Fuzzy Wuzzy

It's finally shedding season at our barn!  The horses are itchy all over and would rather have scratches than their dinner - or at least Zoe did.  She finished up her grain and I was taking the grain dish out when I gave her a quick scratch.  She picked her head up out of her hay and just stood there.  So I continued to scratch and pull hair out (I didn't have a brush with me).  She didn't move a muscle!  I bet I scratched her neck and chest for a solid 5 minutes before I stopped and let her eat.  I was COVERED in blond hair.  Yuck. 

I picked up some Cowboy Magic for the girls.  I will be ready for their first bath at the first opportunity, just waiting on the weather to warm up.  They are so yucky and gross from the winter and mud!  Last year Zoe rubbed part of her mane off so I am going to work on getting that grown in so her main will be nice and even.  She has a really thick black mane and it's gorgeous!  Her tail is really long and has waves in it too.  I can't wait to get the detangler in and get to work on that tail!

When I went in Star's stall to get her grain dish, she tolerated me while I scratched her.  She'd much rather eat at that point.  She's very food oriented.  For example, when I first started working with Star she could only be caught if I chased her into her stall or had a grain bucket with me.  It was a long summer but at the end, she was coming to me to get caught.  Just had to have treats in my pockets every time I visited her.

I was told when I bought Zoe back that she can be hard to catch at times (which was not the way she was when I sold her) but since she's been home, she waits for me at the gate and dives right into her halter.  I wonder if she remembers me from when she was a young filly?  She still has all of her scratchy spots that she did when she was a baby and follows me around like she did before I sold her.  She's definitely more reactive than she was before but I'm guessing that's because of her lack of training/handling since I sold her.  I'm just so happy I have her back.  This is her forever home and she doesn't have to worry about the expectations of anyone else but mine - and I'm pretty easy to get along with.  I digress....

Until next time!



Quote for the day:
"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness."

-Lusious Annaeus Seneca