Awareness of the outside world, local version. Last night’s low was above freezing. Yay. Crossing fingers that this weekend was the last time to drain the barn water for a while. Bring on the warm!
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We give nicknames to horses.
Have you ever had a horse give you a nickname?
Milton calls me Chuckie.
As in the horror doll from the movies, although Milton & I use this alternate spelling.
Milton finds my level of enthusiasm disturbing.
“I went charging in. Event horse in the rain! … I came in too hot.” [Someday This Will Be Amusing To Look Back On]
He’s not wrong.
“Bubba wanted to know who dropped a ferret down my pants. He was okay with it, but he did notice.” [A & B & Me, Show Report, Alabama State Games]
Onwards!
Katherine