Moonbeam's Big Test

Early every morning we walk the horses up to the upper pastures.

It takes three trips...

Moonbeam...

two "Littles"...

and then, two ponies.

Typically, a few dogs and turkeys follow along, as well.

If Hubbs and I work together it still requires two trips.

We've been wondering what would happen if I led the Littles,

and he led the ponies,

and we let Moonbeam go by himself, without a halter.

We tried the grand experiment on Sunday morning.

They had been out in the pasture for several hours during the cool of the morning.

By 10:30 it was getting buggy and hot...

time to go back to the barn for their chow (vitamin/mineral supplement) and fly masks.

Hubbs, led the Littles back to the barn....

and then came back for the ponies.

The plan was to open the gate of the pasture after he had the ponies haltered,

and just let Moonbeam free.

Here is the big test:

What a good boy!

I am pretty sure that any one of my horses would do the same.

They hate to be separated from their family.

One thing is sure, however, I would not try this experiment in the morning

when I first let them out.

With all that good hay growing all around, who knows where he would end up!