Well, with everything happening on the home front, Bailey has been enjoying her days off lounging in the pasture, eating the neck-high grass, and getting FAT! I finally had some time to play with her yesterday and today and boy did we have some firsts. Let me back track a bit. Day before yesterday a friend of mine, who now works at my old job at camp, brought in a horse, well, not just any horse, but my favorite horse from camp, Marquee, for me to ride for awhile. We actually traded horses, so she took Ranger back to camp with her. Well, Miss Bailey is quite comfortable with her 4 boys, but not this new guy. As soon as I turned Marquee out with Bailey and Festus she went "mare" on him. She was backing up and kicking at him, pinning her ears, the whole nine yards. It was actually kinda funny to see her really coming into her own. And let me tell ya...she has that mare thing down pat! One word can sum Bailey up these days...ATTITUDE! This morning I had lessons, so while Festus and I were using the round pen, Bailey and Marquee were begrudgingly forced to share the other larger corral. Man oh man, neither one cared for that idea. The kicking and pinning of the ears began all over again, with one minor difference. I noticed that Bailey was turning her backside to Marquee, but not always to kick him. She was lifting her tail at him because she was in heat! Yep, Miss Bailey is officially a woman....full blown heat cycle #1 has arrived!
Another first occurred yesterday afternoon. We were playing online in the round pen and I thought it was about time for Bailey to be introduced to the barrels. We put our nose on them first, both directions. Then we squeezed by them both directions. Then it was time to go over. Bloop, she went right over, both directions. She was a little feisty in the doing, being that she was in heat, but she only squealed once so I gave her a little slack. I think some of us ladies wished we had been given a little more slack when we "came of age", right?
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