Pasture Addict

TC has been loving his pasture so much lately. More than he loves me, which is totally fine, except I do want to spend time with him. On Saturday, he wouldn't let me catch him at all. He ran around me in circles until I decided that he probably got more exercise than he would have if I'd ridden him, so instead I got Rico out for a spa day. He let me catch him Sunday but he was strongly considering another day off. 

I don't blame him, the ranch is so
beautiful

Every time I put him back after riding him, his first task is to gallop as fast as he can out to his pasture. He has pretty much stopped eating his hay, and he's down to 3lbs morning and night. He won't even eat his alfalfa until he's locked in overnight. 

He gets locked in overnight not only because it's just a lot of grass for them all to get, but also because if he isn't, he'll dehydrate himself. He was left out overnight once and looking at the cameras, he didn't come in at all, not even for water. Like, he was fine, but the day after he was definitely a little tired!

This is my horse (also me lol)

In the evenings, the horses all get grain and some hay, then they get locked in from their pastures. When we go up to the barn to feed, all of them (except TC) mosey in and wait for their grain. TC comes galloping in the moment he hears the door to his stall open. All of the other horses are all in well before then, but he's timed it so that he can not waste a precious moment that he has on pasture but also not be late for his grain. He comes careening into the stall and then you have to go lock him in quick. 

This is how he gets locked in, by the way, a single
strand of non-electrified tape. No one tell him.

I'm glad he loves his life so much. Not going to lie, I do miss him whinnying at me every day, but I think that'll start back up again once the grass all dies.