It was an exciting weekend here. Spring fever is happening a little late. Gunner (who is generally quite docile) attacked Windy — the herd leader. That was a really bad idea for Gunner, who now has hoof prints and bite marks all over him.
Next Drifter (a stallion seized in January and not yet gelded) broke out of his paddock and because Windy was already feeling full of himself, the two of them started fighting over the fence. The fence at that side of the paddock is low so if Windy had wanted to, he could have totally jumped in there and kicked butt. But instead he chose a screaming, biting approach.
Drifter retreated and decided to try attacking Charcoal (another stallion seized from the same herd as Drifter) so the two of them reared and screamed and fought. Volunteer Dawn was here and she was Amazing. Dawn grew up on a ranch, and is just a little bit of nothing. She’s about a foot wide no matter which way you turn her, and she ran out, slipped through the slats on the gate (I just had to try it too .... ) and got control of the boys.
When things calmed down, we walked back up to the barn and while we were standing there, we were watching the paddock where Windy, Gunner, and Pete were, and all of a sudden Gunner came flying down the paddock, and sailed over the aforementioned low spot on the fence... Right in with stallion Drifter. Holy crap batman!
So back through the pasture we flew, Dawn passing through the slats on the gate again. (I - who am definitely wider than a foot - wisely declined this time and took time to unlock the gate.) And we got things under control again. Gunner was separated to another paddock, and life continued quietly.
Horses are creatures of habit,
Monday, August 4, 2008
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