I know it's been awhile since an update. Summer is flying by and the Herd is enjoying thier extended vacation lol. This morning was one of those misty, cool late summer early mornings where the landscape is half hidden in mist and seems so surreal.
It was also the day for baling hay so the horses needed to be moved to the far pasture so access to hayfield could be had, without horses getting out or at risk of being in the way of the baler rig and moving bales as well. Now some may laugh how horses get moved here, because most of our pastures are connected, the way that I do it is to stand by the gate I need them to go through and call 'em. They've been doing this for years because I taught the Ol Man (Cimmaron) when he was young, and 20 years later he has taught them as well. Of course they always get lovins and fussed over when they do it, and they soak up the praise like they just saved kittens from a barnfire ;) .
Some may also laugh that should the herd need to be moved to other areas, I need only halter one and the rest follow, and again Cim ensures no stragglers- he believes his job is to be wingman and keep everyone together. So it makes for quite a sight for people who arent used to seeing it, and it just developed from being the only person doing the work with the horses.
But such a morning as this presented photo ops, so I had to grab the camera...
It was also the day for baling hay so the horses needed to be moved to the far pasture so access to hayfield could be had, without horses getting out or at risk of being in the way of the baler rig and moving bales as well. Now some may laugh how horses get moved here, because most of our pastures are connected, the way that I do it is to stand by the gate I need them to go through and call 'em. They've been doing this for years because I taught the Ol Man (Cimmaron) when he was young, and 20 years later he has taught them as well. Of course they always get lovins and fussed over when they do it, and they soak up the praise like they just saved kittens from a barnfire ;) .
Some may also laugh that should the herd need to be moved to other areas, I need only halter one and the rest follow, and again Cim ensures no stragglers- he believes his job is to be wingman and keep everyone together. So it makes for quite a sight for people who arent used to seeing it, and it just developed from being the only person doing the work with the horses.
But such a morning as this presented photo ops, so I had to grab the camera...
Twista, sticking her tongue out again
Who knew Thistles were tasty?? Though Dusty seems to like them more than Twista- she only had one and he chomped several blossoms off. Eyeore was all I could think of lol.
Buddies Kaz and Dusty, giving scritchins'
Kaz the mini
Sierra
Cim the Ol Man
Pheonix and the salt block
Cim & Pheonix
Misty mornings in the pasture are the best...
