11/29/12

I haven't posted anything for a few days! We have had a pretty busy week with school and stuff and I hadn't been able to do too much with Scarlett till tonight! But today was good! Our farrier came out today to do all of our horses' feet, and Scarlett did really well! She never jumped or anything, and he was really pleased with how quiet she was and afterward he liked how sweet she was too! After he left and I was cleaning Scarlett's stall, she wouldn't leave me alone! She followed me around her stall until I scratched her and she kept putting her nose on me telling me to scratch! I was letting her distract me from my work so I let my sisters take her out and play with her, and she loved it. They're safe and quiet with her (they're 12 and 13) and she loves all the attention she can get! She had a girl at her front and a girl at her back playing with her hair and she was very happy. After that I decided it was FINALLY time to start getting her ready to clip! So I got out our clippers and took off the blades and had my sister hold her lead rope while I let Scarlett listen to and feel the vibrations of the clippers. She took it in really well and was really quiet! She is even less touchy than a couple of my other horses who detest getting their ears trimmed, and she didn't mind her ears being touched! I put the blades on at the end for a little while so she could get used to the slightly different sound, which she didn't love but was okay with, and then I took them off again! After that I got some of the De-wormer I had (which was apple flavored) and I got it set so that it would be at her weight and I wormed her, unsure whether she would like it or not. I was very surprised to find that she really enjoyed it and seemed to like the apple flavor of it! She was a very happy girl when I put her away for the night if I do say so myself!