My morning has already been a little eventful.
I led Never, the three year old colt, out to his pen then went back to the barn for Sketch. Never either got the gate open or I had left it unlatched, because when I got back, he was wandering past the barn door and down the drive! I put Sketch in the pen and went after Never. He stayed on the driveway, didn't stop for grass or to say hi to Rho, walked right up to the road and turned right. I couldn't quite get to his head, and I didn't want to run because I was afraid he would trot off. I was so afraid a semi would show up, but there wasn't a car or truck in sight (thank all the equine gods!). In a fit of desperation I got a hold of his tail and pulled, not hard but to get his attention. He turned and walked into the tall grass of the ditch. I still couldn't grab his halter, he just walked right past me, back down the driveway, broke into a trot and then galloped past the barn and almost ran over Misty. I thought he was going to run out the other side of the driveway (I have a U-shaped drive with two entries), but he turned and headed for his pen to see Sketch. I caught up, let him in, and triple checked the latch. It looked okay, but I'll check throughout the day to make sure.
Anyway, things to do:
Get the field ready for haying (open up fence, pick up trash, move large rocks...)
Empty and load the dishwasher
Sweep and mop
Clean up the office
Do some laundry
Do some photo editing
Groom and play with the horses
Check on the hops
Set posts for the new paddocks
4 years ago
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