Comments | the_reverand: Patty & Sally!

the_reverand

Patty & Sally!

Jul 21, 2007 10:37

To save time there is a gallery here! The day is overcast and we were burning some limbs, so my apologies for the smokiness.

Off to the feed store.

horse, picspam, sally & patty, animals

Comments 17

mrkinch July 21 2007, 15:39:47 UTC

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! They're home!

the_reverand July 21 2007, 17:52:31 UTC

I wish you could meet them. I have no idea what sort of interest you'd have in horses, particularly since your favorite creature is rather smaller and lighter. Heh. But just observing their personalities is so much fun. ^ ^ Patty is a doll. Sally is sort of wicked and posessive. But she handles well nonetheless.

mrkinch July 21 2007, 18:47:15 UTC

Possessive of Patty? I'm sure they're like an old married couple by now.

I am not fascinated by horses more than to think, ooh, a huge thing that's alive! I've ridden a few times and enjoyed it, but I know your darlings are even bigger.oO

(changed default icons because as much as I love "still sharp" it doesn't suit my mood.^^)

the_reverand July 23 2007, 13:27:16 UTC

Very posessive of Patty. They can be across the field from each other, and if Patty gets too curious about Brandy or the neighbors donkeys, Sally trots up in a hurry to stand between them. ^ ^

ex_ederyn860 July 21 2007, 16:34:07 UTC

Oooooh! They're both much prettier than Molly, IMHO. You're so lucky! *drives up to Jax with lots of carrots and sugar cubes*

the_reverand July 21 2007, 17:54:27 UTC

Those photos of Molly are CRIMINALLY unflattering. She is so much lovelier in person... er, horse.

You can leave the sugar cubes! I've heard that's one way horses get in the habit of biting... but maybe that's an old wive's tale or something.

Bring a watermelon! ^ ^

ex_ederyn860 July 21 2007, 20:08:05 UTC

Horses like watermelons? Hee! I didn't know that...okay! *brings that instead*

the_reverand July 23 2007, 13:28:46 UTC

Oh man. Horses *love* watermelons. And they slobber them everywhere. It's so much fun to watch them eat them. And if you give them seeds and all, and are patient, they will grow watermelons for you! ^__^

siriala July 21 2007, 17:28:35 UTC

Pretty ! Is it easy to tell one from the other ? They seem very much alike to my novice eyes ;)

the_reverand July 21 2007, 17:58:24 UTC

It's very easy when they're in front of you, yes. Their personalities are lightyears apart. :) But you can also see that Sally is a little older, she's built like an older horse, her mane and tail are darker with a bit of grey, and her dapples have faded. Patty, otoh, is fuller, her mane and tail perfect, and her dapples are well-defined and adorable. :)

BTW! The reason they look so much alike is because they were a driving team. They pulled a wagon in parades and things like that, and when choosing two horses for a team, one tries to match them as much as possible, not only in strength and size, but color and looks.

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the_reverand July 23 2007, 13:35:20 UTC

I have discovered my inner eight-year-old girl! I love to comb Patty's mane! ^__^ I should get her some ribbons. heh.

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the_reverand July 23 2007, 13:33:12 UTC

Very lovely to be around.

They are not jumpers, of course, but them neither am I. ^__^

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the_reverand July 23 2007, 20:09:34 UTC

We'll be trailriding at first, but we might eventutally look into driving. They are award-winning driving horses! (He had a pile of ribbons!) And they handled so amazingly in the harness, it would be a shame to waste the talent. But for now just trails.

Heh. We don't even have bridles yet. Still shopping around. It's a little more difficult to find draft sizes.