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05/18/2003: "@#$%&* Weather!"

I’m extremely hesitant to complain about the weather we’ve been having here in N Indiana - REALLY I am. In comparison to what other parts of the country have been getting, our weather have been downright delightful. But ONLY by comparison. It’s been cold, wet, windy, stormy, and just generally miserable. I think we hit 70 a couple of times, but both of those times were accompanied by wind speeds almost as high as the temperature. The rest of the time, it’s been windy/cold/wet or all of the above. THIS is spring?

I STILL haven’t ridden Indy. I KNEW I shouldn’t bet on the time. The weather has been TOO impossible - see above. I’m trying to hang in there - the weather HAS to get better sometime! - but it’s been discouraging, to say the least. The best I can say for it is that it HAS kept the bugs down. I’ve only used the fly masks a couple of times, and I haven’t broken out the flysheets at all.

As might be expected, Indy and Ami LOVE the cool, windy days. What better excuse to go tearing around the pasture??? I haven’t seen Ms Ami turn it on like that in YEARS! Mike and I have to stop doing the chores just to watch them. Talk about thundering hooves! LOL!

Matt was out the other day to trim both of them, and he said Indy had the most nearly perfect feet he’d just about ever seen. He was also extremely pleased with Ami’s feet and how well they were holding up now that she’s back on a “regular” trim schedule. I’d already told him about the serious workouts she’d been giving them - I mean, it’s not like she spends all her time loafing around in her paddock!

According to the forecast, it’s SUPPOSED to be dry and at least a little warmer over the next few days. Maybe we can manage SOME progress. Wish us luck! And cross your fingers that I haven’t angered the Weather Gods by complaining!