Out to the Pasture, Finally

So we finally have some warm weather tickling our fancies.
Yesterday was near 40's.    Snow is melting.

With that it was decided that the "big girls", as I like to call them- Sophie, who's actually average height for a Quarter Horse and Eclisp, 17.2 Hanoverian/paint cross, could get to go out to the back pasture.

With the amount of snow adding up with each snow storm throughout the winter and pretty cold temperatures, using any of the pastures was out for quite a time.
Some of the other horses are placed in paddocks that have open stalls.  There are 4 of those paddocks.
The "big  girls" have been usually placed in the indoor arena, while the barn is getting clean.  It gives them time outside of their stalls in winter.  They're good with it.

Yet as all of us experience, when the end of February and beginning of March come around we're all itching for spring weather.  Warmer and brighter days.


So they got to go to the back pasture.  They spend a good part of days there in the other seasons.
-winter has it's challenges, as we know.

I led Sophie through the arena to the back pasture.
She was rather excited, when she caught on where she was being led.  Nostrils, breathing the excitement in and out.
I found myself for a moment trying to keep pace with her.  Then realized, "Ah, I'm the leader, eh".
So I made her do a small circle with me to refocus some.
After I un-clipped the lead from her halter and stepped away, she did a Happy hop.
Eclipse was excited too.  funny- for just a moment she chose to check out the hay on the ground, then not.
Both lowered themselves down and rolled in the snow.  Eclipse wiggled on her back.
Then they got up and ran and raced around the pasture, which had about an inch or two of snow left.
Breathing, snorting and totally in joy.  Pieces of snow flew through the air as they kicked up their heels.

We just stood and watched them.

It was contagious.

In a nearby paddock, Zoey caught the excitement and ran up and down her paddock.
On the other side, Lady and Prince stood at the corner of their paddock taking in the scene.

Electric

oh, what Joy to experience.