Raven and I have gone back to Oregon for the weekend to visit his parents, sister and brother-in-law and their son, and his grandma. I visited Stella Wednesday morning, then we came home, packed the car and hit the road.
Mom is taking care of Stella while we are away. Since Stella is our horse, not just my horse, it is good that Mom and Stella get bonding time. I told Mom that she was not allowed to take Stella out and about if there was no one else at the stable. There were people around for the morning session, so Mom took Stella out to the arena for some leading and then some free play time.
Yesterday Stella didn't leave the side of whoever was in the arena with her. With or without the lead rope, she stayed glued right beside whoever was there with her, no matter where in the arena we went.
Today, she decided that she could have a good run about again. She is so pretty when she runs. And she tracks nice and straight, and doesn't seem to clip herself with her hooves or anything.
Since there was no one else at the stable this evening, Mom spent about 20 minutes in the paddock with Stella grooming and brushing her. And they even got a selfie!
The new thing for this week was Stella getting introduced to fly spray. We didn't start with a spray bottle with water in it, although I thought about it. Mom just sprayed her down on both sides with the fly spray. Just a few spritzes, but hopefully enough to provide Stella with a bit of relief from the flies. She wasn't too sure about the citronella smell of the spray and backed away a bit at first, but only a few side steps, then she decided that it wasn't worth the effort and stood still just fine.
Hi! Can I have the camera?
This whole week will just be spent on reinforcing the lessons that Stella has already learned.
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