I spent the day fixing fences, the pen with the post broken off at the base is still laying on the ground and the two pens are one now but the two horses are herd buddies and are getting along OK. I had put Sandi in a pen by herself so she wouldn't get kicked through the fence again only to see the other mare trying to do the same. This is a game these horses have learned and you can see the deliberateness of the mares intentions. Pour Sandi she is low on the pecking order and now I understand the reactions her two filly's had when halter braking them. They really didn't want to get trapped in a corner and now I understand better. I fixed the hot wire and walked the miles of fence to see any grounded wires. I plugged the fence back in and went to riding. The fence had been grounded out for a few days and my trouble makers where starting to lean on it so when I saw them take off running, snorting and shaking their head, I did my rain dance early, praise the lord the hot wire is working. Maybe now I will get some sleep tonight.
It was a long day and bedtime was calling. I get all tucked in and start to read when I hear my stallion call, that Oh so familiar sound, someone is out!
I get dress and out the back door I go, down to the barn in the dark looking for who has made there escape this time. Cody is pacing and looking up at the house, Mmmm everyone seems to be where they are supposed to be? All the horse are looking up at the house so back up I go to find my neighbors horse on my front lawn. Well hell if it's not one thing it another. It's over half mile walk to her house and back but he can't stay out, I call and thankfully his owner is on her way home and she will take care of him. I wait for her, making sure he doesn't go down to my barn and into my hay, finally she comes and takes him home. Back to bed for me.
The next morning I wake to find Whisper in my front lawn again and one of my mares with him. Their pastures are across the road from eachother and with whisper out my mare Chick had to follow suit. Now with two horses out together they are in the mood to play and take off running as fast as their legs would carry them down to the barn and around and back up to the house again, tails in the air and head going to side to side. They never run where they should, like on the road, no, that is to easy, they have to take the path least traveled and take out my water line. Well Good Morning to ME!
I turn off the water, cautch my mare and tie her in a stall and walk Whisper home. I give his owner the lecture on fixing the fence before letting him out again. She complains how long that takes to walk the fence line, I need coffee!
As I walk to my front door I see my morning glory I planted by my porch, the one that the dogs dug up twice and my chicken eat down to almost nothing had one flower. I gave thanks to my little flower with so much try, despite all it's set backs it showed it's beauty today, the day I needed it. I sat on the front porch and drank my coffee.
It was a long day and bedtime was calling. I get all tucked in and start to read when I hear my stallion call, that Oh so familiar sound, someone is out!
I get dress and out the back door I go, down to the barn in the dark looking for who has made there escape this time. Cody is pacing and looking up at the house, Mmmm everyone seems to be where they are supposed to be? All the horse are looking up at the house so back up I go to find my neighbors horse on my front lawn. Well hell if it's not one thing it another. It's over half mile walk to her house and back but he can't stay out, I call and thankfully his owner is on her way home and she will take care of him. I wait for her, making sure he doesn't go down to my barn and into my hay, finally she comes and takes him home. Back to bed for me.
The next morning I wake to find Whisper in my front lawn again and one of my mares with him. Their pastures are across the road from eachother and with whisper out my mare Chick had to follow suit. Now with two horses out together they are in the mood to play and take off running as fast as their legs would carry them down to the barn and around and back up to the house again, tails in the air and head going to side to side. They never run where they should, like on the road, no, that is to easy, they have to take the path least traveled and take out my water line. Well Good Morning to ME!
I turn off the water, cautch my mare and tie her in a stall and walk Whisper home. I give his owner the lecture on fixing the fence before letting him out again. She complains how long that takes to walk the fence line, I need coffee!
As I walk to my front door I see my morning glory I planted by my porch, the one that the dogs dug up twice and my chicken eat down to almost nothing had one flower. I gave thanks to my little flower with so much try, despite all it's set backs it showed it's beauty today, the day I needed it. I sat on the front porch and drank my coffee.
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