You could be forgiven for looking at this photo and thinking that we were preparing a horse body for burial. Except our ancient Appaloosa named Crazy Horse is just fine, thank you — he’s enjoying being groomed while sleeping!
This past Saturday was one of our regular volunteer days, and with all the horses shedding out their winter coats, it was time for some major grooming. Our wonderful volunteer Rosemary M. from Missoula went to go work on Crazy Horse, who was on the ground, sitting up on his chest, sternal. Now, normally when you approach a horse who’s down on the ground he or she will get up … it’s a self-preservation instinct.
But he didn’t budge, so Rosemary began brushing and curry-combing him. Crazy Horse — he’s our only Appaloosa who isn’t blind — had been soaking in the spring sunshine and he was quite comfy just as he was. So Rosemary kept grooming, and it felt so good that Crazy Horse just finally lay down all the way and started napping. That shows you just how comfortable this old boy felt. Alayne had seen this and went back to the house to get the camera and take these photos.
In this shot, it looks as if Crazy Horse is pointing out a tangle in his tail for some extra attention from Rosemary:
I don’t think Rosemary was ever able to get to his other side, because he never got up!
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