PolarSkye
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Well actually Kali is less fed up than I am, bless him. He seems to have settled into a routine quite quickly and aside from the odd teeth grinding session when I haven't provided the next haynet quickly enough (baaad slave) has been remarkably good tempered. I do think the sedalin is a factor . . . but I also think just keeping him amused, fed and comfortable is part of it too.
He made up another game today, bless him . . . his stable is on the end of the block and our tap is on the left-hand wall, right round the corner - he can almost reach round and turn the tap on (and if he could reach, he would) . . . because he's bored, like alot of horses he likes to chew and I have painted No Bite all around his doorframe, but his new tactic is to reach further around and chew the wood near the tap . . . he likes to do this especially when I'm rinsing his haynets so as a deterrent I flicked the hose at him . . . the game became - Kal chews, I flick, he wipes his nose on his rug gives me a filthy look and does it again . . . and then instantly pulls his nose away so I can't flick water at him. Cheeky monkey.
I'm finding the soaking haynets hard work . . . not because I mind all the dunking, hauling, hanging, etc., but because of yard politics . . . we have one trough and space for three bins (all taken) for the whole yard. I have appropriated a space and put a skip there for one haynet, but in order to have enough haynets to keep him fed, I need to use the trough too . . . and in order to stick to the 12-16 hours I'm hogging it - which is (rightly) making the other liveries cross. In addition, I empty, scrub and completely refill the trough every time I use it - but others don't . . . which means I have to . . . which is incredibly time-consuming.
Lastly, poxy YO didn't get down some more straw bales before he knocked off for the weekend . . . so there was no straw for Kal's bed this morning . . . I don't have to tell you how upset I was . . . I am doing my best to keep his bed as clean, dry and deep as possible and I need clean straw (for which I pay) available to make sure he's comfortable - he's in 24/7 so staying on top of it is hard work.
On the other hand, Kal is being a superstar and I love spending so much time with him. I can't wait until he can go out again, never mind riding him . . . he really is such a special boy. A former livery brought her little boy (approx 1 year old) down yesterday and Kali let the little chap pat his face, pull his whiskers, etc. without a single complaint.
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P.S. Oh, and Kal has made it his mission to get to know Daisy (one of my two dogs) . . . he is utterly fascinated by her, but she is terrified of him and hides behind me . . . I tie her to his stall chain while I muck him out and it's really amusing to watch the two of them interact . . . she tries her best to hide behiind the wheelbarrow, and he tries his best to sniff her . . . makes me chuckle
He made up another game today, bless him . . . his stable is on the end of the block and our tap is on the left-hand wall, right round the corner - he can almost reach round and turn the tap on (and if he could reach, he would) . . . because he's bored, like alot of horses he likes to chew and I have painted No Bite all around his doorframe, but his new tactic is to reach further around and chew the wood near the tap . . . he likes to do this especially when I'm rinsing his haynets so as a deterrent I flicked the hose at him . . . the game became - Kal chews, I flick, he wipes his nose on his rug gives me a filthy look and does it again . . . and then instantly pulls his nose away so I can't flick water at him. Cheeky monkey.
I'm finding the soaking haynets hard work . . . not because I mind all the dunking, hauling, hanging, etc., but because of yard politics . . . we have one trough and space for three bins (all taken) for the whole yard. I have appropriated a space and put a skip there for one haynet, but in order to have enough haynets to keep him fed, I need to use the trough too . . . and in order to stick to the 12-16 hours I'm hogging it - which is (rightly) making the other liveries cross. In addition, I empty, scrub and completely refill the trough every time I use it - but others don't . . . which means I have to . . . which is incredibly time-consuming.
Lastly, poxy YO didn't get down some more straw bales before he knocked off for the weekend . . . so there was no straw for Kal's bed this morning . . . I don't have to tell you how upset I was . . . I am doing my best to keep his bed as clean, dry and deep as possible and I need clean straw (for which I pay) available to make sure he's comfortable - he's in 24/7 so staying on top of it is hard work.
On the other hand, Kal is being a superstar and I love spending so much time with him. I can't wait until he can go out again, never mind riding him . . . he really is such a special boy. A former livery brought her little boy (approx 1 year old) down yesterday and Kali let the little chap pat his face, pull his whiskers, etc. without a single complaint.
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P.S. Oh, and Kal has made it his mission to get to know Daisy (one of my two dogs) . . . he is utterly fascinated by her, but she is terrified of him and hides behind me . . . I tie her to his stall chain while I muck him out and it's really amusing to watch the two of them interact . . . she tries her best to hide behiind the wheelbarrow, and he tries his best to sniff her . . . makes me chuckle
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