We finally had a nice weekend and what did I do? Cleaned up my girls as best I could. They were NASTY!
Star and Zoe need a bath in the worst way but it's still too cold for that. We only hit 50 degrees on Saturday with sun but it was pretty windy. Both girls were very well behaved for their thorough grooming. They stood very still and stayed relaxed. Star even stayed clean for a whole day! Amazing, I know!
Zoe had been getting pushy on the ground while leading her so we worked on that for a bit as well. It didn't take long and she was back to listening to me. We made several passes by her stall, stopping, backing, turning before she came back to me. I think she was listening to the grain calling in her stall for a while there.
In hindsight, I wish I would've at least round penned the mares but I was exhausted at the end of the day. So much work to do plus my children require my time too...can't give it all to the pretty ponies!
It's back to the 40's for us in Michigan now so baths won't be anytime soon. We gave Zoe a bath last year and she did ok. Being with us, she will be more than fine with baths soon. When it gets hot, we like to hose the horses down to give them some relief. Star has learned that baths are fun and thoroughly enjoys them - especially the part when she rolls in the nearest dirt patch afterwards!
Until next time!
Quote for the Day:
"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!"
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