Filthy

Last night I went to visit the big guy Jimmy Choo & he was standing at the gate, waiting for me :-D What a good dude!!!! I was thrilled I didn't have to trudge through the ankle-deep thick, black darkness which is mud. I kind of feel bad that he has to walk/stand in it all day, and then I think of it this way: It's a natural poultice, and it's a great work out!! Haha.

So he was very happy to follow me in & munch on sugar cubes. I brushed him & tried to clean off his feet as much as I could, and even attempted to get a brush through his tail! Ha. Didn't quite work out, but it was a solid effort & he was a sport to let me try. His mane is getting so thick & full I can't believe it! It's pretty ;)

I let him out into the arena to run on flatter, dryer ground & he mostly just romped around for a minute & then tried to just nibble the grass around the perimeter, so I took him back inside. Here's a picture of him after his romp in the arena. (Look at his pot-belly!!!)



One of the girls from the barn asked Jimmy and I to go with her and her horse Luna to the Spring Grove Hunter show in May :-) So pending on how quickly Jimmy can get back into jumping shape, we'll be going with! I'm sure he'll be ready in no time, so 6 weeks to prep is plenty of time. We'll just do the Open Hunters - 2'6". He can definitely handle that. Haha! Should be really fun though!!!!

...I hope I get my tall boots back from Francis by then :P