We got back to town just as the snow that heralded the freezing rain was starting. All the hooved critters were hiding in the barn, sensibly out of the driving, freezing rain. I was glad to see them and groomed Gwyn then snugged her up in a fleece cooler and rain sheet. If I had found her medium weigh she'd in that. I'll pull it off her tomorrow, the temperature is supposed to warm up and she's been fine with just her winter coat. Apparently, though, she got herself trapped in the front pasture last night (the wind must have blown the gate closed) and it scared my farm sitter. I laughed. Because it's Gwyn.
In other encouraging news, the donkeys have fully embraced the stall guard as a protector of a sacred space that Gwyn cannot enter into. Arwen was a little hesitant at first to go under it but she figured it out on the second day of use.
I was going through video of Arwen from when we first brought them home and she has filled out SO MUCH!! She looks vastly different when you compare July/August to now. Hurray!
The critters before I left:
All the hay I pulled down aka let drop because I'm safe like that
"Mom, you're interrupting my dinner"
Taken today:
Frozen mud in Gwyn's tail. It's also in her fetlock feathers. I tried brushing them out but mid 20s F makes for difficult mud to remove. I definitely don't want to rinse in this weather so waiting for a thaw (i.e. tomorrow) is the plan
The fuzzy beast. She looks pretty good. No skinny critters on my farm!
FLUFFY PONEH!
Wrapped up snug and cozy.
The start of the icy rain.
