silly saturday

Happy weekend, y'all!! Just dropping in to share... the absolute silliest video of my grown ass gelding, hahaha. 

FULL OF BEANS OMG

His vet greenlit a return to full paddock turnout with Royal, who you may remember as one of Charlie's best friends and frequent lesson / horse show companion. 

 

i don't even know what kind of dance move this is.... awkward bronto!!

Well, Royal has been on layup for over a year at this point, and is only now preparing for the gradual reintroduction to herd life. 

Given the timing with Charlie's wound and all, it seemed to make the most sense to reintroduce them in a paddock. And in theory, eventually, when Charlie no longer needs to be bandaged, they can return together to the larger group. 

absolutely ridiculous video, the sound effects seriously kill me

But guys. OMFG. 

Charlie was fucking hilarious hahaha.... Like, obvi it's been a while since they've seen each other. And Charlie's been all keyed up lately, giving his best impression of a 3yo stallion and busting down fences and all that.... 

But omg. OMG. This video. I literally could not believe what I was watching. And the NOISES omg. Omgggggggggg.

the frolic was short lived bc these are in fact out-of-shape middle aged OTTBs hahaha

So absurd haha, this silly goofy gelding of mine.... Fortunately, Royal seemed to be following along more so than getting too drawn into the madness. And ya know, eventually (after about 3min, let's be real), they settled in to nosh some hay. 

It was so cute, throughout the rest of the afternoon they were basically attached at the hip --- eating from the same hay piles, or standing alone side each other, nose to tail. Warms my heart to see them reunited!!

obvi got a little muddy bc the boot exploded in the mayhem... but, eh, that's why baby jesus invented soap

And obvi much better to see them being their normal calm and quiet selves haha, tho the fireworks were certainly entertaining! 

Here's hoping for better days for both of them in the new year! Happy weekend, y'all!