Ride Time and Skip is a Jerk

The woman that had lost her horse, "Playdoh", on Thursday, was still camping out.

I broke down and had a beer! There was a live band, 'One Louder' playing in the yard, but the crowd was manageable.

We rested plenty of times in the water, the heat and humidity were building, although we did stay in the shade.

Still no sign of the missing horse.

When we got back we thought it would be a good idea to put the boys in field #3, where Alli and Beau had been all day. That was a dumb idea. As you can see, KC is the only one doing what he should be doing: minding his own business and eating grass.

Skip kept trying to get Alli away from Beau, and Alli would not let Skip have a clear shot at Beau. She was always between the two of them. This went on for hours, until we brought them in to feed. Then it got ugly.

He let them all in the interior dry paddock. All hell broke loose. KC was the only one that behaved himself, coming up to the red gate. I let him in; he walked right to his stall like a good soldier. The other three ran around the interior dry paddock like a horde. Skip was chasing Beau, Alli was running interference.

He opened the gate and all three ran into the dry paddock, circling the barn at high speed. Dust flying, out of control craziness. A real melee.

The gate to the round pen was open, and all three charged in. Alli scraped her shoulder on the gate latch. Skip has cuts on his rear right leg, front and back. Beau seems to have escaped any noticeable injury. Eventually everyone got into their correct stall. They all were soaking wet.

Lesson learned: NEVER let the four into the same pasture. Ever.