Patience!

I was hoping to get a ride in today, but didn't feel up to riding in the cool wind, so I brought Velvet out and tied her to the hitching rail, which today became the patience post. She is not accustomed to being separated from the herd, and since she will be leaving us, I thought a little more training on patience would help her new owner.

Do I hafta stand here?

She did test it out a couple of times, but it didn't get her anywhere. I groomed her and let her just soak for a while.

C'mon mom, turn me loose!

A little pawing, and a lot of pouting, but she did relax after a bit.  I'm going to do this as often as I can until she leaves, because patience is so hard for babies, and it's a good chance for me to get some one on one time with her.

Soooo, if I stand quietly I can go back with my buds- whyn't ya say so!

Once she stood quietly, it was time to put her back with her buddies.
Like everyone else, I'm getting really impatient for spring, I want to do so many things and this end of winter just drags on and on. But there are a few things coming up to help with the boredom; starting in the beginning of March, it will be time to put Coyote Belle in her foaling stall for the night, so that she gets feeling at home with the area that she will foal out in, and once I do that, I'll start my annual foaling date contest. I'm hoping for a filly! I'll have to think up a really cool prize for you.