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12/01/2004: "The Bugs Of Summer – Originally Posted June 1, 2004"

Thank goodness, winter seems to finally be over. Now, if we could just do something about these BUGS! Sigh… Never satisfied are we? As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had new flysheets for both Indy and Ami that I had yet to use. A couple of days ago, they did come out…

I tried Indy’s on first. I had purchased Ami’s just at the end of the fly season last year – size 72”. Of course, it was too small for Indy, so I ordered him one just like hers, only in a 75” Oops! Maybe it would have fit last year, but not now. Not even close. Now, I do admit that Indy could stand to lose a few pounds, but a little fat CAN’T account for his getting THAT much bigger.

Oh, it’s déjà vu all over again. I went through EXACTLY the same thing with DJ. Between the ages of four and six, he outgrew everything I had of Sirron’s – including my saddle. But at least DJ WAS a larger horse than Sirron – 15.3 to Sirron’s 15.1. Indy is only about 15.0. SO HOW CAN HE BE OUTGROWING DJ’S STUFF?!

I already knew that DJ’s bits with the 5” wide mouthpiece were too narrow for him – as incredible as it seemed. Now I’m giving worried looks at DJ’s saddle. Indy CAN’T be wider than DJ! Can he? I told Mike the other day that even if Indy lost some weight, I was becoming increasingly worried that my saddle wasn’t going to be wide enough for him.

It is truly almost unbelievable how that boy has filled out and muscled up. Yeah, some of it is fat, but not all of it – not hardly. That kid has turned into one impressive equine. He likes to stretch by arching his back – and I mean, you can plainly SEE his back come up, abs and loin muscles bulging, his neck arching up from the withers. I can hardly even imagine how cool that’s going to feel from the saddle – it’s impressive enough from the ground.

But back to the flysheet problem that started this whole discussion… I ordered another sheet – 78” – for Indy. It had BETTER be big enough… Stay tuned.