Rodeo clown
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Bill over at Our First Horse is mending some fences. And, as usual, he's willing to share some of the wisdom he and his family are gleaning from their new horse ownership adventures.
3. It’s hard to use a hammer when horse nostrils are 2 inches from the handle
4. Although fence mending would be easier with two people, it would be much easier with three. Think rodeo clown.
We can't repair anything in our pasture without an audience. At the beginning of the winter, when Dennis was winterizing our very large stock tank, he had to spend a lot of time just shooing the horses away. While no nibbling lips or velveteen muzzles got squashed or pinched, luckily, our Andalusian mare, Caprichosa, who is one of the very worst offenders, and then of course our young Percheron did try carrying away one pair of pliers and a tool belt. The Andalusian will at least return what she has stolen without much of a fuss. With Toby, tug-of-wars are always de rigueur.
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