Big Black Beasties

Hey there, friends

Look what I see!

Four big, black, beasties

Looking at me!

OK, so maybe one of them is looking at my feet!

Have you ever tried to get a photo of four horses?

These four three are running to get their dinner...

in MY paddock!

The fourth horse, the leader, 

has already zoomed out of camera range.

 Meet (LtoR) Abishai, Shiloh and Lady Bug.

They came with our house sitter!

But they belong to her neighbor.

Yeah - it is a bit complicated!

However, it's been a win-win for everyone.

I have a house sitter.

She has her horses the horses she is working with, with her.

I get to see and feed the horses for a few days

until her neighbor can pick them up and take them home.

It has been very strange to look out 

and see four tall, slim black horses

instead of two squatty, somewhat chunky light sorrel horses!

Here is Boaz on the left, with Lady Bug.

Boaz is the head honcho of this herd.

He is a handsome guy!

The three black horses are Thoroughbreds.

Boaz was a jumper who was injured

and two surgeries didn't totally fix the problem.

Lady Bug is an Appendix Quarter Horse 

(if I am remembering the details correctly.)

Her mom was starved when Lady Bug was suckling

and she has never grown as much as 

she probably would have otherwise.

She has never been ridden and is the youngest at 5.

 I can only remember a few details of Abishai and Shiloh's lives,

But can't recall which story belongs to which horse!

Well, heck. Look at them - do you blame me?

They are almost identical!

One has been ridden and they aren't sure about the other.

All of these gorgeous equines were rescued by

my house sitter's neighbor.

The neighbor gives them basic care

but doesn't have the interest in doing anything more with them.

My house sitter is interested in beginning an

equine program for troubled youth.

She figured rescued horses with a bevy of issues

might be the key to unlocking some of the problems 

experienced by youngsters. 

Her neighbor was delighted that someone

wanted to work with her horses.

The herd will be heading back to their home

in a few days.

I'll miss having them around!