well from good news to bad- we lost the old blind pony yesterday. last winter was hard on him, and i knew things werent looking good for him cause no matter how many blankets i had on him he still shivered. he has slowly lost weight all winter- he did this last winter also. but we were hoping for an early spring. so we are giving the mini donkey away. then this spring will decide if we will get any horses again. i feel so bad for my daughter- i have kept her aware of this possability all fall and winter. but it was still hard.