Grooming

Today went really well. When I grained them, however, Buck tried to tip over the water bucket in anticipation. I poked him on his nose. Hard. He continued to try and tip it over, so I smacked him. And he still did it! Ugh, whatever shall I do with him...It was a perfect day. Gorgeously sunny, with a good [warm!] breeze to keep the flies away. The horses, except for Cash, were perfect gentlemen when we turned them out. Cash still thinks that the fencer isn't on, and got shocked once again. Will he ever learn? Then, Allison told me that we weren't going to be able to groom the horses together after all, since she had a friend coming over. So, when we brought the horses up, I found a great place to tie them at [which for some odd reason I've never noticed before] and groomed them by myself. They were great! Picking their hooves reminded my back that it was injured though. Its throbbing right now. Staying bent over like that just does not work after pulling a lower back muscle. [A trampoline incedent last week.] Both Buck and Gus thought the wood they were tied to was pretty tasty, and kept trying to eat it, ending with a jab by me. Gus is developing thrush, which bites. I'll need to get some stuff for that, so I can nip it in the bud. I'm going to start grooming them like that every night. Oh, and good news! Gus and Buck are already starting to look better, like they're gaining weight. I'm so happy. =]