Filed under: May 2023 | Tags: Draft horse training, Small Farming, Suffolk Horses, Suffolk Punch horses
May 5, 2023
Bree and Rosie waiting for the rain to let up. They stand waiting at the gate, looking to me to open it. We are in a holding pattern due to wet ground, cold weather and more rain. It has been a cold and wet two weeks. April started out unseasonably dry and even hot, but ended the month wet and cold. May has kept with the April pattern, but summer is coming!
They stand quiet. Patience is a good thing to teach a young horse like Bree. There will be many times in her working life where she will be required to stand still and wait. These short lessons are well worth the time.
You’ll notice that the barn floor is littered with gobs of hair. The horses are shedding their winter coats quickly. They know that warm weather is coming fast. I am doing my best to keep up with the curry comb!
If you look close, you’ll see my Border Collie Sam, watching and waiting as well. He thinks its time to go…it’s just a little rain!
In the background, Grace munches her hay. Her training will start very soon too. She had her second birthday two weeks ago. She is big girl now, so time to do big girl things. She spends time in the tie stall learning commands like, “get over” , “back” and “whoa”. These are all commands that she will hear all of her life. She already complies with just my quiet voice. She will make a good workhorse.
In the photo, Rosie looks almost bored as she waits patiently. I know girl, I’m a little bored too!
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