I meant to take pictures but my Droid X is a little fussy about lighting, and I wasn't able to bring you coverage of Harv and Riley's Christmas. Of course Riley got his Horseware striped cooler (charcoal), and Harvey got an assortment of hot mash packages and 10 bales of second cutting hay. In the end, though, what they really seemed to like was this:
Red carrots. Lots of'em. Last night, for a good 5 minutes, I was a carrot feedin' machine, and their eyes were as bright and eager as any kid on Christmas day.
Why red? I'm not sure the horses cared, and they're more expensive, but you have to admit they're festive, and it's a special day for them.
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Oh, my dappled grey also got the Horseware grey striped cooler (and matching halter) for Christmas. He looks dashing in it and get lots of compliments. I love that the fleece is so plush and wicks moisture really well. Riley will love his!
ReplyDeleteOh, my dappled grey also got the Horseware grey striped cooler (and matching halter) for Christmas. He looks dashing in it and get lots of compliments. I love that the fleece is so plush and wicks moisture really well. Riley will love his!
ReplyDeleteMy Boys got brand new feed tubs into which I put carrots with tops and apples to break them in. No red carrots around here, that I've seen. They look to be the perfect Christmas treat!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you all!
I'm still a waitin' to see what will be under the tree for my girl. Today she got her pre-Christmas tree before her ride and I got my pre-Christmas fall during the ride. Note: feed treats after ride to prevent excess energy being dispensed in the form of "let's do circles as fast as I can will you try and tighten the girth, hold on and stop me all at the same time"
ReplyDeleteMy guys wish they had gotten red carrots!
ReplyDeleteThere's just something about carrots. I helped out at the barn Thursday and the horses were much more interested in my husband with the bucket of carrots than me with my pail of mash.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen red carrots. Amazing
ReplyDeleteFrom our hearts, Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Virginia, the charcoal would look spectacular on a grey! It doesn't look bad on Riley at all. Maybe the brown tones would look better, bt I totally love the charcoal color scheme...
ReplyDeleteRed carrots! Neat. Although he never turns down a cookie, carrots are still my horse's preferred treat. He ate a bag of baby carrots on Christmas eve and some cookies from a horse stocking, which one of my students presented when she magically arrived at the barn. She was just like Santa!
ReplyDeleteCool never even heard of them. Merry Christmas!!
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