That Horsey Smell

A big winter storm is coming our way tomorrow with heavy snowfall and blowing winds  - we're already under a winter storm warning. I doubt I will be able to get to the barn for a couple of days as a result, so I made sure that tonight I got out to see my girl.

She heard my car, greeting me with a soft whicker and coming up to the gate before I could even call to her. (Naturally her BFF, Diablo, came right up, too.)

I gave Abby a couple of candy canes, and she crunched them happily and then nuzzled me, looking for more.

 Oops! I'd come out to the barn straight from work, so I still had my good clothes on. But I really don't mind remnants of hay on my clothing.

Or my hands, either. Abby licked them after she ate that last candy cane, but her nose had some dirt smudges on it that she transferred to them.

There was a sweet aroma that came along with the dirt - hay mingled with horsey goodness.

My hands smelled so good, I waited until I got home to wash them.

Ahhh! That Horsey Smell!

Winter's grip on us on us has been broken, and we had sun and 60 degrees today. There was no way I was NOT going to visit Abby after school. I anticipated my visit all day, and as I rolled up to the old barn and opened my car door, that lovely horsey smell wafted into the car.

Heavenly!!

Hay, fresh air, horsey bodies, and even manure, the smell is one of my favorites and makes me happy.

Abby came right over to say hello, followed closely by her BFF, Diablo.

 Candy canes make them happy!

 Abby had an itchy nose and used the gate post as a scratching post.

I laughed at how it smushed up her nose, but it sure seemed to feel good to her.

 Persuasion was hanging out with Hokey at the second hayrack.

Hokey loves treats, and so he waited by the other gate, hoping I would notice. (I did, and he got a candy cane.)

I drove home with a smile on my face and a feeling that all is right in the world.