Gingerbread Man

Farrier came today to take care of both horses. Since the appointment was at 3:00 I had to go out by myself - no big deal....or so I thought!

Curly was easy to bring in - he always is. Just walk up, throw the lead rope over his neck, put the halter on and head on out. And E says that Monte is just as easy, if not easier. He'll actually follow her with the halter barely on and her not even holding the lead rope.

But that's not how it went for me.

I walked into his pasture and he's immediately on alert mode - head up, watching. So I play it cool, meandering back and forth, not looking at him directly. As soon as I got within 6 feet of him he would charge off with his head and tail held high. I swear he was singing, "Can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

We played this little game of his for more than 20 minutes before he finally wandered over to the watering trough and waited for me to put his halter on. Geesh! What a little stinker! (But I have to admit that I was smiling during this whole thing. He was pretty cute with his sassy little attitude.)

Sooo, finally both boys had their hooves trimmed and were released back to their fields. Curly's shoes were removed. His conformation is not the most conducive for being shoe-less, but the farrier and I agree that it is something we should try again. The hope is that he can go barefoot during every winter. Cross your fingers!