FINALLY MADE IT.......!!!

Glad that's over now the weather people can talk about how many days over 100* we can string together.  Or start the count down to the start of the monsoon season.  Monsoon use to start July 4th and it was amazing how often the fireworks got rained out.......!!! LOL

But a few years ago someone decided that the monsoon should start on the 15th of June.  That's fine and dandy but I'm not sure that change was cleared with God or whoever is in charge of the monsoon.  Although this year everyone seems to think we will have an early monsoon, because we had such a lovely cool spring.  We'll see........

Lynn and Linda and more than 2 donkeys did a pack burro race in Crede, CO  over the week-end.  I don't know how many donkeys went with them. The course was suppose to be 10 miles originally like it was last year.  But they changed the course to 14 miles.  We haven't heard much from Linda so far I think they are recuperating.  I got a short e-mail this morning and she said it was BRUTAL.....in caps.  Monday is when she takes her tests for Vet Tech school, so hopefully in the next day or two we'll get some info.  

I know Frijolita went because she ran with someone that had to pull out at 12 miles to go home with whoever brought her.....!!!  Good grief, to be that close to finishing and not be able to for a reason like that would really be disappointing.  I hope whoever was furnishing the ride, had something really important to do......!!

Linda and Frijolita at Idaho Springs

All the kids here are doing good, my fly traps are working over time, I have 5 of them out.  I don't want any fly wanting to go in them, to have to wait because of heavy traffic......!! LOL  Each trap says it will hold 40,000 flies, so far I've replaced 4 of them.  Haven't tried to count flies to see if their advertisement is accurate or not......!! 

Doctoring is down to a minimum.  Lynn and Linda took Boaz Coquette, and Quilla, the ones that takes the most doctoring in the summer with them.  

Penny's legs need to be covered, Cisco has to be checked each morning for fly damage, so far he is doing good.  Rosie's belly in the past has always developed Ventral Midline Dermatitis every spring and we fought the good fight all summer long.  

Last year I ran across an article about neck worms.  Found it interesting, and since the treatment was just a worming routine over a period of time, I wormed her as it suggested.  So far this year her belly is dry.  It has some crusty areas, but it's not open and isn't drawing flies.  I don't know if worming fixed it or she outgrew it, but she's having a more comfortable summer so far, hope it continues.  

We are also experimenting with vinegar and B-1 to see if it helps with the flies.  Both Cisco and Penny have a terrible time with flies hanging around their mouths.  Or in Cisco's case, I think they hang around because of his nasal discharge,  he has chronic guttural pouch drainage, and a poor immune system, so the flies absolutely adore him.......!! 

I read about using vinegar for fly control, and that B-1 ( Thiamine) is one of the vitamins that is is a turn off for flies, if it is given to equine regularly.  The preferred vinegar is with the cloudy mother in it.  So I trot off to find some, would you believe Walmart has it in a gallon jug?  We were afraid the smell would be a turnoff, when we put it on their mush.  A few of them looked at it, but went ahead and ate, so it's going pretty good so far.  It seems to be helping with the flies, there are still a few "die hards" around Penny and Cisco, but 3 or 4 at a time, is much better than dozens.  So now Suzanne is giving it to everybody and it seems to really make a difference.   I must say a gallon doesn't go very far when they all are getting 1/4 cup twice a day.........!!! LOL

This last week-end I raced..........well I attempted to race.  Coming for the checkered flag 3 of us lined up across the track.  Guy on the outside, got into the guy in the middle.  Guess where he went?  Well he actually ended up in the infield, but on his way he body slammed the front of my car and got me sideways by nerfing me in the back.  Ruined the suspension on the right front.............AGAIN......!!  Of course one of the parts, isn't anything sold at car part stores, because they never fail.  They do if someone runs over you...............LOL  So John will be going to Pull-a-Part tomorrow to hopefully find a spindle.  

ooooops...............!!!

This is how our friend Larry's car came home.   Not everybody on a race track should be there, and unfortunately this is the 2nd or 3rd time this same driver has taken Larry out.  He's not picking on Larry personally, everyone tries to stay away from the guy, but he manages to get close to them anyway.  It's actually not as bad as it looks, but it's bad enough. 

We take the quad to the races so we don't have to walk all over the pits.  BUT we brought Larry's car home Saturday night and it had to stay on the trailer and attached to the truck, until John could figure out the best place to unload it.   The problem is, the ramps are so steep, he has to unload it on the car trailer.  Unfortunately couldn't do that with the race car already there. 

 

So he got the brilliant idea of unloading it into the stock trailer.  Worked like a charm......!!

 

Unfortunately the ramps for the quad couldn't attach to the trailer to keep them from sliding.  So John had to stand on the ramps at the bottom, while I drove the quad out of the trailer.  I managed to get it out and on the ground without running over him.....!!!