Juicy Apples Lead to...

The teachers at Hershey know I love horses and have Abby. Sometimes they put treats in my school mailbox for her - an apple, a pear, candy canes, and other goodies.

This fall my little horse has been living the life of Riley - four times I have been given BAGS of apples for her! She likes apples almost as much as she likes candy canes, and their sweet juiciness gets my hands just as sticky as the candy canes do.

So naturally, Abby has to lick all that juice off.

Ever been licked by a horse? Their tongues are soft, but they are also huge.

See what I mean??

Peppermint Sticks!

One of my students gifted me with some very expensive peppermint sticks. "They're for Abby," she said, "But you can have some, too."

I tried one, and Abby almost didn't get ANY! They are delicious!

 Abby sniffs the peppermint sticks.

 I break them into pieces for her.

 Crunchcrunchcrunch!

 And some more peppermint stick pieces.

 She loves them, too!

 So much so that she licks my hand clean.

 I also had brought her some carrots.

I pulled one out and gave it to her, and this happened next:

Diva Girl walks away! If she can't have the peppermint sticks, she's going back to the grass!