ohhhh, look

Changing weather tends to make horse eating monsters more active. You know, the ones that lurk in the woods and ride a wild cool breeze. Horses catch wind of them, and shenanigans follow.

If I am outside, I hear thundering hooves and often say "well, ya know there is a geomagnetic storm brewing". I promptly either get an eye roll or a "yesss, dear". Or both.

If I am inside, I notice our horses running while walking past our windows. "Ohhhh, look the horses are running". I stop whatever I am doing, and watch them full of curiosity and awe at their powerful beauty. Always followed up by "I wonder why they are running?". More often than not, the action stops as fast as it starts, and I continue whatever I was doing.

Sometimes, I grab my camera. Sigh, and end up putting it away without a single photo taken. Other times, I am really really glad I grabbed my camera!! The best action is always in the beginning, but when antics linger in our pastures they look something like this:

99% of the time the running/play is started by Nemo

he tries to stir everyone up, and usually succeeds

Koda & Cierra frequently hang together on high alert

Koda's long thick locks make every move look dramatic


Nemo keeps Cierra in check, always 

She is after all Brad's other horse.

 If you think horses don't care, you haven't met Nemo.

Cierra tries to stay out of Nemo's radar

She could kick all their butt's if she wanted to, but it isn't in her sweet nature

I've noticed these two are frequently sent out to survey the scene
(Cierra left, Koda right)

I thought all the fun was over. Nope.


tail raising begins again



Harmony gets in on the action

Harmony & Cierra

Harmony heading back up to the shed area by Nemo

(she is very attached to him)

Cierra & Koda making a move

no clue what herd messages are being given behind the shed

I just watch for the horses to reappear into my field of vision.

Nemo running his herd

Nemo & Harmony making the rounds

Harmony on alert

these two, are sooo sweet together

I missed a shot of Cierra resting her head on Koda's back

The silly play ended and the herd settled back into grazing. Guess the wild breeze died down and the lurking monsters moved on.