Saturday, August 6, 2011

Barn visit!

Gobie got a barn visit today from the volunteer coordinator at HorseNet Horse Rescue! Every horse that is adopted into a new home from the rescue gets several periodic visits, just to make sure everyone's happy and doing great.

It was HOT out. Not just hot, but humid. Like a sauna, really. So I had already committed to not doing too much work with him, aside from the usual groom and once-over.

Chris and her helper Debby showed up around 10am. Gobie and the gang were hanging out in the side paddock right along the drive way. The Corgis came out as the welcoming committee and I got to introduce Bonnie. First thing was first and that was a tour of the place. We checked out the tack room, the places where they are fed, the different shelter areas and of course all the paddocks and fence lines. Everything looked lovely, of course! Bonnie's place is the greatest.

The fun part was hanging out with the horses, though.

Gobie came right up to us in the field.

He looks a little grouchy here, but he wasn't actually.

And then there was just a bunch of scratching and loving going on.


He's such a pocket pony, which is why I love him of course. He was licking my hands, and searching for treats, and showing how well he backed up when asked.

It was a nice little visit! You should check out Chris' Facebook where I snagged these great photos. My favorite comment on the album comes from Debby: "Beautiful horse // awesome adopter.. It seemed he would do anything for her, and vice versa:}"

Aw shucks! And it's true.

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