Finally Reagent gets pasture. It's been a long haul and hard on a horse that's 27 years old. His legs were wrapped, and he was provided with periodic water on the seven hour trip. He was also allowed out of the trailer to graze by the road and get his balance back. Our grandchild would say, "My legs are wobbly."

As noted in "The Backyard Horse" it took him a couple of days to get over his fear of a new place. The biggest problem for any horse results from losing a friendly horse buddy, especially when there are no other horses close by. To resolve that difficulty, a few walks around his new neighborhood eased his horsey mind, because he could see that several other horses were only a hundred yards away but behind a raised trail that blocked his view.

The new owners are ecstatic. The children he will carry around his new environs can't wait to do their jobs. Seven year old Stephanie, a horse lover with good riding lessons under her belt, will exercise the old boy. Annika, her little sister, will throw the hay and sweet munchies into his feeder (never feed a horse from the hand because he won't know the difference between your fingers and a carrot). Danny boy couldn't wait to muck those little green apples.

Danny

  
Is this horse heaven, or what? Nine acres of pasture, an olympic size sand arena, and a real barn with a new horse buddy that will join him next week.  Time to play!