34 degrees

This morning, Sunday 6th, is currently about 34 degrees! At least it's not raining today like it did all day yesterday morning and afternoon. You can bet that like yesterday, everyone will be getting hot bran mash with their grain.

Last night at feeding we let the 4 stall mares walk from their pasture to the barn on their own. They are all very comfortable with this now, with the exception of Shellie. Shellie isn't fearful so much as she is excited. She's forever trying to get the other lazy girls running. Last night Satin, Dancer, and Betsy went right into the barn and waited to be let into their stalls. Shellie, of course, did not. Usually she wanders around the barn perimeter, chatting with the horses in the pasture. But tonight Tie was out of the pasture eating his grain and cubes. He was tucked away down the driveway and in the dark. But Shellie spotted him and immediately dominated him and started stealing his food. John ran over and shooed her away. She stayed close in case John turned his back.
Eventually she gave up and put herself away.

Dancer has taken to Goose, and vice versa. Saturday we allowed Goose to hang out in the barn aisle while we fed. She apparently became best friends with Dancer during that period, and when the time came to turn everyone out Goose called and called to Dancer. Dancer, the loyal friend that she is, refused to walk down to her pasture and instead stood at Goose's pasture gate, nuzzling her. I should mention that Dancer is in heat - that explains their behavior, sort of.
Then in the evening when the girls walked to the barn, Goose was in her stall calling. Dancer stood at her stall winking and squirting while Goose nibbled her neck. You would have thought that Goose was a stud! Bizarre!


Blankets will stay on until the chill is alleviated by the rising sun. Fingers crossed that the sun comes out!