Danielle (BO's daughter) left friday for Aiken for a month...so we've all been pitching in to do barn chores. Nate has become a champion sweeper! Tuesday night I had just gotten on Macho when all of a sudden, it sounded like a car was slamming into the outisde of the indoor! but nope...it was a sheet of ice that came crashing down...Macho launched himself up and out...we bounced a few times and I hollered WHOA! and what do you know, that horse stood stock still! I'm still a little surprized that I stayed on. after a minute to regroup, I picked up the reins, and still shaking...went back to work. Macho is such a good boy...he just went back to work, did not spook at that side of the ring, was a golden dream boat boy. Have I mentioned how wonderful he is??? Wed. I went over to the barn during the day...horses were inside. Called linda to say "want them out" and the answer was..."uhhhhh, no". reason being.... it appears we may actually have a very large kitty cat on the loose. Back in September, a horse a few miles away was literally mauled to the point where the horse had to be euthanized. Since then, several sitings of a large cat/cougar have been made. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=7177252 Tuesday evening, our barn owners cousin was walkign her lab at the end of the farm....there is a small few acre wooded area, and the "cougar" was spotted. The "story" is that someone in the township had the cat (illegally) as a pet, and could not longer control it, and turned it loose..... Tracks were found. We will see what animal control says. (did not see anyone last night at the barn to ask). A few weeks ago, Katie and Macho, along with another boarder, went for a hack back there. Macho, who is usually good as gold, was an absolute bug eyed wreck...to the point where I ended up walking along and keeping a hand on the rein. Initially, I had thought he was just being a goofball....now I wonder if it is possible he had smelled or sensed something. Betsey Other posts:
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