Blue And Remy In December

We had a December thaw which melted almost all the snow in the pasture and made Remy happy:

Blue also liked the winter thaw, and together they roamed the pasture while looking for edible grass:

But snow soon came again, meaning their diet was just hay:

They don't seem to mind the cold and snow at all:

I pull off the frozen outer layer of each new hay bale, tossing the icy chunks, good side up, outside the hay bale feeder. Both little horses (and sometimes the cows) often seem more excited by these than by the big bale of good hay in the feeder:

Remy is looking pretty spiffy in his new, bright red halter:

And he seems immune to winter's blowing snow:

Blue moves more slowly, but he too has a brand new halter to show off:

When the snow is deep, they paw at the ground to expose the grass:

Blue stopped his pawing to watch me:

When the neighbors brought over another load of hay stems which their sheep wouldn't eat, Remy was right there to "help" and try to grab some hay. He had a full bale of fresh hay ten feet away, but stolen hay is always better:

Both little horses seem to be experiencing hoof problems again, and I am calling over the farrier to have a look and trim them. The vet may be the next call: