Well, today we had a report from Sara (who is our Donkey Gone Starlet). She is participating in the largest living Nativity in the Cincinnati area. Her handlers there report that she is behaving in a befitting way for the vehicle of choice for the Virgin Mary. We are so very proud of her. Connie (also a donkey) asked if her sister would be returning for Christmas. We broke the news to her today that Sara would not be home before Christmas but that they could celebrate together soon after. Jacob, Sara's 6 month old son seemed sad so we asked the animals to not speak about her until after the Holiday. Then we asked Santa to bring Jacob an extra special treat for Christmas.
It was a day of change at the main barn of Fields Quarter Horses. Dakota, the yearling son of the late great Carolina, returned to his home in Illinois today. He has lived at our barn since June and has been a star pupil for Amber. She has taught him to lead, stand tied, clip, bathe, walk/trot/canter on command, wear a saddle and bridle, and stand under the weight of a human. We are sorry to see him return home but are excited to see what the foundation he has learned here will bring him!
Two other yearlings (who will soon be 2 years old) moved into the main barn. Charlotte is a tall, black/brown filly with a sparkle to her eye. She is a 1/2 sister to our stallion Chevy (sharing a father named One Hot Krymsun). She will spend the next few months learning the basics of the human/horse partnership. Also, a boyish red gelding named Cash (who is a Macs Good N Plenty son) moved in to replace Dakota.
The mares already living in the barn were entertained by the addition of a few new faces.
In other manger news, the goat has taken up permanent residence on my back porch. I will be contacting the County Sheriff tomorrow morning to serve her an eviction notice. I am fearful that because she is still a minor, I may have to follow due process to have her removed. She lies beside my patio French doors, with the Christmas tree lights twinkling off her shiny black horns. Funny, I never knew that goats felt so strongly about Christmas, too.
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