Is anyone else counting down the days?

Vix · 02-28-2007, 06:32 AM

Am I the only one or are there others out there that are anxiously awaiting the snow to melt and it to get warmer for a completely strange reason?

I am DYING to be able to give our guys a bath.

Four months of poo stains and dingy whites is driving me nuts!! I would use vinegar and water but with no heat in our barn I don't want to risk leaving the two lighter horses with damp coats. And the shaggy coat needs to go!!! Where have my sleek coated guys gone? And who replaced them with fuzzy bears??

So c'mon spring!!!

I want this:

Back to this!!!!! (Well not size wise of course

)

Anyone have a 'spring cleanup' regime they use?

Fire Chik · 02-28-2007, 07:42 AM

I agree.
I am soooo tired of the mub. I wouldn't care if it would be cold and freeze, or get warm and dry things out. I am tired of it getting warm during the day melting the snow and making a mess, then kind of freezing at night so that the ground is crunchy.
I want to give the boys a bath too.

zorse · 02-28-2007, 08:11 AM

I am sick of winter. I am sick of indoor arenas, half frozen water, wearing gloves and layers of jackets. Sick of frozen ground, muddy ground, flooded arenas.
I want spring!!! Blue skies, green grass, birds chirping, flowers popping, sunshine...ahhh.

Vix · 02-28-2007, 08:57 AM

I am sick of looking like the Michellin man everytime I go out to work with the horses.

Does anyone have a good suggestion for a not heavy duty but strong shampoo for that first bath as soon as the yucky snow disappears? I have the Rio Vista stuff, but I need something for yellowing.

Why oh why did I get a horse that's mostly white when I swore I never would again??

EmazingCasper · 02-28-2007, 09:01 AM

Since CO has been hit exteremly hard with snow, I'm pulling my hair waiting for spring to come. I just want to give Casper a bath, and see the green grass. The snow is horrible, and ugly. I'm so sick and tried of it. Hurry up spring and summer!!!

EmazingCasper · 02-28-2007, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vix

Why oh why did I get a horse that's mostly white when I swore I never would again??

don't worry, I did the same thing. And look, they don't call him Casper because he is bay. LOL

Quick2Skip01 · 02-28-2007, 11:15 AM

I hate winter. I miss spring.. I love it when its warm enough to body clip and start prepping for show season. What I really despise is the transition, from frozen ground to mud... I wish there was a way to go from frozen to completely thawed and dried up quick.

Vix · 02-28-2007, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quick2Skip01

I hate winter. I miss spring.. I love it when its warm enough to body clip and start prepping for show season. What I really despise is the transition, from frozen ground to mud... I wish there was a way to go from frozen to completely thawed and dried up quick.

Oh I know exactly what you mean. I'm not sure what is worse, snow and ice or caked on mud. I'm almost tempted to clip Mocha but she was clipped by her old owner last spring and she didn't get as wooly a coat as I would like this year.

haunani · 02-28-2007, 11:23 AM

I just want it warm enough to give him a bath!!

Sondra · 02-28-2007, 11:46 AM

Oh how I miss spring.. lush green grass with sleek coated, long legged geldings galloping through it. *sigh*

02-28-2007, 06:32 AM	#1
Vix Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 2,379 Images: 344 Blog Entries: 5	Is anyone else counting down the days? Am I the only one or are there others out there that are anxiously awaiting the snow to melt and it to get warmer for a completely strange reason? I am DYING to be able to give our guys a bath. Four months of poo stains and dingy whites is driving me nuts!! I would use vinegar and water but with no heat in our barn I don't want to risk leaving the two lighter horses with damp coats. And the shaggy coat needs to go!!! Where have my sleek coated guys gone? And who replaced them with fuzzy bears?? So c'mon spring!!! I want this: Back to this!!!!! (Well not size wise of course ) Anyone have a 'spring cleanup' regime they use? __________________ May the horse be with you.

02-28-2007, 07:42 AM	#2
Fire Chik Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Durango, CO Posts: 620 Images: 351 Blog Entries: 1	I agree. I am soooo tired of the mub. I wouldn't care if it would be cold and freeze, or get warm and dry things out. I am tired of it getting warm during the day melting the snow and making a mess, then kind of freezing at night so that the ground is crunchy. I want to give the boys a bath too. __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, "....holy ****.... what a ride!"

02-28-2007, 08:11 AM	#3
zorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 6,605 Images: 474 Blog Entries: 331	I am sick of winter. I am sick of indoor arenas, half frozen water, wearing gloves and layers of jackets. Sick of frozen ground, muddy ground, flooded arenas. I want spring!!! Blue skies, green grass, birds chirping, flowers popping, sunshine...ahhh. __________________ To an ordinary human being, love means nothing if it does not mean loving some people more than others. -George Orwell http://flippingpages.wordpress.com/

02-28-2007, 08:57 AM	#4
Vix Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 2,379 Images: 344 Blog Entries: 5	I am sick of looking like the Michellin man everytime I go out to work with the horses. Does anyone have a good suggestion for a not heavy duty but strong shampoo for that first bath as soon as the yucky snow disappears? I have the Rio Vista stuff, but I need something for yellowing. Why oh why did I get a horse that's mostly white when I swore I never would again?? __________________ May the horse be with you.

02-28-2007, 09:01 AM	#5
EmazingCasper Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: .lost somewhere in time. Posts: 4,712 Images: 327	Since CO has been hit exteremly hard with snow, I'm pulling my hair waiting for spring to come. I just want to give Casper a bath, and see the green grass. The snow is horrible, and ugly. I'm so sick and tried of it. Hurry up spring and summer!!! __________________ Blaze- My beautiful, extra amazing, Quarter Horse! Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club

02-28-2007, 11:15 AM	#7
Quick2Skip01 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 4,032 Images: 287 Blog Entries: 7	I hate winter. I miss spring.. I love it when its warm enough to body clip and start prepping for show season. What I really despise is the transition, from frozen ground to mud... I wish there was a way to go from frozen to completely thawed and dried up quick. __________________ ~Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.~ Horse Power- (Informal) The extraordinary capacity of the horse to elevate the human spirit.

02-28-2007, 11:23 AM	#9
haunani Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Marion, IA Posts: 3,202 Images: 237 Blog Entries: 1	I just want it warm enough to give him a bath!! __________________ Carmen & Meteor & Mars

02-28-2007, 11:46 AM	#10
Sondra Full Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NEPA Posts: 553 Images: 59 Blog Entries: 2	Oh how I miss spring.. lush green grass with sleek coated, long legged geldings galloping through it. sigh

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