Jun 06 2009
Equine Visitors
Yesterday, as we were peacefully enjoying a Friday afternoon (with no rain), my husband suddenly jumped from his chair (in front of the TV) and said “There’s three horses in the front yard!” I thought he might have just had one of his naps and was not too concerned, until the dogs started freaking out. Sure enough, there were 3 beautiful horses chomping on the clover in the front yard.
I could tell by the time we got out on the deck, they were very friendly and apparently had just come for a visit (their owner most likely oblivious to their escapade).
Hubby shooed them out of the yard, so they decided to walk on up the hill beside our house, where we keep the camper parked. While they were otherwise entertained, hubby jumped into the car and went down the road to see if he could locate anyone who was missing a few horses.
About 20 minutes later, he came back with the news that the owner lived about 4 miles away, and apparently the horses had taken themselves out for a stroll, as other neighbors had seen them walking by. (You could follow their progress along the road by the occasional pile of you-know-what).
So, the owner comes with his horse trailer in tow and parks up on the hill to seek out his wandering herd. They had walked back into the woods and were playing hide-n-seek with him (especially when they saw the horse trailer). It seems that the horses were due to participate in a rodeo on Friday night ~ and by all appearances, they weren’t really thrilled with the idea. (If horses can think that far ahead).
So, with all the excitement over for the day, things went back to normal for us, but it was an interesting afternoon to say the least.
