Solomon and the huge pasture

Today I went looking for Solomon, and he wasn't up by the lake, or out by the barn. He wasn't hanging out under the gazebo, and he wasn't itching his butt on the rosemary bush.

I caught a glimpse of white horse through the trees, way down in the lower pasture.

Time for Sensei and I to go hiking!

This was the way down into the lower pasture.



Of course there was no sign of him or the other horses when we got down there.



Luckily I had a Sensei with me! He spotted them, way far away.



I was ignored or not noticed until I got about 300 yards away. Then Solly heard me calling!





After saying hello to us both and getting a bit of skritching and cuddling, Solomon moved the herd towards the big open barn. When we fell too far behind, he stopped to come check on us. We were almost part of the herd to him, and he wanted to make sure we kept up.





At one point he stayed behind a bit too long, and when he noticed that Breaker and Maggie were walking together, I got to see him tear off at a full gallop to re-establish The Way Things Were. Gorgeous sight! Wish I'd caught it on camera...

Maggie, of course, needed to get in on the action. Solomon expressed his opinion of this. I don't know what he got into that turned his tongue black!



Off to the barn!



Hoss butts!



This is a happy place.



Look at the arch in his neck! For Solomon, that's quite an arch, haha! He is feeling quite proud of himself these days. He is also muscling up. And the farrier really needs to come out! But I love this picture.



The herd on the move.







Solomon- he's narrow, but he's standing proud and tall!



He is also really getting some nice muscle on him. When I press on his sides, instead of feeling ribs I feel muscle. His body isn't jiggly with fat. He is getting strong! And his topline, while still having a sharp wither, is filling in because of the hills and the running around. His butt is getting muscle, his shoulders and chest are getting muscle, and he is doing well!

He had to say hi to Sensei. He adores the man! Also, Sensei had some candy, and Sol could smell it.



The green grass is coming in, but Solomon isn't getting fat on it so far. His weight is holding steady, but his shape is slowly changing. Less fat, more muscle.



"Oooh, I smell candy!"



"GAH, IT IS SOUR CANDY! WHY HAVE YOU TRIED TO POISON ME!!!"



After he spat it out, Solomon tried desperately to get the taste out of his mouth by vacuuming up grass, hah!

We left the horses down by the barn, and went home, confident that Solomon was quite happy! The ranch owners send me updates since I can't make it up very often, and fun pictures. I'll see about posting some of those sometime, if they're okay with it.