This is Wiley’s second spring here on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, a 2009 Christmas gift to me from my son. He has settled in so well, but then who wouldn’t love life on a huge waterfront farm south of Cape Charles, Virginia, just grazing on the lush grasses, cool Chesapeake Bay breezes blowing through your mane, dining on gourmet oats every night in your comfy stall in a brand new barn ? As the very smart horse he is, I’m sure Wiley realizes he’s living the life of Riley.
Welcome To The Eastern Shore, Little Guy !
Spring has sprung here on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and with spring comes new life. Wiley now has a brand new stable mate, a little colt which came unexpectedly early, born quietly in the middle of the night and found bright-eyed and bushy tailed at Bayview Farm’s morning feed. Now Wiley, being a young bachelor, had never actually been told about the “birds and the bees” or, in this case, about the mares and the stallions. So he was pretty curious. He knew it wasn’t a pony but was not quite sure if was actually a horse. It walks pretty funny and looks like it’s all legs, with a head too big for such a small body. But all in all, Wiley thought he was a cute little fellow, bay with a long white blaze and 4 white sox, described by one of the mares who is a serious NASCAR fan as having “lots of chrome” , and he has welcomed him as an additional stable mate so long as he doesn’t cry a lot during the night and disturb his beauty sleep. And he’ll need all the deep beauty sleep he can possibly get because this is the time of year that every horse aspiring to be a show ring star needs to get to work to get back in shape.
As anyone who owns equestrian property here on the Shore knows, the gorgeous Eastern Shore of Virginia’s spring weather also brings the need to shed any excess winter pounds as the 2011 show season is just around the corner. No more lazy short winter days just lounging around in a warm blanket, chatting with friends in the pasture or cozy evenings playfully horsing around in the stables. No, now it’s time to work, work, work to get his boyish figure back. Wiley is currently evaluating what meal plans and work-out routines he’ll use to get the most from his efforts and he wishes there was a TV set up in the barn so that he and his buddies could look at a few YouTube videos from leading health and fitness experts on the most up- to- date methods of slimming the flanks, firming up the withers, toning neck muscles, etc. Wiley knows that the time to get serious about fitness is upon him, his first show appearance of the season is coming up in Raleigh, North Carolina in just a few weeks. Oh, the price to be paid for being a beautiful horse ! ( P.S. If you’re thinking of a farm or farmette here on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, equestrian or otherwise, please visit our website, www.blueheronva.com , and click on the listings link– we currently have some outstanding farm and farmette real estate opportunities.)
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