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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

dilemmas

Conte has me wrapped around his hoof. I’m a sucker for that boy. I don’t know what to do.

Here’s the dilemma: I’m not in town enough for a horse right now. It’s not fair. He’s in a 12x12 box stall all day and he sees his manny more than he sees me. Every time I go more than a week without seeing him I begin to think I could probably handle selling him but then I come home and I spend an hour just brushing his hair or something trivial and I think he’s the love of my life again.

When I got back this last time his manny had put him in a different stall. I was pissed. I fought for the stall he had because it has the best view. I don’t want him to be bored. I guess he learned how to get out of that stall though so he’s been moved to the maximum security aisle. How does a horse get out of a stall you might wonder? He broke the door down.

I’m thinking of moving him to a different boarding ranch so I can at least get him a bigger stall. Then I think of moving him farther away so he can be out in a pasture. Then I freak out because the places that have pasture available are the same places that always catch on fire when I’m out of town. Last year when the big fires were burning in San Diego I spent three of those days driving around looking for Intrigue because I was just getting back into town at the same time they were evacuating. I finally found him, unmarked, at a ranch that didn’t even know they had him. Then I spent another week waiting for some stranger to return my horse trailer. I understand borrowing it in emergency circumstances but a courtesy call at any point to let me know it was safe and sound would have been nice. Same with Intrigue.

So I’m stuck. I can’t lease him out for liability reasons. He’s not a well trained pony. He’s a green broke stud. I do have big plans that involve moving out of state but I’m not quite in a place where I can do that yet. It will probably be at least another year. When I do though I can guarantee it will be to a property that has acreage.

…and then there’s Poopstain. He’s developed an unsavory habit of climbing up above my fireplace and throwing his cat weight on my head when I sleep. I have claw marks on my neck and face right now. And while I was taking a shower today he just hung from the shower curtain and swung back and forth, watching me and thinking strange devious cat thoughts. I think the best solution for him would be to get him a kitten friend. But then I wonder if my subconscious is just finding excuses to bring home new animals. But is that really so bad?

Poopstain caught his first mouse yesterday. I’ve been letting him outside when I’m home and can keep an eye on him in the backyard so it wasn’t entirely a surprise when he drug the poor thing in. He doesn’t want to eat it though. He wants to cuddle it between throwing it in the air and catching it again. I think it died from shock because there is not a single drop of blood anywhere on its limp little body. I know this because he threw it at me and then waited expectantly. I don’t play fetch with rodents.

posted by Kayden Kross on 9:37 PM :: 1 comments

1 Comments:

Have you tried stables/boarding in the Olivenhain, Rancho Santa Fe, Vista, Bonsall and Fallbrook areas? Lesser fire danger than areas further east (i.e., Ramona to Julian) and many nice facilities. I have friends who have their horse boarded in Olivenhain and they love their facility. Can't help you with the cat problem. Maybe a large parrot can terrorize him into passivity, but then you'd have a squaking and chewing problem. Just my 2 cents. ron; nightbikerider@yahoo.com

By nightbikerider, at November 19, 2008 9:10 AM