I took these photos today after we turned the horses out for some exercise in the paddocks. That usually means one thing: Cash, our blind 4-year old, spends the first part of every session pestering his two pasture mates, the much older and much bigger Bridger and Hawk. Somehow the little squirt ended up as the ringleader of this blind trio, and nothing makes him happier than to run circles around them (literally and figuratively) out on pasture. Cash is always trying to get something started, while they wish the punk would hang up his spurs (so to speak) and leave them in peace. In truth, both Hawk and Bridger adore Cash, even if it means putting up with his antics.
In the photo above, that's Cash going up in the air after "surprising" Bridger with a sneak attack. You'll notice in all these photos that Cash is not wearing a blanket; that's because he would rather shred his to pieces, and after going through a few blankets back in Montana, we got the message.
Here's a typical sequence … Cash edges up on Bridger:
Then bites him on the butt through the blanket … but note Cash's hindquarters, already positioned so he can spring up and out of the way in case Bridger decides to let him have it with his back feet:
Up he goes:
And away:
A few minutes earlier, Cash had been rolling as Hawk was starting to go down to roll:
Cash loves to interrupt Hawk's rolls by charging at him just as he begins rolling (I said he was a punk). So Cash sprang up from his own roll and headed straight for Hawk:
Cash always stops just short of his friend; he's done this countless times and we've never yet seen him actually run into or over Hawk … he's bluffing, but Hawk is never quite sure and it makes him get up quickly … which is exactly what Cash is trying to achieve:
After prancing around Hawk for a bit, Cash goes for another roll:
Finally, here he is showing off for Kate:
Pretty soon, Cash had run out of steam and all three horses were standing at the gate, wondering where dinner was.
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