Quick update for the week from Jen

• Done with finals?  Enjoying perfect weather?  Come out and play at the barn.  We have several horses/minis that could use work, and with smaller classes this session it's the perfect time to do it.  We're 90% unpacked, the tack room and stall are labeled, so the hard work has been done.  And our riders would love to see some of our experienced volunteers again!  Besides, you can come see how much a mini broodmare can stretch.  We keep on expecting the Strumm's mini mares to have a foal at their side, but they just keep on getting wider and/or lower bellies.  Poor girls.  We should have a contest to see who can guess which mare and what day.  I'm guessing the bay in 2 weeks. 
• Thur. May 12: This is a biggie--most of our Thur night volunteers (including myself) need to be leaving for end of the year Girl Scout awards ceremony by 6pm.  That's right when classes start!  Only 2 riders per class, but they need 3 (and possibly more, don't know what Dani has planned) vols each.  Tonight's volunteer base was 100% Girl Scouts, so we don't want to leave the class grounded next.  The riders are making enormous, gigantic, wonderful progress with Dani, we don't want to slow them down!  If you can't come, can you help spread the word?  Even if you can add just this single Thur. night to your schedule that would help.
• Finally, we could use 4 more vols. for the Tue. 7-8 class.  Tue is our busy day, with minis starting at 5, a sport class at 6, and our largest sport class at 7. Hopefully with school winding down we'll be able to pick up a few more people.  But May is a busy month, so who knows.  I'm thinking we need to make some vol recruiting posters to hang at fitness centers.  I'm actually losing weight this week (I've been playing at the barn every day) and not noticing the deep sand so much.  Rosie and Shane can sure speed walk.  And Bri enjoys the bright arena, too.  Almost miss the big hill at Stagecoach up to the barn, that made me work off some candy bars.  But I'm quite content with the level gravel drive (and shorter distance) to the horses now.  What can I say, I'm lazy.  And I guess I'm not quick either!