This past weekend I got to spend some time taking in the great smells of the barn, while watching & learning the finer points about the sport of barrel racing. It was an excellent way to spend my weekend getting to know some new things, & getting to know some new people. The weather could have been a bit warmer for my liking, but I suppose a person can't have everything. All round my time spent out at Sabre Quarter Horse Ranch was a great time. I enjoyed the time I got to spend with Gunner, the handsome man you see up there on the right, with him rubbing up against my leg looking for pets. Learning the finer points of the ground work that goes into preparing barrel horses for the work they do in arena was very interesting. I came out learning a lot of the weekend, and I will for sure be out for many more days like this one. After my time spent at the barn I had to do a bit of exploring of the Qu'Appelle Valley hills. With the snow on the south facing hills decreasing I can only hope that this means spring is coming in slowly. While out I found another sign of spring... the Geese are back for another season. Spring must be getting closer! I am so lucky to live so close to such a beautiful landscape, & get to watch as spring blows in more on each breeze. While out on the landscape I also got to enjoy watching some deer explore some sunset dinner. I was very happy to see their numbers, since this past winter was very cold & hard on them. It is a tough question to answer how many are truly out on the landscape after this tough winter, but as I see these guys in the spring I can only hope it wasn't as tough on them as it seemed. Each day brings us closer to spring here in Saskatchewan, & with each setting sun a part of me gets more excited to see the spring mud that is coming. I can't wait to wake up to mud & rain, and seeding season. Hopefully, soon the wind will blow as warm as the sky looks as the sun sets each day.
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