Yesterday's turnout brought on high energy & sounds of freedom from the horses. Did you watch the video on yesterday post? If not, I recommend turning up the volume & expanding the screen. It's short, and worth watching.
Day two, Brad opened the gate annnnd Harmony walked out. Grazed, and meandered towards me. That wasn't very exciting for a photographer.
Once again, Koda watched the pasture "action". But this time, so did Nemo. Really? You have fresh pasture to roam, and you guys would rather hang out in the dry lot?!! I couldn't believe my eyes. You have a chance at double the grazing, and you prefer not to graze at all? I don't get it.
I was almost to the pines, and called and kissed and clucked to Koda. His head was raised, he was listening. Maybe it was too much effort? Brad went over by the boys, and did a little coaxing. Koda decided to head out, at his regular jog. A much different pace then yesterday...
Nemo finally came out to the pasture. Stopped, grazed by Brad/gate, and then he took off towards the pines. Again, at a much different pace...
It wasn't long before he caught up with Harmony...
...and rounded Koda up...
...and just like that, the three of them stopped and settled into grazing. No running, no snorting, nothing. Guess the pasture is old hat, already. Lol. One hour yesterday, that is all it took.
Eventually they worked there way back towards the dry lot, drank water, and used up their green turnout time, they way they wanted to. Peacefully.
7 comments:
Ha! Yep, that’s pretty typical of the first time out versus the following ones. I always try to film their first release of spring. You have a beautiful little herd there. Eye candy! Great shots!
That seems totally normal. “We already saw the big green field yesterday so what’s the big deal?” It’s already old hat to them. They’ll probably stay calm from now on and not waste extra energy running when there’s serious grazing to be done!
Yeah , it's like:
Day 1: FREEDOM!
Day 2: Free.... oh look, grass
:) Yep, I think Shirley nailed it! How awesome is that? Your very own place...I'm so happy for you guys.
Ha ha, yep - my last chance to get fast action shots of our horses will likely be when they enter the lower pasture for the first time. It will be lots of grazing still type shots after that.
Love the galloping shots - even if it's just a short burst of speed, can't resist looking. Love to watch the interactions in the band - shifting or static, running or standing still, gnawing each others' withers and the looks of gratitude, pleasure, & peace.
We can see our horses from 3 sides of this house - part of the reason we bought a place with floor to ceiling windows that are a pita to clean - I will never get enough of horse watching. I figure even when I'm old and grey, I will still be able to sit in my rocker and see those beautiful creatures any time of the day.
Yes, seeing them outside our windows is the best thing I could ever dream of!
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