They seem to have decided that their new lives of corral by day, barn by night, are good things:
They do look longingly out at the pasture sometimes, but they'll get their chance as soon as the grass stops growing:
The Box Elder tree is covered with poisonous seeds, so as soon as they drop, I'll have to keep the horses inside the barn until I get them all raked up:
Keeping the boys supplied with good hay is part of my defense against them eating Box Elder seeds. They'll be less tempted if they're not hungry:
Remy goes out first in the mornings and gets tied to the tree while I bring Blue out:
Then I return to the barn, turn on the electric fence and grab a big armload of hay for their breakfast:
When it's hot and not rainy, the boys get covered with fly spray twice each day, morning and night:
I use a sponge to wipe it on their head and ears, then spray the rest of their body. In the evenings, I scrape off any bot fly eggs which have appeared on their legs or sides during the day. Using fly spray in the morning helps reduce the bot fly eggs a lot:
Always the trouble maker, Remy often tries to nip Blue while he's tied up for his fly spray:
It's been a good summer for the horsey boys, and soon they'll have six months of freedom in the south pasture:
