Sheath cleaning and other fun

Time for a quick update, and then bed.

I did dishes and some laundry, puttered around outside, swept the barn, 'sheared' Misty, and then decided to try cleaning Sketch's sheath. I think I got it a little cleaner, but I'm going to have the vet do it next time, or get some sedative, because he won't drop so I can clean it better, and he's taken to dancing around. I rinsed him as well as I could, and then did a quick wash with one of the easy wash soap sprayer type products. He dried pretty fast, so I took him in the barn for a brushing, tested a couple of saddles for fit, gave him some treats, then doused him with fly spray and turned him back out in the pen. I'm leaving them out in the round pen tonight, as their stalls need to be stripped and washed.

I ordered wormer today, so about 2 days before I open the back pasture I'll de-worm everybody. When I change pastures I'll block off the sacrifice pasture to let it rest, and maybe spread some lime and diatomaceous earth to help bring it back. I'm hoping to split that pasture into 2 sections and separate the horses by age, and one of my projects this summer is to build shelters. I'm thinking about using an Earthship technique, dirt pounded into tires and stacked like bricks, and then cover it with earth and plant grass. We'll see how ambitous I get!