Used to be, you went to the country and got some peace and quiet. Not so much any more. I went to the barn to groom the horses, and there was a crew of landscapers there, with all sorts of mowers and blowers. I have no idea if the property owner actually asked them to clean up the paddocks and field too, but they did. What a racket. I stopped them from going in with the Arabian gelding. He's nervous enough as it is.
Since it was later in the afternoon, I decided to take the grooming tools out to the field to clean up the mares, so they wouldn't think they were going in for supper. I tackled Dakota first. This is a horse who tries to spook at the weirdest things while I ride her, but the guys with the blowers didn't bother her! The only thing she wouldn't let me do was her hooves.
Nia, the aged Arabian mare, was very content to stand for her grooming. She used to be a show horse, so she was trained to stand still, and commotion doesn't really bother her, unless she decides to let it!
Lady, who is normally the quietest, kept walking away from me, so she didn't get much attention today.
Pat had put "the boys" out in the riding ring for a change of pace, and they both got a good cleaning. Shadow let me work on his mane for a good half hour, while I got all the knots and tangles out that Geronimo, the miniature donkey put in it! What a patient boy! Since Shadow is so tall, I can only guess that Geronimo does his "hairstyling" while they are both lying down together.
It was starting to get dark by the time I finished, so everyone got carrots and I had to head home.
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