TCJpart87 Funny

SOME LIKE IT HOT:
...and some don't.

Horses can get quite fed up when it's hot.  Today, Saturday, it's 29degrees in my feed room which means in the fields...in the sun...it's much hotter.

  

Tom & Henry have spent the morning in their stables eating hay, after a brief wander around the land whilst it was cool, napping, having a lie-down...






















...and generally doing as little as they can except making a mess.

    

They don't get bothered by the flies indoors, except for the swallow parents swooshing in and out at the speed of a fighter plane, just above their heads to feed their late last brood of 3 babies.

  

  

They are fed-up.  They'd much rather be out munching grass and wandering about but they just can't gather the enthusiasm...

 ...and I know how they feel!

So, it so happened  I was yard-bound to clear up all the haylage Tom had moved from his stable haybar into the yard...he prefers to be able to look about while he eats...leaving me to clear up.....

....when I was topping up their water buckets which hang over the yard fence,  Henry came out looking dejected and very hot, so I hosed him, and Tom joined in!!

I point the water jet in the air so the water falls on them like rain, it cools them down brilliantly, and what happens next is quite simply hilarious and  very entertaining to. 

They wander to the bottom of the yard ramp where the grass has been worn away by hoof traffic leaving a nice baked earth patch for pawing the ground and rolling. 

Then they rub their heads on each other, grunting and rolling again. Then they gallop off, running together and having fun.

Try it with your own horse, and have a camera ready!

I get them dripping wet, and they are so happy.

Tom & Henry are so entertaining, you can see relief on their faces, then they roll some more and wander out to eat grass..in the shady spots.

They dance around each other, then fly off.

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...bucking and squeeling heads low to the ground...

...then the synchronised rolling begins...

...and the playing takes on an athletic theme...I wonder what Tom is thinking as he gazes up at Henry in this photo?



You can clearly see from these images how much fun T&H had after their shower, and John has taken some stunning shots too, I'm sure you'd agree?

Horses are not just for riding, take the time to get to know yours like I have and you'll have so much fun.


take care.

SPECIAL SHINY EDITION

SUNGLASSES ON!

Too hot to ride (or do anything) and finally I'm wearing flip-flops!  ..still wearing wellies in the fields though, this mud will take more than a hot weekend to dry out!

The boys have spent all weekend in their stables getting out of the heat and away from the flies, despite Saturday morning being field-swapping time, and they have access to new grass and venue, they have decided the yard is the place to be.  Of course they have fresh haylage and sweet smelling clean beds to lie-down in, so it's all very luxurious.

Even the young swallow babies are leaning over the rim of their pre-fab  RSPB nest John put up for them, and panting...I have warned them Africa is hotter, but they don't go there until September!!  The swallows arrived late and by the time they got here and started mending last years nest, Min had discovered a way into it....

.... despite John putting up barriers so the cats couldn't get near....she's very cunning.  Anyway, we felt they were running out of time if they were going to have babies and fly back to West Africa by September, so John put up a pre-fab, which they've had 4 babies in!

Tom & Henry have been brushed to within an inch of their lives, and are super shiny.  Here are a few shots form the weekend...

...wish I could get my hair as shiny!

...yummy

...such a beautiful neck Tom has.

..and Henry's bottom..can't be beaten either...like a polished conker!
...being hot, drinking from the buckets John put up for them, having a leisurely brush and generally living the gorgeous life..Tom & Henry xx