We experience a phenomenon on this farm that I refer to as the Rain Crazies. Whenever it rains the horses are just wild. It doesn’t matter if it is a warm or cold rain, or if there is wind or no wind, but something about rain brings the crazies out in the horses. Is this something that is unique to this farm or does this happen in other places?
This morning it was raining during feeding time. Thankfully the pouring, driving rain had passed at that point and it was just an on again, off again soft rain. The horses were wild as I knew they would be due to the rain. Instead of their usual orderly, mannerly selves at feeding time they were acting like wild banshees. I used a lot of strong body language as well as firmly telling them to “back up” to keep from getting trampled.
The wildest one of all was 30 year old Chili, he put all of the Big Boys to shame with his antics this morning. In fact most of them were watching him across their shared fence line, probably thinking they didn’t realize the old man could move like that! He ripped around the pasture like a weanling, he finally managed to contain himself long enough to come and eat his breakfast. As soon as he was done he was off to the races again doing the run/buck/fart/spin routine as well as any 2 year old. What amazed me was how long he kept it up, at least 15 minutes. He lapped the pasture (about 15 acres) multiple times, with various other horses joining him in the fun. It is a shame I didn’t get any pictures or video of it but I didn’t have a camera this morning due to the rain.
The latter part of the day was more pleasant and I did a bit more shedding blade work on a few horses. My hands are sore and raw from so much shedding. Who knew you could make muscles in your hands so sore?
Ivan, Leo, Trigger and Thomas walking through the pasture
Chance and Tony grazing
Teddy (Lucky behind him) enjoying the grass and the sunshine
Winston and Faune
Missy and Cuff Links
Lily running through the pasture yesterday; she had her ears back and was going for the aerodynamic look
MyLight with Missy in the background
Lightening in the front, then Clay and O’Reilly, with Lucky and Teddy eating hay
O’Reilly and Slinky
Chili, my super wild man this morning, grazing sedately yesterday
Harmony enjoying a nap in the hay (one of her favorite napping spots)
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