After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time! most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the
The other day I had to walk out into Dreamy's pasture for something. She was eating hay on the far side of her paddock (which opens up into said pasture). She spotted me and marched right over in order to follow me all the way out in the pasture.
I gave her a scratch on her neck, she watched what I was doing, and then she followed me back into her paddock. It was just so cute.
I know that is not a big deal, but for Dreamy it is. Not only did she leave her hay pile to be with me, but it was so cute how she just wanted to see what I was up to. It was like she wanted to be with me just because.
When I first got her back in 2003, she was very aloof and kind of indifferent to people...not in a rude way, just in a very uninterested way. When I started riding her in 2006, she started to become more friendly, but it really has not been until the last year or so that she is really showing an attachment to me.
It is moments like that where I completely fall in love with horses all over again. Dorky, I know, but when they show me they care more about me than just the fact that I feed them, I confess it makes me that horse crazy six year old little girl all over again. :)
I gave her a scratch on her neck, she watched what I was doing, and then she followed me back into her paddock. It was just so cute.
I know that is not a big deal, but for Dreamy it is. Not only did she leave her hay pile to be with me, but it was so cute how she just wanted to see what I was up to. It was like she wanted to be with me just because.
When I first got her back in 2003, she was very aloof and kind of indifferent to people...not in a rude way, just in a very uninterested way. When I started riding her in 2006, she started to become more friendly, but it really has not been until the last year or so that she is really showing an attachment to me.
It is moments like that where I completely fall in love with horses all over again. Dorky, I know, but when they show me they care more about me than just the fact that I feed them, I confess it makes me that horse crazy six year old little girl all over again. :)
Horses are wonderful. Many years ago, one of my horses not only left his feed, but came out into the driving rain to drive off dogs that were attacking me. Kippen my Highland Pony who simply lives for food, is quite happy to spend a quiet hour or so spending time with me and with no food involved. It's hard to explain this sort of thing to non-horse people and even to some horse people.
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