Human was her usual slightly later self today. Buses start later on a weekend than during the week. She turned up at the field and couldn't unlock the gate. The lock had frozen. She started breathing on it to defrost it. I was thinking her lips were going to stick to the lock......is it wrong that I was hoping they were? But they didn't. Eventually she managed to unlock it.
Again no breakfast in tow. So I knew I was going to my room and possibly have to work. The snow has gone from my field but there are still a few bits hanging around in other places. The road was completely clear with no slippy bits today.
Frank and that Bracken were already in their rooms. That blooming Bracken bit me as I went past to get in my room. I will get him back don't you worry. His human said I was nasty when she saw me pulling faces and trying to bite him. She didn't see him when he bit me though.
I got my breakfast in my room with some hay. Yum.
The humans had a hot drink and a chat while I was chatting to Frank and trying to ignore that Bracken.
That was it today. Another human turned up and said how impressive my coat is. She is right it is. I am moulting like mad now.
Back to my field. Human has changed the lock and taken the one that freezes up home to dry out and put some oil on it.
I got the tiniest handful of hay. However I did see her put my bag of hay out for NRH to give me later. I love NRH. It's fab when she turns up as I know I am about to get hay to eat. Yum. Hurrah for NRH. Do you know lazy daisy human didn't even bother to clean my field today? Unacceptable behaviour from human. I must get back to training her. She did sort out the frozen water though.
liebe zoe, i loved the story of your day today. i have to tell you, though, that my lovely pasture is dotted with horse manure, what never happens, but i cannot clean it up. the manure cleaner-uppers, they have no power over the frost that has taken over the poop and joined it to the earth. we will only break our tools (which i have done every winter, ever since i arrived in germany, because i'm a slow learner and anal-retentive in my cleanliness).
ReplyDeleteplease be patient, as we must, with this horrid god awful weather.
if i had known what winters i'd be bringing my temperate-weather-horse into, i may have reconsidered. he is an arabian from a mild climate, and tonight he wears 3 winter blankets. i feel his ears every day for frostbite. he won't walk anywhere outside his stall, even if it means to try to graze.
i don't mind the cold (honestly to me the summers in Germany are worse!). to me it's just a constant worry about my poor horse.
if you were here, you might have a conversation with him that brings things into perspective.