Rain

Well, as I suspected, I haven't really had a lot to blog about. I've just been hanging around in the stall, visiting with Cocoa, and helping my mom clean. I'm starting to kind of like this lazy life. I don't have to think about a whole lot, or wonder what we're going to do today. I'm getting lots of treats and extra love from my mom and it's just sort of pleasant.

I like to follow her around my stall while she does things. I think she likes it too. We play fun games together. Like I'll come up behind her and nudge her and she'll reach back and grab my nose, just gently. Sometimes she'll say, "I've got your nosey!" and when she lets go, I reach out and snatch at her pants leg or her foot or something with my mouth. It's like playing bite-face with another horse only she doesn't actually bite me because she uses her hand and I don't bite her because it's not Manners. I just pretend to bite, just using my lips. I've Learned that.

It's a really fun game. Sometimes instead of my nose, she grabs my chest. I can sometimes dodge her when she gets my nose but when she goes for my chest, I have to really work to avoid it and it gets exciting. Then I duck my head and snake my neck and try to get her and we play pretty fast for a couple of minutes. Then she'll laugh and hug me and I know it's time to stop for a little bit. I love playing with my mom.

One time she was talking to Beau's mom over my paddock fence and I walked up behind her and put my head over her shoulder and started lipping at her face because I wanted some attention and wanted to play. Beau's mom said, "Oh, she's kissing you!" I wasn't really and Mom knew it but she laughed and petted me because she knows that my wanting to play with her is kind of like kissing her because it means I love her and trust her. And she trusts me too. That's nice because I used to be kind of a Bad Girl about things like biting and bumping into her and so she couldn't trust me really. I'm still bad sometimes but not in any way that would hurt my mom.

So yesterday it started raining a little bit. I like rain. It's interesting and smells nice. But Mom was a little worried because she doesn't want my bandages to get wet. Well, that makes sense because they probably wouldn't feel very nice if they did and they might rub. So she closed my paddock door. I don't really like being shut in my stall but at least this stall has a window out on my paddock. Plus there are barred windows in the stall so I can visit with Cocoa and Mickey (when he's not cranky). My old stall just had plain walls and no window in the door and being shut up inside it was kind of scary. You feel like you're all alone even if you know there are horses next to you. It's awful not being able to see and smell them.

So now I'm cozy and warm, watching the rain and waiting for this afternoon when I'll see my mom. It's a lazy life but I kind of like it.