Almost there!

In two days, Chickory has come a long way. I went from taking over an hour to get the halter on to only about ten minutes. Now she stands there and turns her nose as far away as she can without moving her feet- it's really quite comical, sort of her last bastion- but eventually lets me halter her. Which is a good thing, because yesterday she sprained her ankle in her efforts at resistance.

Surprisingly enough, she is very good about letting me doctor her. I put her in the little pen, and could likely wrap her without the halter on, but to keep the program on track, I halter her first. I can touch her all over, except the front legs, but she really doesn't want me on her right side yet. Check out how dark Peppy is now! He is doing really well, and growing like a weed. He's about three inches taller than Chickory. This picture was taken just before dark. Work sometimes interfers with the time I want to spend with my horses! Oh well, gotta pay for the hay! The days are really getting dark early. On my non working days, I spend all my spare time with my little critters, trying to get as much done as I can before the snow comes and winter hits with a vengance.