Fiona does the bunny hop

The horses have been a challenge lately due to the abscessed hoof on Megan and right at the end of the abscess we get hit with a deep freeze for a few days. Hopefully this cold weather will kill off flies, fleas and other bugs that have been hanging out in the valley just a little too long.  

Fiona has showed that she is feeling good and wants to show what she can do when I let her out of her stall. She has started playing and showing off a bit, she jumps, kicks, runs, bucks, bunny hops and snorts all in a playing manner.   I found that I can get her to interact with me this way most days but only after I watched part of  "dancing with horses" with Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling.   I started playing and running with Fiona and got some great responses but now she will actually play and have fun for about 10 or 15 minutes.  


Fiona is a funny little girl, she does learn quick and is very lovable. She is always wanting someone to scratch her neck or give her hugs but then will do what you ask of her.  The funniest thing she does is a Bunny Hop when she plays.  She will run flat out from one end of the pasture to the other, stretching her head out and making full strides leaving Megan in her dust. When she gets almost to the end of the pasture she starts putting on the brakes, stiffens all four legs and hops to a stop. This is something that will need to be trained out of her when she is under saddle because that hopping ride is bone jarring and not something you want to experience if you do not have to.