My first day was 31st January but I get woken up by the cockerel at 4:30am! Something I will have to get used too.
There are 4 horses at the property...
Fiorella
Demarkus
Des
Dan
Coco
Freddie
Most mornings I start at 6:30am (on the weekends a bit later) to start the morning routine. The morning routine consists of getting the horses ready to ride (grooming, bandaging and tacking up), mucking out the stables and then pitting the horses out in the field/paddock. Afterwards I will then do another task for the morning these include cleaning tack, paddock poo pick up, watering and planting plants, washing windows, cleaning cobwebs, raking and some cleaning.
Afternoon routine consists of rolling up the bandages, getting the horses from the fields - rugging, hoof picking and oiling, sweeping the barn and feeding.
For the first 2 weeks in February the weather was hot and reaching temperatures upto 47 degree. Some nights it was still 42 degrees at 10pm. Throughout the month the weather got colder (to workable temperatures) and even rained. I saw a very spectacular thunderstorm.
On my days off I have been into the city, it takes about an hour on the train. One time I took a walk around to see the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge and then joined a bus tour of the city.
I wouldn't really recommend this tour as I didn't really find it very informative. At one stop I got off to see the Chinese Garden, it was beautiful in there and a peaceful place to visit. Another visit into the city I visited the Observatory and leant some more about the sky in the southern hemisphere.
I also went to Barangroo Park, it was nice to chill there. On other days off I spent at the property just catching up on things and chilling out.
Some animals I've seen around the property are birds, mice, rats, spiders, deer, kangaroo and a goanna.
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