Two Little Horses In Their Corral

Despite their initial rebellion, Blue and Remy have settled into their new routine of days in their corral and nights in the barn:

They have slimmed down, shed their winter coats and begun to shine in the sun:

They always seem hungry in the evening and are anxious to get into the barn and eat more hay:

Of course there is not much grass left in their corral - except for that patch just above and to the left of Blue's head in this photo. I believe they won't eat it because they've been pooping there:

They wrestle, run and play - and then they nap:

And return to the barn each evening for fresh hay and clean water:

Sometimes I see them looking longingly at the green grass outside their corral, but too much of it will kill them, so I must restrict their access:

There is a nice Box Elder tree in their corral for shade and I use it to tie them to while moving them, one at a time, between the barn and corral:

Alas, I've discovered that it's a female tree and full of seeds, which are extremely poisonous to horses:

A horse woman said I'd be better off leaving the tree but providing more hay during the day so they won't be tempted to eat the seeds. Apparently they don't much like the seeds, but eat them when they're hungry and bored. If the seeds begin to accumulate on the ground, I'll leave the horses in the barn and rake them up:

She had another suggestion which I took - to enlarge their corral a bit. I moved the south fence line about eight feet over, putting the posts in the ground during the day and then moving the wire in the evening after the horses were in the barn:

You can see the strip of longer grass in this photo, though it was all eaten and the new section no longer visible by the end of the first day. But for now, the little guys are behaving well, looking better than ever and living a happy, healthy life: