Sweet sunset

29 09 2008

Shouldn’t we be slowing down as we head into autumn? Hmm. I thought so, too. What happened?

Jif at sunset

Fortunately, the ponies don’t know about la vida loca outside their world.

I made a quick trip to the basin late last week for a much-needed reconnect with the wild. Almost right in the door, I got a surprise – two boys a long way from their ‘hood.

Bruiser and Cinch

Bruiser, left, is the former band stallion, and Cinch is one of the bachelors. A report from last weekend had these guys north of Round Top, which is at least one hill north of their normal stomping grounds. Cinch, with the other single guys, had made regular forays into other parts of the basin, but I had never seen Bruiser out of the southern end of the herd area. The stallions are standing right on the road below Filly Peak. I thought I could tell by Cinch’s body language that other horses were nearby, and sure enough: Grey/Traveler’s band was just up and over the hill farther north.

Itchy scratchy

Sisters Iya and Two Boots took time a couple of times while I watched to give each other scratches. Lovies. By the way, check out Iya’s serious hugeness! She’s the one on the left. Two Boots, her yearling sister, is the one on the right.