Fly Swatting Distinctively

Abby has a very distinctive fly swatting method.

 Straight up and down!

I can always pick her out of the herd, even when the horses are far out in the pasture and gathered together. I just look for the tail that is going up and down instead of side to side.

Pictures taken from the day she was rescued show the same thing.

That's her in the middle - see that tail? (Notice she's pointing her left front hoof - they'd chopped off the slippered part and she was hurting. Poor girl!)

Here one of the rescuers is giving her some food. And there goes the tail!

Just one of those fun quirks that make Abby who she is!

She's Just a Pasture Ornament, and I'm Just A...

... backside scratcher!

Abby loves a good scritch, especially in places she cannot reach. Every now and then, she ambles over and turns her rump to me, hoping I will pick up on her "subtle" cue and scratch her tail, hips, and rump.

 Abby's head is cocked in delight and her eyes are half closed as I scratch an itchy spot on her tail.

 Her ears are flicked back in relaxation as she listens to me talk to her.

 Then she stretches her neck down when the scratching is especially relaxing.

A pat on the back and a tug on her tail tell her I am finished with the spa treatment. Abby knows to head back out to the pasture now.