This message is from: DMTFarms FjordFarm <dmtfa...@gmail.com>
This one could have had such a different ending, but it's funny none the less, because it ended up okay. Years ago, in the early 1990's when we had our two first fjords, my husband would leave for work at 4:45 am. While he was traveling to work, he heard on the radio, there were two loose horses on the 2 lane highway close to our house. We had a number of horses in our neighborhood and he was wondering which horses they were. Our next door neighbor left for work about 5:15 am. She pulled out to the light at the highway intersection and saw our two fjords. The gelding was standing there completely blocking traffic across the road. And the mare was walking up and down the cars, peering into them, looking for treats. She said it reminded her of the drive through wildlife preserves where the wild animals come up to the cars and look at the people (In the cages). My neighbor got a rope from a construction truck, put it on the mare, and the gelding followed her home. The rest of the story is just as entertaining. I got up much later. Went to feed the horses and wondered why there was a rope tying the gate closed. When my husband got home, he didn't know anything about it. But my neighbor came over and told us what had happened. I searched for the break in the fence, but couldn't find it. -- Till snow fell. The gelding lifted up a fence post with his neck. The mare would skitter under, and the gelding would follow. The fence post slid back into the hole, none the wiser (except for the very smart fjords : ) ) We had to get an extremely hot fence charger, with a low wire to stop all the escapes! (No fjords were hurt in the telling of this story. Thank goodness!!) Mel Thomas North Central Washington where spring is here, so is the wind. Apple. cherry and pear blossoms galore. It is beautiful. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
