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Dec. 28th, 2003 10:56 pm1. Slept late. Very late. First day in about a week we weren't madly cleaning house, or entertaining, or both.
2. Had a nice ride. When I got down to the barn, Cheyenne was having a siesta in the only place that was neither snow nor ice nor otherwise cold and icky. There's a big hay rack in the middle of the paddock, where the horses hang out. The ground around it is covered with equal amounts of trampled hay, manure, and urine. And this is where my filthy animal chose to lay down his filty body. He stays outside year round, so he gets a nice thick coat in the winter, and this nice thick coat was sodden with filth-juice. I had to use a sweat scraper when I was brushing him out. Yecchh.
Anyway. The ring was still a rink, so I had no choice but to (suffer!) go out on the trail. Much of the trail was bare, but much of it was still covered in mixed snow and ice. But the ice was relatively soft, and we didn't have trouble with the footing. We walked a lot, with some long trots and a couple slow canters. He tends to get keyed up once he starts running, so the slow pace was more to keep him under control than anything else. e.g. He took a kick at the other horse while cantering, which earned him a big whack, and a place at the back of the line. (Okay, two horses isn't much of a line, but he had to both follow and walk the rest of the way back.)
3. Made bread pudding from leftover Swedish Coffee Bread. This is traditional braided yule bread, with lots of cardamom. It's light but substantial, sweet, great with a bit of butter, and makes a killer bread pudding. If there's any left by Thursday, we'll serve it at our party. :)
[EDIT: added recipes]
( It's not on anyone's diet. )
2. Had a nice ride. When I got down to the barn, Cheyenne was having a siesta in the only place that was neither snow nor ice nor otherwise cold and icky. There's a big hay rack in the middle of the paddock, where the horses hang out. The ground around it is covered with equal amounts of trampled hay, manure, and urine. And this is where my filthy animal chose to lay down his filty body. He stays outside year round, so he gets a nice thick coat in the winter, and this nice thick coat was sodden with filth-juice. I had to use a sweat scraper when I was brushing him out. Yecchh.
Anyway. The ring was still a rink, so I had no choice but to (suffer!) go out on the trail. Much of the trail was bare, but much of it was still covered in mixed snow and ice. But the ice was relatively soft, and we didn't have trouble with the footing. We walked a lot, with some long trots and a couple slow canters. He tends to get keyed up once he starts running, so the slow pace was more to keep him under control than anything else. e.g. He took a kick at the other horse while cantering, which earned him a big whack, and a place at the back of the line. (Okay, two horses isn't much of a line, but he had to both follow and walk the rest of the way back.)
3. Made bread pudding from leftover Swedish Coffee Bread. This is traditional braided yule bread, with lots of cardamom. It's light but substantial, sweet, great with a bit of butter, and makes a killer bread pudding. If there's any left by Thursday, we'll serve it at our party. :)
[EDIT: added recipes]
( It's not on anyone's diet. )
