Coming, Mom!

When I first got Abby, I trained her to come to me if I called or whistled. Only once or twice in the five years I've had her has she not come - and that was because she had just been turned out into fresh, knee deep pasture.

Today was hot and she was sheltering in the shade inside the old barn with Diablo. But that head popped into view when I called. (She also drooled - what a great thing to catch on camera!!)

I love the barn swallows and how they get all stirred up any time the horses move around in "their" barn.

After thinking about it for a moment, out Abby ambled. Moments later she was joined by the twins.

We only visited for about ten minutes, enough time for her to munch on a couple of peppermints that I had in my pocket. Although school doesn't begin until next week, I am hard at work in my classroom preparing for the coming school year. I had worked all day, and had a bunch of work to finish when I got home. I quickly topped off the water trough and then headed home.

It might've been a brief visit, but I still got my horse-time in despite the very busy day!