It's Cold.
It's Dark.
I never want to leave my bed.
I've made my riding list for December and I am trying to keep motivated. I think I should just take a Sharpie every morning and write on my hand 'don't be lazy and useless'.
Yesterday I spoiled Hobbits and bought him a new Baker sheet. I don't know who I bought it for more though, him or me. I have cracked the code of blanketing this year, and I will share my secret.
1. Have two of everything. I have doubles of everything so that way one can be getting washed while the other is getting dirty, this way I don't have to pay someone $40 for every rug to get washed at the end of the year.
2. Always have a rain sheet on top of everything. Rain sheets are so easy to throw in the washer, they don't take up as much room, and this way you keep your heavier rugs that are a pain in the arse to wash, reasonably clean and crap free.
3. I like to layer, so layer accordingly. I try hard not to over rug and not to have the horse in an added twenty pounds of blankets. Right now it's around -6 at night and a bit warmer and sunnier in the day and I have a sheet, a heavy weight with a neck, and a sheet.
4. And my personal preference, Horseware Ireland over Bucas. Bucas are really short on the horses I find and it looks like they're wearing crop tops. I like that HWI's are longer, and have more room in the chest.
But seriously I just want to buy all of the blankets. It is 'Black Friday' and I might have to take part in a sale or two...
Hobbs is moving to a new house today so I best get off and get him ready. Hopefully him being closer to me in this horrible weather will