Critters 2

It must be critter week.

Similar to shark week.

But not.

Monday when I got home from work

Rod was walking out to the back 40

with tools in tow.

Never a good sign.

Sure enough - Andy (my horse)

decided that, once again,

the grass is greener on the other side.

(Last time he jumped the southern fence

and tore a muscle in his butt - about the

same time I tripped and fell in the woods

and dislocated my shoulder...

Long story short, I didn't notice he was 

hurt because I was so busy pretending

I wasn't....)

So this time he didn't decide to JUMP

the northern fence.

He just decided to step over / through it.

The top rail came down a couple

of weeks ago.  

One of those "we'll fix that this weekend"

and then the weekend is gone, things.

There are, sadly, no pictures.

We have a wire fence.

It's big squares about 4" x 4" maybe.

(I have no idea)

Anyhow.

He put his left hind foot through one hole

and his left front foot through the other.

And then realized he was stuck and

sort of just stood there.

Thank goodness for all the years of

Parelli training that taught him stuff 

around his legs is no reason to panic.

Eventually Rod got home.

Discovered him.

Rescued him.

And then we fixed the fence.

Meanwhile, Sir Loin suddenly went

dashing across the pasture in full bore

chase mode.  

Chasing a BOBCAT who had one of

my chickens!

Sheesh.

The cat got away, but just barely.

Sir stood by the fence and glared it down

for a long time until I walked over

and it vanished into the woods.

Sir got extra grain that night.

What a good steer!

(The dogs were locked in the garage

until we could fix the fence...)

Wonder what today will bring...