New update!

Talking to Mom last night over Skype (ah, the internet...) I realized that I hadn't put an update up in quite a while. My only reason is that the work here is settling into a routine and I forget that everyone else is still waiting to hear from me! So, here's my update...

One big blessing lately has been the new set of friends that I hang out with. There's a group of five, all of us interns, who like to hang out and have dinner at least once a week. It just gives us a chance to relax, talk about work, and have a little bit of socialization in our lives. Otherwise, there would be nothing but work to keep me occupied!!

As I said earlier, I'm settling into a routine at work and becoming used to the things that are normal in Kentucky, but rarely seen in Oregon. The horses here are worth so much more, and this is especially true for mares in foal. If a mare has produced a few good horses and was bred to a stud with a $75,000 stud fee, she's worth the extra money it takes to keep her healthy. So I'm seeing a lot of treatment techniques that aren't as common back home and I'm learning a ton along the way.

It's been cold again lately, but luckily there isn't much precipitation. For the most part, it's not that difficult to deal with. It just gets hard when I'm walking through the pastures at 7am to find the mares that need to come in and I'm getting blasted with a biting cold gust that causes wind burn on my cheeks. But I'm not complaining!!

This really is a fantastic time for me, though. Even if the work gets hard, the labor hours are long, I'm still in a beautiful place with amazing people. The more I work here, the more I'm impressed with how well the farm is run as a whole. If my plans for life included possibly staying in Kentucky, I would want to stay with Taylor Made. But don't worry, my Oregonians and fellow Pacific Northwesters... as great as Taylor Made is, I'm still looking forward to coming home.