Farah's New Home!

It's been a crazy busy two-days.  Even with all our work, getting Farah moved took a lot more.  After a great lunch at the Gathering Place, I drove over to Farah's stable with the Bronco & trailer.  Butch soon followed with the truck.  We tied Farah in the isle while Butch took out all the wood we'd lined the stall walls with & our stall matts.

Farah at the farm~

 Once at the farm, we decided to put up her electric pen, a place to keep her out of trouble while we worked on our to-do list.  Farah was totally calm, we gave her hay & water.  While we were working I'd look up to see what she was doing & neither of us could believe how relaxed she was.  Butch said she was wondering when all the other horses were coming for the endurance ride :-)  That's when she's usually in her portable corral.

Eating field corn!

 I walked up several times during the day & convinced her to try an ear of corn.  It took some coaxing, but she finally did & was so funny, tossing her head up & down as she chewed.  By the time we were done, the sun was setting.  It didn't take long for her to realize that other horses are on the far side of the road.

In her corral~

 Once we turned her in, she walked right into the barn, into her stall & checked her feed tub as though it had been yesterday that she'd used it.  Soon, her head was buried in the hay bag.  When we left, she walked out with us to the gate.  We took the truck to dinner at Tobey Jacks, then came back for the Bronco & to check on her.  She was fine & as we left with both rigs, she walked back into the barn.

Back to pick-up duty!

Today, the sun again broke through the clouds, but the wind was blowing & it was bitter cold!  I have to say that doing pick-up duty again felt really Great!  I even brought out my special fork - given as a Best Condition Award from the Mt. Adams ride in 2016.

Farah was standing by the door of the barn as we drove in.  Happy to see us & have her breakfast, we could tell that she'd spent a nice, calm night.  I can't imagine how good it must be for her to be able to walk, trot & roll, all with no mud.  Just being away from the smell is So wonderful!  (In the winter, the stable was totally unable to scrape or clean the paddocks on the hill.)  The easy access to her stall & a nice place to stand out of the wind has to be much more comfortable for her.

Tack Area~

 It's nothing fancy, but it sure feels like home!  By the end of the day, we had a lot done!  Things are really coming together & I know Farah recognizes that.  Again, she was the most relaxed I've seen her in forever.  No more of the crazy horse that had the stall next to her yelling & screaming every time she moved.  We both really think she realizes that this place is hers.

Dinnertime~

 She's doing all the things a happy horse is supposed to do, eating, drinking, peeing, pooing & taking her new surroundings in stride!  Our friends are gone over the Easter weekend, but they did call to see if Farah had arrived.  Butch told them he went to feed the chickens & found that a horse had moved in!  :-)