Yesterday I was delighted to find the horses up by the water trough when I went out to the barn. I have made many trips out to see Abby recently, but she has been way out in the northwest pasture by the hay rack every time. I am not up to walking way out there to see her, and I don't like to call her up for just a few peppermints, so I do a visual check (knowing that Tim does a thorough daily check) and then go home.
Yesterday, I timed my barn time just right and had a lovely visit with her.
When I pulled up by the new barn, rather than calling to her to alert her that I was there, I decided to film her reaction when she realized it was me.
Without fail, she knows me by sight and will begin softly nickering to me as she approaches. (You may need to turn up your sound to hear it.) There is no feeling like having a horse glad to see you and letting you know that she is happy that you are there.
Sultanna and Hokey don't do that low nicker at me; just Abby, although occasionally Sultanna will neigh when I walk up. (Two Socks is off with a trainer for a while.
I took a sort-of selfie with Abby
and just enjoyed visiting with my girl.
The obligatory licking of the gate post-treats.
Abby is one happy girl, safe, and content with her life. There are times I wonder what her life had been like before she was rescued, and what might have happened to her had Indiana Horse Rescue not taken her and her herd mates to a better place. (Conditions were so bad that two of them died shortly after their rescue.)
Needless to say, I had a warm fuzzy feeling while I drove home. I sure love my girl.
The NCAA basketball tournament continues and this week's games began Thursday. My Fighting Illini (the University of Illinois) won their game and made it to the Elite Eight (Saturday and Sunday's games.) Hometown team Purdue played Friday night against Gonzaga. We had dinner with Lisa and enjoyed sitting out on her deck while waiting for the game to begin.
Tammo LOVES to go to Lisa's - she has a doggie door into the house, a fenced in yard, and best of all, his buddy Nash lives there.
Nash loves to play and plays hard, but Tammo takes playing to a new level and wears him out!
Nash taking a break on Lisa's deck while Molly wanders among the humans, asking for some petting.
Tammo hung out with Craig when no one else would play with him, and as the basketball game progressed, all that playtime finally caught up with him.
Lisa started snapping photos when she realized he'd fallen asleep with his head on her coffee table.
No doubt the other dogs, especially Nash, were a bit relieved that Tammo had (finally) worn himself out!
We were thrilled when Purdue won against Gonzaga and moved on to the Elite Eight. The family bracket now look likes this:
Pony Pal Kate continues her reign at #1 and even more exciting, Cowpoke Titan has finally made it out of last place and up to being tied for 13th place with his mama, Mountain Mama Jessica! He's also ahead of his dad and his Uncle Todd! Way to go, Titan!
More games to watch today - pulling for my Illini and my Boilermakers!
Oh my goodness! What a great picture of Tammo sleeping with his head on the coffee table. He's like a baby who is just tuckered out and falls asleep wherever.
Oh my goodness! What a great picture of Tammo sleeping with his head on the coffee table. He's like a baby who is just tuckered out and falls asleep wherever.
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