Stranded without Jasper

I'm in Boise without my horse, and have no idea what to do with myself half the time.  It's been sort of nice not having to really do anything all day, but I'm one of those people that goes stir crazy without an agenda and 5,000 things to do all the time.  Although I'm leaving tomorrow, we have to go to the horse trailer dealership really early to drop off the truck to have the hitch installed and sign paperwork.  I'm excited to get the trailer, but tomorrow is going to be one of those crazy hectic days that will feel like it's never ending.  I sure wish they could have installed the hitch yesterday!  After the hitch is done and we pick up our new trailer, we're under strict orders from two sets of friends to do drive-by tours of the new LQ.  Hopefully that won't take too long since I still will have to drive back to Pullman and get in at a fairly decent hour since I've got Pilates at 6:30 on Tuesday!  Yikes!

I thought I'd start documenting Jasper's weight, which is something I've been concerned about for a while now.

Here he is in mid- to late October when I went to Olympia to try him out.  He had a lumpy butt at this time, and while I don't want him to be like that again, I'd like to strike a nice balance between fit and fat.  Obviously, some of the change of his physique is from being trained and conditioned again, as when I tried him out he'd had 5 months of being a pasture pet to get all squishy.

Here he is after a ride in Boise in early January.  Although the angles are not the same (and this picture is very out of focus), you can still tell that he's much thinner than he was.  

I'm really hoping that a few weeks of stall confinement and unlimited hay will bring his condition back quickly.  I tried to be really careful with his feed since I didn't want him dropping weight this close to the commencement of our official training season.  We'll have to see!  I'll post pictures of him when I get back tomorrow or Tuesday so I can see if I can tell the difference then.