Today I was rubbing lotion into Penny's feet
she has really dry skin
but that is beside the point.
I am rubbing the bottom of her foot
and she looks at me
like only a 3 year old can
and asks,
"why is my frog so ticklish?"
I cried.
This may be a sign that we might spend too much time
with our furry friends in the barn
and not enough time
with the human variety.
(a frog is a part of the bottom of a horse hoof)
Lately we have spend more than are usual
time out with the horses.
We have been moving pens and changing up
who is where
so
we spend more time checking on them making sure they are okay.
Yesterday was no exception
so Penny and I go out and check everyone.
When we got up to the top of the hill
(which takes a while between her short legs and my lack of being able to breathe)
we noticed Biscuits
(my old mare)
wouldn't use one of her legs....
I couldn't find anything wrong with it.
but
with the way our week has been going
(Dusty's horse broke it's leg... and not in a normal horse break it's leg sorta way)
(and two horses pushed through fences)
panic and paranoia set in.
Anyways
she is going to be fine
my very handy and helpful neighbour came down
he figured out what was going on
and today she is back to her
regular hay-burnin' self.
I am very much looking forward to sharing the load
and perhaps with all my "free" time I might actually
teach Penny
the parts of a HUMAN foot!
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