The horses were all very ready for some turn out time yesterday. The weather had kept them in stalls until noon today and at least one day of the prior three. Four of them - two Welsh ponies, an aging thoroughbred mare and two Halflingers - were in especially good form. They were all gathered in a corner where two turn out areas meet. One of the ponies is in heat and was inserting herself between the fence and the mare, who was playing "halters" with the Halflingers over the fence. She finally was so underfoot that the old mare chased her away from the fence and over the top of a snow bank higher than the pony. All the little pony needed was an Alpine hat and a yodel.
The old mare took that moment to wander off and grab a little sun, leaving the two Halflingers to entertain each other. After a little chasing, they turned to a game that they have played since they were colts together. One rears up and acts like they are mounting the other, but that's all they do. I found out later that they were able to lead the horses from an outdoor ring to the barn that way once, the darker one parked over the butt of the blond so that two horses came in on six legs.
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