The Transformation

Wow! Look how things are changing around here!

City Boy was loaned the use of The Boss's big orange tractor four weeks ago. Since then, things have been changing. A lot! A trench was dug and filled with drain rock in the paddock, road fabric placed over top, and pea gravel over that. Now my paddocks don't hold rain and I'm looking forward to a mudnure free winter!

But why stop there? I've been dying for sand in the round pen. Club Sand sounds so much nicer than Club Dirt, don't you agree? So the other night City Boy ran the big orange tractor around and prepared the ground for yesterday's delivery. A full truck load of sand doesn't go as far as I'd thought (or hoped) it would, but it went far enough to give me a few inches of footing.

Hmmm...looks like someone had to mark their territory already!

Apple Pony watches intently.

Drainage and round pens were not the only thing getting attention this past few weeks. City Boy has also been busy taking down some of the smaller alder trees behind the house, opening it up to some light, creating a new park like area for a fire pit and seating, and then...then...

...in the very back we found some nice little dips and hills, so I asked if we could place some logs and create some natural jumps for the horses. Next thing I know, there are two jumps in place! One (above) with an old telephone pole that Norman the cat enjoyed popping up and down from, and another with two logs stacked on top of each other.

Too bad the rains have returned and we're heading into fall, as the footing is too soft to do much cantering along. That didn't stop Darling from leading Steve Holt! through her new cross country course, though! (Check out her new video)