Today the annual Boulder County Fair will open for 10 days of entertainment, competition and carnival rides at 9595 Nelson Road in Longmont. The Fair grounds are very spacious, and will need to be for the expected crowds at the 144th Fair, with the theme of "144 Years of Fun on the Farm." Today the petting zoo will open at 1 p.m., and other exhibits open at noon - cooking, sewing, quilting, flowers and veggies will be evaluated and graded. The Future Farmers of America and the 4-H Clubs will have horse shows, and animal judging - goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, calves - all the usual fun and interesting County Fair classes and judging. I had hoped to be able to tell you about the midway, but the website is currently down - it can be found at: http://www.bouldercountyfair.org I hope to get over there this weekend and see things for myself.
No news of any fresh wildlife sightings so far today - Rosie was her usual good natured self this morning; and either Blackberry or Chocolate was having fun overturning the water bowl both in the hutch and the outer pen area this morning. Lovey and Nedi have been stuck to me like glue since I returned home Wednesday night - other than wanting lots of love (as usual) they seem to be fine.
Thoroughbred horse racing news is a combination of good and bad. .... St. Nicholas Abbey, the European champion who broke a pastern last week while training, underwent surgery and seemed to be doing well; then he colicked, and had a second surgery. He is now doing "better than expected" and it's hoped he'll be able to enter stud duty next year. .... John C. Malone and his wife Laura have purchased Bridlewood Farm, where I worked for Arthur C. Appleton in the 1980s. Bridlewood is a fully operational thoroughbred breeding and training facility near Ocala, Florida. .... Yesterday, near the back stretch of Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, a small training barn burnt to the ground, killing 19 horses, according to the Shreveport Times. It was reported that one horse was saved, and that a nearby barn, which stabled horses trained by Cecil Borel caught fire also, but was immediately put out. According to the Times, the destroyed barn belonged to Alan Fox. Patrons at Louisiana Downs could see the smoke from the fire from the grandstand, but there was no possibility of the fire spreading to the actual race course.
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Friday, August 2, 2013
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Bits and Pieces
Since I've been concentrating on Pony Penning this past week, I've let a few things slide that I'd like to write about. First, on Monday, 22 July, the same afternoon that Prince George of Great Britain arrived. my niece, Sarah Snow Fleetwood gave birth to a gorgeous baby girl, named Evelyn Estelle. She weighed in at 7 pounds 3 ounces, arrived at 4 p.m. MDT on the dot, had had a full head of dark red hair. Mother and child returned to their home in Edgewater (a part of Denver) the next afternoon, with a very proud father, Michael Fleetwood. As first time grandparents, my sister and brother-in-law are as giddy as teens on their first sleep-over.
My nephew, Mike Snow, married his beautiful wife Erin on 12 December last year, and kept it a secret. Their wedding party is this evening, from 6 until 9, at the Dushanbe Tea House here in Boulder. I was convinced to dress up for this occasion, and am already nervous. I feel like mutton dressing as lamb. But I have a red satin sheath, with black flats, and a navy blue shawl with small red and white birds worked on it. I also have a brooch to hold the shawl in place, and matching earrings... Like I said, mutton as lamb. I'll get Jim to take a couple of photos so everyone can have a good laugh!
Horses - I always come back to them... St. Nicholas Abbey, the European champion son of Montjeau, was out on a normal training gallop earlier in the week, when one of his pastern bones broke. I haven't been able to find out if it was the long or short pastern bone, nor which leg this happened to. He has undergone surgery to place pins in the bone, and is listed in "guarded" condition at the Equine hospital. There are hopes that he will survive and be able to go to stud. .... Also, handsome grey Unbridled's Song was euthanized Friday. He had covered his booked mares this spring, and went into a sudden decline Thursday morning. An MRI showed an aggressively-growing mass in his sinus cavities and around his optic nerves; as there was no way to operate, and he was in pain, it was decided to put the stallion down. He will be missed.
Busy, busy, busy. Lovey and Nedi are doing very well, and are spending as much time as possible outdoors while I am home. I am currently staying at Rosie's, after a single night with Cloudy and Shady. Next week, I'll be back on a week's course of Blackberry and Chocolate (and, of course, Courtney, the goldfish) for Paulina. And I recently met with a new client, and will be caring for his two rescue dogs and his wife's two cats - the cats are Tipsy and Mopsy, while the dogs are Cooper and Lola. "Twill be interesting!
My nephew, Mike Snow, married his beautiful wife Erin on 12 December last year, and kept it a secret. Their wedding party is this evening, from 6 until 9, at the Dushanbe Tea House here in Boulder. I was convinced to dress up for this occasion, and am already nervous. I feel like mutton dressing as lamb. But I have a red satin sheath, with black flats, and a navy blue shawl with small red and white birds worked on it. I also have a brooch to hold the shawl in place, and matching earrings... Like I said, mutton as lamb. I'll get Jim to take a couple of photos so everyone can have a good laugh!
Horses - I always come back to them... St. Nicholas Abbey, the European champion son of Montjeau, was out on a normal training gallop earlier in the week, when one of his pastern bones broke. I haven't been able to find out if it was the long or short pastern bone, nor which leg this happened to. He has undergone surgery to place pins in the bone, and is listed in "guarded" condition at the Equine hospital. There are hopes that he will survive and be able to go to stud. .... Also, handsome grey Unbridled's Song was euthanized Friday. He had covered his booked mares this spring, and went into a sudden decline Thursday morning. An MRI showed an aggressively-growing mass in his sinus cavities and around his optic nerves; as there was no way to operate, and he was in pain, it was decided to put the stallion down. He will be missed.
Busy, busy, busy. Lovey and Nedi are doing very well, and are spending as much time as possible outdoors while I am home. I am currently staying at Rosie's, after a single night with Cloudy and Shady. Next week, I'll be back on a week's course of Blackberry and Chocolate (and, of course, Courtney, the goldfish) for Paulina. And I recently met with a new client, and will be caring for his two rescue dogs and his wife's two cats - the cats are Tipsy and Mopsy, while the dogs are Cooper and Lola. "Twill be interesting!
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