New Trick...

I love to crash flat out in my stall at night to sleep. You can hear me snore from the house if your outside some nights. 

But yesterday I discovered a new way to keep my stall much more clean. Since I only have a half door to my stall, I can easily poop over the door.

Left a mountain of poop for my human this morning. Now just have to teach Benny and Beauty!

Fun On A Sunny Day

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

How I got my human....

Fall is here, summer is over. In just a few weeks my mom will have had me a entire year. It's hard to believe I went from being someones transportation, to a riding horse.  I still remember the first time I met my human.

My human had gone through a horrible loss, during a move her gelding was being looked after by a friend of the family. She was constantly told he was fine, until the day she went to get him. When she got there she found out he had been given away!  When the person who had him was found, even after hearing what had happened they refused to give him back.  My human was devastated. The family friend wouldn't even tell her why they did such a thing other then, who the gave him to loved him and wanted him badly after seeing him at their farm.  My human tried everything, police, pleading but to no avail.  She lost complete faith in everyone she had trusted, and the justice system.

She spent weeks in tears, and could barely make it through her work with out crying when a client asked how her horse was (she was just starting her first year out of school as a vet so was dealing with horses everyday).  The barn she had gotten ready for him, she couldn't even go near.  She had lost her best friend and worried constantly about how he was (he was 26).  

After my old human found out what had happened (he had helped my human get the barn ready), he felt horrible but had an idea.  He was going to take me to auction since he didn't want me anymore, but felt I might be just what my new human needed. So his kids brushed me up and took me down the road to put me right in the barn. He made sure the water bucket was full and gave me some hay.  I was given a pat and told this was my new home, and to be a very good boy. On her kitchen door he left my papers signed over to my new human and a note that said "from one horse lover to another".

A little while later my human came racing in to the barn in tears. I was a little confused as nothing was wrong but she was crying.  She spent the rest of the day feeding me carrots and apples. Soon other humans  came to see me even my old human! I was apparently very popular now.

Over the last few months I've leaned how to be a riding horse, that horse cookies are yummy, polo's must be bright colours, and there is no one in this world that loves me more then my human. 

This my horsey friends is how I got my human!

My Human Spoiled All Me Fun!

Nothing like taking a fence down and running a muck. If my human hadn't come out to see why Benny was carrying on, our adventure would of lasted longer.

Beauty and I were able to break through a fence and go exploring. Unfortunately Benny wasn't smart enough to follow us. He did how ever sound the alarm and start screaming for my human. (I intend to bite him as much as I can today!).

Lets just say my human lost it when she saw us running around. They did catch us very quickly mainly because I'm to much of a sissy to cross the creek. I hate water!

When I went out this morning I ran right to our escape root. Only to find my humans went over the fence and added extra rails and rebuilt the fence where we knocked it down. Tried pushing it for a while, and made sure that was the spot we got out a couple times. There goes all my fun.

So now I'm stuck in my paddock with nothing to do but eat...... and maybe a game of halter tag!

September Mornings

I love September mornings. No more sticky heat, no more pesky flies. Just nice and cool, with a hint of warmth from the sun.

Decided to play with my human this morning. She didn't seem to impressed after I snapped her bra strap. I found it funny, that will teach her to still be in tank tops when its that chilly out.

I tried to get out of her grasp this morning as well. What human doesn't like a good game of catch me. The last time she ran frantic after me as I ran up and over the hill. I would have gone further but that scary creek and bridge sent me back towards the barn! Still it took her 45 minutes to get me. I love letting her get close enough to grab me, then snort and bolt out of reach. Good times!

But back to grazing and maybe chasing those freaking rabbits that keep streaking through our paddock.

Basic Rules For Horses Who Have A Barn To Protect

I must post this in my barn right by  my stall for all visitors and my humans to read. 

Basic Rules For Horses Who Have A Barn To Protect

THE ART OF SNORTING: Humans like to be snorted on. Everywhere. It is your duty, as the family horse, to accommodate them. 

NEIGHING: Because you are a horse, you are expected to neigh. So neigh - a lot. Your owners will be very happy to hear you protecting the barn and communicating with other horses. Especially late at night while they are sleeping safely in their beds. There is no more secure feeling for a human than to keep waking up in the middle of the night and hearing you, "Neigh, neigh, neigh..."

STOMPING CATS: When standing on cross ties, make sure you never --- quite --- stomp on the barn cat's tail. It spoils all the fun.

CHEWING: Make a contribution to the architectural industry.... chew on your stall wall, the fence or any other wooden item.

FRESH BEDDING: It is perfectly permissible to urinate in the middle of your freshly bedded stall to let your humans know how much you appreciate their hard work.

DINING ETIQUETTE: Always pull all of your hay out of the hay rack, especially right after your stall has been cleaned, so you can mix the hay with your fresh bedding. This challenges your human, the next time they're cleaning your stall - and we all know how humans love a challenge (that's what theysaid when they bought you as a two year old, right?).

DOORS: Any door, even partially open, is always an invitation for you and your human to exercise. Bolt out of the door and trot around, just out of reach of your human, who will frantically run after and chase you. The longer it goes on, the more fun it is for all involved.

GOING FOR TRAIL RIDES: Rules of the road: When out for a trail ride with your owner, never go to the bathroom on your own lawn. 

HOLES: Rather than pawing and digging a BIG hole in the middle of the paddock or stall and upsetting your human, dig a lot of smaller holes all over so they won't notice. If you arrange a little pile of dirt on one side of each hole, maybe they'll think it's gophers. There are never enough holes in the ground. Strive daily to do your part to help correct this problem.

GROUND MANNERS: Ground manners are very important to humans; break as much of the ground in and around the barn as possible. This lets the ground know who's boss and impresses your human.

NUZZLING: Always take a BIG drink from your water trough immediately before nuzzling your human. Humans prefer clean muzzles. Be ready to rub your head on the area of your human that you just nuzzled to dry it off, too.

PLAYING: If you lose your footing while frolicking in the paddock, use one of the other horses to absorb your fall so you don't injure yourself. Then the other horse will get a visit from the mean ol' vet, not you! 

VISITORS: Quickly determine which guest is afraid of horses. Rock back and forth on the cross-ties, neighing loudly and pawing playfully at this person. If the human backs away and starts crying, swoosh your tail, stamp your feet and nicker gently to show your concern