The horses arrived first thing this morning at about 8 a.m., all in great shape. We unloaded them one by one and then I introduced each of them to their new corrals. To do this, I led them by the halter with one hand and with the other hand, I tapped on the corral panel as we walked along, tapping every couple of feet or so. I took them all the way around, at least once and sometimes twice, depending if they seemed to need the second course. I also showed them where their water tanks and feed tubs were.
I let them hang out in the corrals for much of the day to get settled in and unwind from the trip. Then, this afternoon, I began taking them out to pasture to graze. They will get only an hour or so of grazing on each of the first couple of days, then two hours for a few days, then gradually increasing from there. Too much of this lush, rich New Hampshire grass too soon could make them "runny" at best and cause founder or colic at worst. So these first few weeks will be a slow and steady introduction to a new diet.
In the photo above are blind Rosie and blind Bo grazing, and here's another view of them:
Here are blind Lena and blind Nikki in a pasture behind the house near the pond:
The girls spent most of their time just cruising the pasture, rather than eating, which kind of amazed me.
Here's Lena enjoying a grassy roll:
And here she is contemplating her new surroundings:
I'm sure she was saying, "Nikki, I don't think we're in Montana anymore." (With apologies to Dorothy.)
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