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Friday, September 8, 2017

Life in the Death Haze

I'm lucky I don't live in the parts of the US that are being wrecked by hurricanes, however, I do live in the part that's drowning in smoke from burning something in excess of a million acres this fire season alone. It's basically like living inside a chain smoker's lungs.
don't you seen the downtown skyline? the mountains? i swear they're over there

Like.

The sun doesn't rise.

The smoke just gets a lil brighter.

And since neither I nor Zoe wants to die of emphysema, we've been exploring things to do that don't involve increased respiration.
so round!!

Toodling is always on the agenda. Bareback toodling, even. I can say we're being productive and working on my balance and staying in the middle while building trust and developing Zoe's walk/halt/walk transitions.

Or I can be real and say while those things may apply, I'm loving every minute of having a cool baby mare that I can just pop on bareback with no prep and toodle with.
she's getting a bridle a month at this rate. 

And this is me we're talking about, so naturally there was some very-appropriate tack shopping.

(Me: I need to spend less money.
Me: I will not buy a specialty saddle for a baby horse.
Also me: HEY THATS A GREAT DEAL)

I'll do a better write-up when things arrive. Promise. The stress shopping has been a bit... intense?

Cough.

And.

My smoke will go on, or what have you.

Which is why we took another day to keep it low key and play in the previously spooky indoor arena.


Question: what do smooshy noses not go on?

33 comments:

  1. hahaha when she raids the plastic bin in the arena- so dang cute!

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    1. I actually missed the video the first time so I put the lid back on and she did it again.

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  2. Hopefully the smoke clears soon 😔 but I fully support all the stress shopping 😋 that video is so precious. Her knocking the chair over and getting her face into the tote 😂

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  3. Gosh, she's a gem. I'm excited for your stress shopping reviews and pics, if only because you haven't enabled me in like... a week. I am concerned ;)

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    1. Wow I must be off my game. Look for updates soon. ;-)

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    2. YAAAAAS.

      Though I could just go looking through your bridles through the ages to see if I find a style like for the new mare at my house...

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  4. So cool you have a baby horse you can just get on bareback and toodle with. Can't wait to see the stress shopping results.

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  5. Zoe seems to have quite the future as an interior re-decorator.

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    1. Yes. Yes she does. She's very concerned with chi I think.

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  6. All of these awful things happening all over this side of the world: hurricanes, fires, earthquakes. Ugh. So sorry you're getting smoked out. Hope it clears soon for you guys!
    I'm fully supportive of stress shopping. I may or may not have stocked up on some crappily made but ridiculously gorgeous bridles in the near past.... I'm blaming you for this since I was never into fancy bridles.

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  7. Will this smoke ever clear? I wake up with a headache!! Also, sorry I wasn't exactly helpful in keeping you from purchasing a beautiful bridle. It was just too beautiful to say no!

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    1. I mean, if both you and Alyssa are on site and can't say no, clearly it was meant to be.

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  8. We have had a lot of smoke too. Thankfully it's starting to clear now.

    So glad you have a horse to toodle on.

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  9. I feel bad for all the US right now :( Zoebird def helps and bareback Zoebird is even better!

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    1. I dunno how you guys are missing out on all the fun.

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    1. If I had to pick between smoke and ice....

      I would move.

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  11. I mean I would be shopping 24/7 if I was surrounded by smoke like that.

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    1. I mean. You don't have to go outside or breathe, so that's something.

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  12. Being a baby horse and toodling around bareback with my new person is da bomb! She totally gets me and it's so cool. She likes to brush me a lot, is always giving me cookie treats and kisses me on the nose. My person also brings something new almost every time she comes to see me. Who am I to complain if I have all the pretty things?

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  13. Blech I hope those fires die down soon! Play time is never a bad idea - most of our horses don't get enough of it

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  14. I currently live in Texas and I had to fly up to the PNW just so I could have the worst of both worlds. I now have an actual smoker's cough. The sun was red, when visible. I'm pretty convinced it was actually another planet.

    Yay for toodling and stress-buying bridles!

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