Thursday: This morning there was a car accident involving a pole holding the electricity cable. Therefore, we didn’t have any power all day. With no electricity, the water pump to the well doesn’t work. So, no water either. It was a warm, almost sticky day, so I barely had time to eat lunch before I had to go out again and redestribute the water from the mares (who happened to have quite a lot of water in the bucket in their paddock) to all the horses in the stalls.
Then Jay and I were supposed to train Tully and Portia, but there was a thunder storm, so while I waited for the rain to stop falling, I started to groom Memo. And I just kept going, Tabitha, Tesse, Tully, Portia, until suddenly it was time to feed the horses their dinner. But before that, some additional water had to be carried. Hay is quite dry.
The power wasn’t back on until half past seven. So, even without any riding, it turned out to be a long and labourous day.
At dinner, everyone laughed at me when I took my fourth helping. I’ve created a reputation for myself here with my apetite. They say I have hollow legs. And Diane says I might have lost weight, that I look thinner in the face. I can’t say if that’s true, it’s probably just the sunburn. I’m out all day, you wouldn’t belive the colour I’ve got. I’m not pale as a ghost anymore.
But I do enjoy eating. And with all the work and exercise I get here, I feel as if I was a teenager again. No end to the hunger. But don’t worry, mom and dad, they are all making sure I eat here. Diane with her cooking, Willie with his good-heartedness, Jay with his teasing and the other wwoofwers with their laughing.
Katja Malmborg 