SPRING CLEANING
Silver and Monty Get a Bath – April 13, 2006
Sharyl and Camille decided to take advantage of one of the first days to reach into the 80’s.
FIRST WE WASHED THE WHITE HORSE
And oh, how he gleamed in the sun! We wanted Silver to dry and get all brushed out before turning him loose so he wouldn’t roll in the dirt.
It didn’t take long for him to wonder if we were ever going to turn him loose so he could eat.
I think he knows just how beautiful he is after his bath and maybe thinks it was worth all that waiting around.
On the other hand, maybe not. Here he looks longingly at the green spring grass.
THEN WE WASHED THE BAY HORSE
Monty, aged 9 and a year younger than Silver, was a bit more squirrelly about the hose and cold water, so it was a good thing we started with Silver and got our process refined. His look is one of frustration because he thought he was going to stand at the fence and eat until we tied him up a little higher.
The hair pattern on his neck reminds me of the Curly Bashkir breed.
But, oh how handsome he was after we were finished with him! He is either thinking that his trip to the beauty parlor was worth it, or imagining the taste of those tender spring shoots of grass.
MORE HORSE STORIES:
[Judy’s World – 2015, North Carolina]
[Riding with Paula – 2015, North Carolina]
[Camille’s 59th Birthday – June 2013, Ghana]
[Green Ranch – February 2013, Ghana]
[The Green Ranch – July 2012, Ghana]
[Riding – 2012, North Carolina]
[Riding – 2011, North Carolina]
[Riding Lessons at Heads Up – 2009, North Carolina]
[Lisa’s Ponies – 2009, North Carolina]
[Heads Up – 2009 North Carolina]
[Our Last Days at Quiet Meadow Farms – 2008, North Carolina]
[Trail Riding at Heads Up – 2008, North Carolina]
[Heads Up Pony Gallery – 2008, North Carolina]
[The Family Farm – 2006, Colorado]
[Tenorio’s First Birthday Party – 2006, Colorado]
[Cheryl’s Ponies – 2006, Colorado]
[Sharyl’s Horses, Spring Cleaning – 2006, Colorado]
[A Visit with Jesse – 2005, Colorado]
[Camille’s Birthday Ride – 2004, Big Island, Hawai’i]
[Pi’iholo Ranch Wrangler – 2003, Maui, Hawai’i]
[All the Pretty Hawaiian Horses, 1999–2004, Hawai’i]
[Camp Smith Stables, – 1999, O’ahu, Hawai’i]
[Horsing Around on Guam – 1999]
[Horsing Around in China – 1998]
[Mountain Equestrian Trails – 1997, Belize]
[Jesse the Wonder Horse – 1980s and ’90s, Colorado & Virginia]