Sam Goes Searching

I had a laugh last night thanks to Sam. Every evening I let Sam into the barn to have his warm mash. It usually takes him forever. He picked up Bob's bad habit of slobbering all over EVERYTHING! So it takes a lot longer than it should.

By the time Sam is done slobbering on everything and is ready for his hay, it's dark out. The yard light is on so it's not pitch black. I have to admit that I sometimes have a hard time distinguishing between horses when it's dark out or I'm far away from the horses. Rain and Brego have a similar dish head. Chaos and Rain look alike becaues they are both black with two white hind socks. If I need to figure out who is who in the dark or from far away it takes me a couple minutes.

I let Sam out last night. I figured Sam would go over to King's pile (cuz he's ornerey that way). But he didn't. He walked over to Chaos, then took a couple more steps over to Rain. Then he stood there for a few minutes and then ambled over to Brego. Sam was looking for Brego but couldn't tell who was who in the dark. It made me laugh. I know I'm simple minded. But it was pretty cute. It took me a few minutes to realize what Sam was doing but after I realized that he was looking for Brego I busted out laughing.

Sam is such a character. I never really figured him to be a goof ball but he really is a clown.

I need to get him a new blanket. He's in one that's too big. We still have a lot of winter left so I'd like to put a blanket on him that actually fits. Actually, I'd prefer not to blanket him at all but I screwed the pooch on that one. He was so thin this fall that I wanted to make sure he stayed dry and warm. So I threw the blanket on him in November and it hasn't come off since (ok not really but you know what I mean). He doesn't have any winter hair on his back or butt so I have to leave it on. But since I have to leave it on, I'd like to find something that fits him a little better. Just my luck, he requires a size 90. Just shy of really large horse size but not a typical draft size. I'm struggling to find a blanket in my price range. I guess that's the price I pay for having a draft. Oh well. Must always have a draft at Borderlands. I need a calming gentle giant on the place. :-)