Fat and sleek this summer

Although Harv had a "fat sheath" this summer (now resolved), on the whole he looks great. Take a look at that tummy! He is fat and sleek and doesn't look 25 years old at ALL. He's moving well too. I worry a little about him when he gets up from rolling. He raises himself up on his front legs first, sits like a dog for a bit, and then hurls himself forward to get up. His hind legs must be too stiff for the old guy to use them to support his weight when rising.

In case you need a visual
Well, summer has treated Harv well, as you can see. He has to weigh 1200 lbs.

Getting up from rolling is the one time it doesn't pay to be a chunkster

 

 

Harv's fan base grows

Recently our barn hired two new workers, and they both started the same Friday, this last Friday. I had not met either of them, but while I was at the barn Monday they ran into one another.  I overheard them talking as I was in the tack room, out of eye and earshot. Most of the talk was typical barn girl banter. K---- and E---- were talking about caring for the horses, the idiosyncracies of each horse, their personalities, and... 

In a spontaneous moment of shared experience, they both said, nearly in unison,  "Harvey is my favorite!" I was dying to jump out of the tack room and say," That's my boy!"  When I did come out,   they had walked over to Harv to fuss over him.  Oh, the happy look on Harv's face!

It's nice to have independent confirmation of the Harvester's universal appeal.

Harv contemplates his popularity --that, and other weighty world matters.