It just had to wait until AFTER Rob went back up North...

Anyone who came out to the barn this afternoon would have seen the excitement that comes every winter on the first warm day...the snow sliding off the roof. It started slowly with the occasional "thump"....which was enough to make Carma almost sit down in the barn when it thumped right outside the door. Coregel and Piper were less concerned by the sound and more concerned with their proximity to a cookie. Later, as Laura was riding Zander and I was riding Bliss, the thumps progressed to loud thundering swooshes as snow cascaded past the windows. Zander was not impressed. Bliss did not seem so concerned with the snow as with the crazy saddlebred who kept careening her way.

Most of the other horses that were ridden tonight were good about the snow falling, with just a few startled looks, but no serious issues.

When the snow started falling off over the barn in huge sheets, the horses in there would call to each other like a roll call to make sure each horse has survived the moment.

I can only imagine how loud the sound of snow falling would be if our arena/barn wasn't so well insulated!

Of course all that falling snow isn't just falling nicely out of the way...so this is what I had the joy to discover when I openned the North door:



Larry was not impressed with the wall of snow as it prevented his escape to the great outdoors! He pecked at Milo as he managed to crawl out.

I was not impressed with all the shovelling required to get the door to open easily and to clear a path to drive the Mule into the barn...if any parents/spectators get bored tomorrow, I am sure there will still be snow to shovel!

Karen