I waddled out to the barn again on Memorial day for a little while just to check on everyone. N has been busy lately so she hasn't had too much of a chance to get out and ride and who knows when this baby is coming so I figured I better take my chances while I had them. Instead of doing the long walk to the pasture to get a horse and bring him to the barn I just grabbed a few brushes and went out to groom in the pasture. Of course Cody was on the opposite side and Axel was no where in sight. Turns out he was napping on the far side of the pasture and it's a slight hill so you can't see on the other side until you get closer. It was difficult grooming, I didn't grab the right brushes and both horses had quite a bit of mud. Plus the bugs are starting to come out so there was a lot of swishing and biting going on that I had to dodge. The horses haven't quite figured out that standing on top of me does not make the bugs go away. I'll have to remember to bring out the fly masks next time I go out and pick up some fly spray as well. So in the end I didn't get much grooming done. Axel's legs are looking pretty good, still a couple remaining scabs but nothing new so that's good. Next time I'm able to bend over I'll get him shaved up again and maybe start putting on either some desitin or MTG.
I did manage to catch some crazy horse antics as I was walking back to the barn. Someone got some wind up their butts and took off in the next pasture so Cody and Axel started running. It resulted in a good 10 minutes of the next pasture running back and forth at full speed and Cody and Axel running in circles around their feeder. Axel was bucking and bouncing and Cody was just his usual frantic self. Of course by the time I got out my phone to try and video tape it they were too tired and hanging out by the water tank instead.
