You could call it “Vacation”

The first day working at THR. Lots of input and so many horses to meet. 🥰

After getting ready the horse routine starts at 08:30 with poo 💩 picking and cleaning the paddocks.

Usually two people per paddock makes it quick and easy. We got four paddocks actually. I think there should be 15 horses and a pony right now. 🤔😄
And some donkeys. 6 maybe. 🙈

I start at the main paddock which has 4 horses. Afterwards we tie the horses and give them breakfast. One of the longterms prepares it at 07:30 so it’s soaked properly.
We got some real slow eaters among them. 🤭

Next comes cleaning the hooves and eyes. Some need extra treatment with vinegar for the hooves or checking for wounds.

Then I went to another paddock called horse heaven to help feeding the horses there as well. Then cleaning hooves and eyes. 6 horses here. 😄

Some horses got horse mums which pay for them and take more or less care for them as well. If they are coming we can do less of the routine for them on the day. Geronimo didn’t need to go on a walk for example because his mum is coming to ride him some days.

After we fed and cleaned we are going for the fast walk. I got a tour around so no fast walk for me on my first work day but starting Wednesday I will be walking along.

Afterwards it’s about 11 am and breakfast time. We take a half an hour break to eat some really delicious food from the kitchen team. All sorts of things and then we get back to the rest of the routine.

Slow walk is with the horses not supposed to go for long exhausting walks but still need some exercise. Every horse is walked at least 5 days a week, not sure about the weekend.

The donkeys are going for a little walk as well or at least go grazing a little. They can be really stubborn even for a little distance to walk. 🤣

Then lunch for the horses, just like breakfast and filling up the hay afterwards.

Then Sinnead gave us a workshop about body language which was really fun. She is a volunteer who is a physician for horses and really knows a lot about 🐴 😁

And finished with the horse routine for the day. It basically is the same every day and who is doing what changes weekly. There are just some extra tasks sometimes. And workshops just started and are going to be on Tuesday and Thursday.

Lunch at 14:30 for the team with another really tasty buffet of freshly cooked food.

As it is Tuesday it is pizza night. So after taking a shower and relaxing a little we come together to enjoy some nice fresh pizza out the self build pizza oven. Really good pizza. 😍 we even had a fire and it was a really great evening.

Then time for bed 😴
Billie cuddling up next to me 😊もっと詳しく