The day after our big snow (20") I left work early to turn Harv out while it was light. The gates were snowed in in the open position, so I turned him out and stood guard at the gate. Then I spied a shovel about 50 feet away. What luck! I stepped away for the briefest moment to grab the shovel so that I could dig out the gate.
When I turned, Harv was high-stepping it through the gate, through the drifts toward the -- you guessed it -- the road. I ran to the barn, muttering "Sh*t! Sh*t! Sh*t!" and grabbed a bucket of grain. Thank God horses love food. Harv permitted me to get close enough to give him the grain, and I snapped on the lead rope.
Later when another boarder arrived and we turned Harv out with his adjacent pasture buddy. They ran with tails flying high, they bucked, arched their necks. When they settled down I got this shot...
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How is it he got a pink argyle blanket? snicker....
ReplyDeleteHarvey has the panache to carry it off, don't you think? ;-)
ReplyDeleteIts always when you step away for one second! naughty pony!
ReplyDeleteOzzy has that pink argyle blanket :)
ReplyDeleteLove those "What, Mom?" expressions, especially Harv's. And yes, he totally rocks the pink argyle.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the magnetic attraction between a horse and an open gate? This is a mysterious force which, if harnessed, could power the world and end our dependence on fossil fuels.
ReplyDeleteHave to love horses and their ability to seize the moment. I once stepped away from an open stall door for a second, thinking the mare would never leave her newborn foal, nope, she bolted right of the stall and out the door. Thankfully, she went around the barn then right back into the stall on her own.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Love the pink argyle blanket.