It's been drier out so I've been able to give the girls a bit of a treat and put them in one of the smaller fields while I muck out and do chores. Bridget says thank you, the grass is tasty there. Sophie, well, she's been Sophie:
I'm trying the fathom the lack of mud. You're in the PNW, I know. Are they just kept on prisine rocky hillsides? We've had -10 all week and my horse still has mud on him. He finds it and somehow keeps it lovingly attached to his coat. Minus 10C and my horse is a mudball. Come on.
Those pics are great. Mag did the same this week when he finally "discovered" he can go to pasture despite snow. 5 minutes of going nuts and then going back to 24/7 hay as fast as you can scarf it down.
Their regular paddocks are pretty muddy! I'm lucky there's a hard base under them, but there's a good 6" of mud on top right now in Sophie's - she's just so active and really hard on the ground :( The paddock in the picture is one of a couple I save for a treat for them if it's been a drier week. If I left them in there any length of time it would probably turn to mud in no time. I need to take pictures of their summer pasture - it's completely under water right now!
somewhere I have one from last year where she's levitating over the height of fence - I REALLY need to photoshop that one to include a spacecraft. (I filed it away originally because I didn't want to consider riding a pony that can buck fence height from a standstill lol)
umm that is a serious effing bucking effort there Sophie. A's all across the board. Also nope I hope she doesnt do that kind of effort under saddle. She is almost vertical in some of those photos. hahahahah over achiever there :)
I'll have to dig up the video of her doing it under saddle last summer - thankfully it was a passing phase (fingers crossed hard!) and it coincided with a lesson where I had help!
I'm trying the fathom the lack of mud. You're in the PNW, I know. Are they just kept on prisine rocky hillsides? We've had -10 all week and my horse still has mud on him. He finds it and somehow keeps it lovingly attached to his coat. Minus 10C and my horse is a mudball. Come on.
ReplyDeleteThose pics are great. Mag did the same this week when he finally "discovered" he can go to pasture despite snow. 5 minutes of going nuts and then going back to 24/7 hay as fast as you can scarf it down.
Their regular paddocks are pretty muddy! I'm lucky there's a hard base under them, but there's a good 6" of mud on top right now in Sophie's - she's just so active and really hard on the ground :( The paddock in the picture is one of a couple I save for a treat for them if it's been a drier week. If I left them in there any length of time it would probably turn to mud in no time. I need to take pictures of their summer pasture - it's completely under water right now!
Deletegotta appreciate the enthusiasm!
ReplyDeleteExcessive excitement and enthusiasm about sums her up. I joke she's like owning a very oversized golden retriever puppy.
Deletegreat pics!
ReplyDeleteShe's so fun to watch, happy as anything playing and having a great time while B ignores her lol
DeleteIn my head I photoshop in an alien spacecraft beaming Sophie up when she's got all four in the air haha. Great photos!
ReplyDeletesomewhere I have one from last year where she's levitating over the height of fence - I REALLY need to photoshop that one to include a spacecraft. (I filed it away originally because I didn't want to consider riding a pony that can buck fence height from a standstill lol)
DeleteThose photos are adorable! (And I wouldn't want to be riding that buck!!)
ReplyDeleteShe's so fun!
Deleteumm that is a serious effing bucking effort there Sophie. A's all across the board. Also nope I hope she doesnt do that kind of effort under saddle. She is almost vertical in some of those photos. hahahahah over achiever there :)
ReplyDeleteI'll have to dig up the video of her doing it under saddle last summer - thankfully it was a passing phase (fingers crossed hard!) and it coincided with a lesson where I had help!
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