We spent a couple of hours out at the barn today, cleaning and taking pictures of E. brushing Curly. She's going to use the pictures for an illustrated talk that she will be delivering in front of a panel of 4-H judges this next week. Here's a sampling from our "photo shoot"
First step - the curry comb.
The brushes had to be cleaned every few strokes.It's definitely hair season!
Curly gets a face-washing...
The final rub-down for a shiny coat.E. saddled up for a short ride just before we took off. The wind was whipping through the trees, which energized Curly a bit. After they expended some of his extra "get-up-and-go" I decided to try him out. This is only the second time I've climbed on his back - and the first time was almost a year ago! Curly has gotten so used to E. that he was totally confused when I rode him. He kept trying to stop at each corner of the arena because he wasn't quite sure where he was supposed to go next. It was almost comical to watch. We decided that he's not a stupid horse, but that he is definitely lazy and will try to find a way out of doing any work.
