaned 25 old horseshoes. . . I like how mine turned out :)

Daisy got over her colic. The vet came the following Wednesday and I discussed it with her and she suggested I put Daisy on a daily dewormer to prevent colic. I thought about it, and have decided to put her on Apple Cider Vinegar again like last fall instead, and only resort to the dewormer if it doesn't work. I'd rather have her on something natural like the vinegar. 

This photo was taken Tuesday April 12th, when I took Daisy over to Jenny's for the night.

Itching on her tree :)

I love my new camera. . .

Daisy tucked in her old stall at Jenny's farm. She slept there Tuesday night, and Jean picked her up while I was at school on Wednesday and brought her to her farm because I needed her taken care of while I. . .

Vacationed in Germany! :) This is a panorama shot of houses along the Rhein river in Mainz, Germany.

I went to Germany with my friend Stormy.  This is us in the vineyards of Kiedrich, Germany.

This was us at a castle tower in Eltville, Germany.

The view out of the Eltville tower.

The "Mouse Tower" on the Rhein.

Us leaning out our bedroom window in the Castle Stahleck youth hostel.

The only horses I petted while in Germany :) some cart ponies in Obersdorf in the Alps.

I was surprised to see them come down the street soon after I said goodbye to them in the middle of the town.

Two cuties.

Daisy is home now, still trying to gain back weight she lost when she coliced, but she's close to her regular weight again. She is almost shed out and feels and looks so soft and pretty. I bathed her legs, tail, and mane today. I love when she smells like baby shampoo :) 
Sorry for my lack of update,

So That Didn't Work So Well...

We were supposed to visit Germany yesterday. We took off from our airport around 11:45, arrived in Philly, and ended up flying home after a few hours. It's not such big news yet, so for those of you who don't know yet, check here:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/04/16/iceland.flights.volcano/index.html?hpt=T1
All flights to Europe from the US are canceled and the earliest flights out to make up for them are Tuesday...So needless to say we're not going to Germany. Which is a bummer...but it is spring break now, so I'll get to do a lot of riding!

Updating Daisy...Oliver and Jean (Oliver is Jean's son) cold hosed Daisy for me yesterday :) and gave her benedryl and banamine again and she seems to be doing much better....I'll go to see her around noon today.

Sunday Stills Challenge: Mechanical Transportation

Back in March when our family took a trip together to Germany, we had a BMW rental car :). These pics were from my archives; somehow, I didn't think our Ford Explorer would cut it for Sunday Stills ;).

Driving on the autobahn is super smooth with one of these; you don't realize you're going 100 mph :)

Aren't these license plates different? Kinda stylish somehow :P lol

While at a tourist stop, I spotted this Smart car. My brother rented one during a trip to Germany a few weeks ago; he said that despite their "small" size, they are pretty big on the inside because the space the car does have is all for 2 people...pretty cool. I hope I can ride in one one day! :)

Take a look at more forms of "Mechanical Transportation" at Sunday Stills!

Random Stuff

The pic above is now my favorite ever. I didn't see it until yesterday, but my mom took it in May...it says it all. Thanks, Mom, for it! :D

My dad was never really a horse person. I have never seen him ride a horse, but apparently he has. He doesn't mind horses, but he doesn't really mind any animal...except rodents, but anyway, he never led Daisy anywhere until the other day. I was at school, and had left Daisy in our "lane way paddock" (a paddock that runs along the driveway). My mom got a rope burn from Daisy last summer, so she's a little weary about leading her now. She wanted to bring Daisy to another paddock, because Daisy is a spoiled, picky horse and doesn't really like the grass in the lane way, but she was afraid she couldn't handle Daisy (Daisy has only one thing on her mind when being led by grass-eating it- so she will pull a bit to try to get what she wants). My dad offered to lead her over. Apparently, after a stern word for her not to gallop off by herself to the grass, he led her (for the first time) himself! WOW! And we got it on tape ;-). My dad, I have to mention, feeds Daisy on the weekend mornings and summer mornings, so I can sleep in. Thank you, Dad! Happy Father's day by the way! Without my Dad, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have Daisy. I love him.

These last pictures where taken by my mother...actually, all these were. Anyway, last month my parents went for a week long trip to Germany, and at one point they visited an old friend who happens to live right by some horses. I love these pictures, the sky looks gorgeous, and the horses are lined up so nicely in the second picture! I think they make good desktop pictures... ;)
Doesn't it look wonderful? Have any of you ever went to a foreign country?

2:20 PM

~BTW, I haven't reached the farrier yet (ugh....), so Daisy has no shoes yet, and I can't ride. Yesterday I went to our county fairgrounds, where I will be showing, for a showmanship clinic because for out 4H, you are required to do showmanship if you are showing an animal. In showmanship you have to make sure you and your horse look good, and have to stand in a line waiting for the judge to come to you. When they do, (depending on the test) you walk up to them and make your horse stand square, then face the horse, belt buckle to halter buckle. One of the key things is that you have to pretend the horse is cut into quadrants (yes, math class is coming in handy now) and you can NEVER stand in the same quadrant as the judge, so you have to move back and forth, but you have to be able to see the judge at all times. Then you have to do a pivot and trot back to the line, all the while on foot. I was practicing this with Daisy yesterday, and I have to say, every single day I am amazed by my horse. She is SO well trained. She normally doesn't like to do side passes on the ground, but I got her to step her front hooves over herself, which is a big part of pivoting, and she did awesome! She also got really into it, and now she automatically turns and places herself so we are buckle to buckle, and squares up. I love my horse, she rocks! :D