Jim placed the hay on the side of the fence he wanted the horses to be on, and it took a few minutes for the horses to figure out what was happening. But Buddy understood. Buddy, as usual, was the first horse to eat. He got to the hay at least five minutes before the other horses did. Hope and Cameo are still on the wrong side of the fence, and will be until tomorrow. They'll be just fine overnight--and tomorrow they'll be moved back in with the other horses.
Hope and Cameo like to stay together. Both are a bit older, and a bit crankier than most of the horses in the pasture. They keep to themselves, and keep away from people and other horses, for the most part.
Cameo is a bay Arabian mare. In her pre-Hytyme life, she was a broodmare. As a result, she hasn't had much human socialization. Hope, too, was probably a broodmare. It's terrible to think about all the broodmares who are dumped on feedlots or taken to auction when their breeding careers have ended. Since they are used for breeding purposes, most aren't trained at all. Training a horse can ensure their safety as they get older
and change careers and owners.
Brittany was out to work with Ada today. Ada had some rainrot, so Brittany and Katie doctored her skin. Unfortunately, rainrot is a common problem during the wet Northwest winters. Horses with heavy coats that get damp are more susceptible.
Today while Jim was feeding, he had a little help from Portia. Using her nose, Portia helped Jim unroll a giant round bale of hay, which weighs about 700 pounds. Jim asked her to keep helping, but Portia stopped. Maybe this is something to train her to do?
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