Turbo and Katelyn's Weblog

Hey!

Turbogirl — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:35:21 +0000

Wow, it’s almost been a year since I’ve posted. Crazy. Life has been kind of busy, and I may have possibly MAYBE forgotten about this blog. Anyyyywayy. Turbo’s doing absolutely fantastic. He’s finally lost most of his winter coat, so he looks all sleek and stunning. I’ll be leaving for camp/my horse/work in a few days, and I’m hoping to take him with me. He can see his old mini friends and graze in giant green pastures. Yum.

Also, I got a new puppy! Her name is Liesl, and she looks almost exactly like Turbo. She’s the same colour brown, and four white socks (like him) and some patches of white. She’s about 7 months old, and looks like she’d be a good candidate for agility training (basically jumping over small jumps, running through tunnels, running up and down ramps. It’s pretty cool, you should check it out on youtube.), which I’m hoping to start with her in the fall.

Lacy

Turbogirl — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:47:06 +0000

Heyo!
So the whole point if this blog is to keep you updated bout Turbo. I haven’t been doing that… Sorry. Maybe I’ll do better. Anyhoo, Turbo’s doing good. At least, I hope he is. I’m at my grandparent’s right now, and he’s back home. He’ll be coming here next week. I have a friend here who also has a mini, named Lacy. She’s ADORABLE. We have fights over who has the cutest mini. We finally decided she has the cutest mare, and I have the cutest gelding. Anyway, right now we’re training Lacy to pull a cart. We want to drive them both in the Veterns Day parade. So far, we’ve put the harness on Lacy, and long lined her a bit. Long lining is basically driving them without a cart. She’s had a bit in her mouth a couple times, so that made bridling her easier.

Tagged: Lacy, long lining, Melody, training

Clean

Turbogirl — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:49:40 +0000

Yay for clean horses! Just gave Turbo a bath with the help of a neighborhood friend who is interested in animals and her brothers. He was very feisty, because there were several people helping, and he does not like getting wet. When I first got him he would not tolerate baths, but he’s gotten better as I’ve worked with him. Of course, this is the same horse who will stand out in the rain…..

We’re alive!

Turbogirl — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:06:18 +0000

Yes, Turbo is still alive, yes, so am I.

I took apart my camera (it was old and dying), which makes it rather hard to take photos of El Turbinado. I’m saving up for a new one, while at the same time hoping for one for Christmas.

He grew his winter coat sometime last month, which is early for him. Hmm. So now I have a muddy, in-need-of-worming furball in my backyard. Whoopee!

Also, we got invited back to Farm Day. Yay!

I have da cuwest pony in da whole wide world!

Turbogirl — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:08:53 +0000

Yay! Two reasons to celebrate.

Turbogirl — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:37:57 +0000

Reason #1. I got the harness fixed. Yay. On the way to get it fixed, I was testing the strength of the stitching on another part of the harness. I pulled, nothing happened. Pulled a little harder, the whole piece of leather came off. :) I got it fixed also.

Reason #2. Turbo and I got invited back to Farm Day at World hunger Relief Farm! It’s sometime in April, I’ll keep you posted.

I know I haven’t had any pictures up recently, but I’m trying to solve that. My camera has been acting up lately. I think it just needs a good cleaning.

I hooked up Turbo to the cart yesterday and drove up the street a bit. He was very full of energy. Combination of the air (wind) and not being out for a few days. Coming back towards our house he broke into a flat-out run, with me tugging on the reins trying to slow him down. This was all while going downhill. Woo. It would’ve been fine except for a little thing called intersections. Thankfully, I was able to slow him down long enough to cross streets safely. He still had tons of energy so we went over to the park, where he proceeded to run, at top speed, around the track a few times. Hehe, I’m getting kicked off the computer, so I’ll finish this later.

Here ’tis

Turbogirl — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:18:16 +0000

Here is the aforementioned photo, thanks to the smart thinking of a friend.

Tagged: lunging

Winter 2009!

Turbogirl — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:17:08 +0000

Happy New Year, Everybody! Well, I’ve gotten Turbo out a bit more over the past week. I usually take him to the field across the street. There is a busy road next to the field that has all sorts of cars and trucks going by that I am very careful not to get too close to, but I like that he’s getting used to big objects zooming by. Naturally, he is very furry, but his coat has sort of smoothed out, so he looks really good. When I lunged (where he trots or lopes around me in a circle while I hold the line that is clipped to his halter) him in the field a couple of days ago, I snapped a picture with my camera phone. It’s not the best picture because I was moving, and after all, it’s only a phone, not a real camera. I’m trying to find a way to get the photo up here, I may have to put a link.

I am not a person that gives their pets Christmas presents, but I DID give Turbo a little extra grain and a chopped up carrot in celebration of Christ’s birth. Later I gave him part of a clementine, which he first refused, but once he found out how delicious they are (thanks to me sneaking one into his food), he was eager for more. I’ve been cleaning his pen twice a day, in part because I want to go to my grandmother’s farm soon, and also because I may have gotten a little lecture…….

I still have not had the harness fixed, I think that will happen next week. I’m also going to look into having a new one made.

Christmas Photo

Turbogirl — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:02:03 +0000

Here is the one of the Christmas photos we sent out to friends and family.

In other news, there is little to be said. It has been rather cold so I have not gotten Turbo out much. When it’s really cold I might make him a hot bran mash with very hot water, several large handfuls of bran, a handful of grain and sometimes a bit of sugar. Also, another piece on my harness broke so I need to get it fixed. The leather itself didn’t break ; it was the sewing. When I have it fixed, I am going to have the man who repairs it check out the rest of the harness to make sure something else isn’t going to snap :) Merry Christmas and have a Blessed New Year!

Farm Day and a bit on Crimsynn

Turbogirl — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:38:54 +0000

Well, Farm Day has come and gone! Turbo did much better than last time in April. I took him out to the Farm the night before so I could work him and let him get used to the surroundings. We did have a bit of a problem with turning around (as we did last time), but I took him to a quiet area and made him do circles which solved that problem. We went from 9am to 11:45 (with some small breaks), and then took an hour-long break in which I un-hooked him completely and let him graze and rest, and then came back until 3. I think giving him that hour break made a difference in him not having a meltdown. When we drove by the petting area one of the goats inside went berserk and kept trying to jump out. Also, I’d like to give a big Thank You to the B.O.W.I.E. club for their help in getting Turbo and I back home.

A bit on Crimsynn. He is a 16-year-old chestnut gelding ( with four perfect white socks, I might add), who has won too many awards to count. I will mention some of them in my next article. Anyhoo, he came back( he was born there) to Vanhoozer Farm two weeks ago. I will put up some photos and more info on him later.

Tagged: Crimsynn, Farm Day '08