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I just wanted to use a weight tape on her to see what her approximate weight is and she just kept avoiding me and tried to get me to chase her until she realized it was way too hot for that shit.

She isn't grossly underweight for a horse of her age and breed, but she isn't where I want her to be. The brutal heat and humidity this summer has been rough on her, and I think she lost weight in the past month based on look and feel alone, but I'm confident I can get her looking better again. I'm gonna be getting her a salt lick because I suspect she's low on electrolytes from the heat.

I like to get her moving a tiny bit every time I'm there to make sure she's still moving okay and doesn't have any foot issues. After we finished with that, I sprayed her off with fly spray and considered hanging out with some friends there but decided it was way too awful out and went home.

Hopefully tomorrow isn't as awful. I want to actually brush her down if I can. It's supposed to storm, so hopefully it'll make a nice draft through the barn that'll cool everything down.

I taught her the exercises I do with Sandy so she can help me with her training while I'm recovering from surgery next month. Sandy was so wonderful for her. :)

The only pic I got because my visit was super short lol. It was so hot and humid.

She got crazy zoomies after her bath, rolled in the dirt, and ran around the round pen for a few minutes before she wore herself out. She had a great time and lots of people really liked seeing her enjoying herself like that lol. This pic was taken a few hours later after she dried completely and I did her braids and brushed her.

She got really spicy when I tried to clean one of her back hooves and almost kicked me in the head. I gave her a lil smack on the butt (not hard at all) and yelled at her and she stopped misbehaving and let me clean her hoof. I think she might have a little bit of arthritis in that leg and that's what had her so uncomfortable until I was able to get her foot held and supported properly. If she continues to show that discomfort, I'll get some horse arthritis gel to try out.

They totally would look better if I mathed out how many braids I'd need for the pattern I was going for lmao.

She was SO brave, y'all. I think it was the big ol pep talk I gave her. She did the "it's gonna eat me" dance at the hose, but eventually relaxed enough for me to get a lot of the dirt off. She didn't stop moving the whole time, but wasn't unmanageable. I'm so proud. I had to tell literally everyone I saw because it was such a big deal.

Sandy is still very dirty, but is considerably cleaner now. Next goal is to introduce soap lol. Her owner has some really nice horse shampoo and conditioner stored in the tack room that I'm gonna use.

It also started raining as soon as we were done, so we couldn't get any cute pics outside. I was gonna hitch her to a post inside for pics, but I was asked to help treat an infected hoof on another horse and that took a while.

I planned to tack Sandy up and work with her while she was wearing a saddle, but she decided to canter around the round pen when I took her out for grooming and she even jumped over some mud.

She tired herself out very quickly.

I also played some music while we were hanging out and she seemed to like it.

She got visibly upset when I rode around another horse after I was finished with her training and grooming and the barn chore I do to get to ride for free lol. I made sure she got a cookie to know she's still my fave.

This is my fave band and this song really resonates with me right now, as I have become incredibly disillusioned with my workplace, which I thought was really cool until they weren't anymore.

I thought I'd share it so folks who also hate capitalism and the work culture of the US can enjoy it.

Dave is the black horse and Joey is the brown and white one. Joey is always trying to get her attention, but she doesn't care about boys. She just wants to have a good time on her own lol.

I sponged her off today and she did not like it and was doing some grazing in the pic while I got a drink and rinsed the bucket.

We both got lots of good exercise in during the sponging because she kept doing the "it's gonna eat me dance" when I'd use the sponge and I wasn't giving up on the endeavor because I went through all the trouble of getting the stuff ready.

She eventually calmed down and I got a second round of sponging in and she was much less skittish that time. Maybe someday she'll get an actual bath. 🥲

It's 90F here and I was told she refused to leave her stall earlier, most likely because of the heat, so I'm just gonna leave her be today.

She was very spicy today over all. I think it's because she hasn't had any training sessions for about a hot minute.

We did a little bit of easy training today and then I let her graze for a while before I got assistance in treating her foot. It should be healed up by the time I go out on Wednesday!