A few days ago, Tenaz’s band was napping low in a drainage between a butte and a ridge. As I walked out to them, I could see Temple napping lying down with a couple of her band mates standing over her. A few were grazing, including a couple down in the shallow arroyo through the drainage. I didn’t see Tenaz until I crossed the arroyo slightly “downstream” of him, and then I waited for one of the young mares to mosey out of the arroyo so I could see him lying in what must have been the very comfortable, relatively flat and definitely-not-prickly bottom of the little arroyo. (The vegetation is dry and prickly currently, as opposed to the cool, relatively smooth, dirt bottom of the arroyo bed.)
He wasn’t too bothered by presence. I think it was his little mare walking away that roused him.
He heaved over into a mighty, wriggly, hopefully satisfying roll but couldn’t go all the way over because of the short bank of the arroyo nearby.
Then over again …
And up into the light of the still-lit side of the drainage, split by his arroyo nap-spot!
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A very “cool” moment in the life of Tenaz! That drainage bottom almost looks comfy – like it might be soft and pillowy. 😁
Maybe not quite pillowy … but probably more comfortable than the prickly bed on the vegetation-covered slopes. 🙂
Looks like he had a great nap! He is another handsome dude!
It was a beautiful evening for a nap – and several horses were napping. 🙂
So wonderful to see him relaxed and enjoying life in the basin !
I completely agree. 🙂
Handsome Tenaz! Well, even stallions need to nap hard sometimes. 😊
Yes, they do. … A prescient comment for tomorrow’s post … ! 😉
I want to paint that image of him rolling. That’s just priceless.
Ha – I love it when they roll. Especially when the wriggle and squirm and seem to enjoy it! 🙂
He’s totally into it. It’s a great photo.
Fun photos to see. Love how he enjoys the arroyo and how it serves him well
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It definitely does. 🙂
This is so perfect! You sure found him in time for a good story. I love this!