Summer Pasture

So I was going to keep Gunner home all summer and attempt to send his yellow hide over a very "few" cross rails but had the opportunity to turn him out with a draft mare as a companion animal for the summer. Cha-ching! One less to feed and worry about overly much. The occasional every second day visit on the way home from work yada yada. You get the idea! So I jumped at the chance. Kinda desperately I might add. 5 is a lot of work.
So the day came to take him to the pasture. Loaded like a pro.... of course he is going to be 21 and should know what he is doing by now... went through picked up the elderly mare with the "keep Gunner in line attitude" (more on that to come).... and drove through the subdivision in Kentville and out to the pasture. Well we drive through what appears to be one of the best cropped hay fields this season and out onto the dykes. Open the back of the trailer, drop the chain and BANG Gunner slams back in his "horsey" enthusiasm and breaks the only damn remaining rope I think I own (his leather halter is intact, about all that has saved him at this point) and proceeds to charge down the field on the WRONG SIDE OF THE BLASTED FENCE


So the first 30 minutes (which is not too bad) was spent catching a loose horse that is going to have all summer to remain that way and placing his buttercup on the RIGHT side of the fence! Of course no thistle show is complete without PICS... So compliments of the truck passengers I give you pics...

Oh and oldsaddlebags... I didn't kick his pixie I promise.
However, I think I'm going to enjoy the summer. It will give me plenty of time to calm down and regroup


The Very 1st Picture...Off to a good start....








It looks like I'm throwing a fit and about to wail him in this last pic but I'm trying to wrap the damn rope around the halter.

So that part of the escapade is OVER... Thank God. That was a nice rope too. Horse Loverz here I come. Anyway... The good news is I will be able to afford some now that I'm not feeding the glutton!
He loves the pasture. Typical guy! Does not even have to put his head all the way down to eat. This will save him energy so he won't get a "man cold" this winter! And to boot he has an exceptionally cute little lady to spend his days with!

Your face in the first picture is PRICELESS, and pretty much says it all. Never a dull moment at your place, eh? The horses look like they've died and gone to heaven in that pasture. What I wouldn't give to have it at my place. Rocks just aren't as appealing!

nice crop of pix and hay......lovely

agree with tammy first picture is awesome lol

You horse is very handsome

I agree too, first pic says it all! But looks like it was all well worth it, lovely pasture! My horses would be very jealous of all that grass!

Naughty... Yeah Gunner is handsome. Sometimes that works in his favor. Like those moments, or the ones that he finds himself in a mud hole after a bath, or "teasing" my mares. He should have a good summer. I don't think they will run out of food

lol, love the facial expressions...
Typical male... he was enjoying food too much to even pay attention to his new lady friend.

LOVE the picture story!! Your boy is so handsome.. be hard to get mad at him.. or at least stay mad. Lovely field they are in.