Scooter has been so itchy lately.  He has really learned to appreciate and love being groomed.  He has just been relishing in the love and attention I have been showering him with (I can't help myself, as it is well know to my friends, I have a very weak spot for cute animals, and he is one of the cutest).  It is so fun and rewarding to see the change that has come over him the 3 months (wow!! It is hard for me to believe that he has been with me that long) that he has been with me.  He is so personable now and so loving and actually affectionate.  It is amazing that something so good could have come out of something so sad and horrible.  Don't get me wrong, he was not wild when i got him; unlike his little filly friend daisy(a friend of mine bought her and graciously let me "borrow" her until scooter was big enough and acquainted enough with my big boys to let them be turned out together) whom was very wild and actually hated people.  I felt very very bad for her and tried to befriend her to no avail until she left around Thanksgiving.  It is so hard to see young horses hate people so much and be so terrified of humans that they act out with aggression. It broke my heart to see her go, but alas she was not my horse and seeing that I now had 3 horses of my own to feed I could not afford to buy her let alone feed her too :( 

There I go off track, I was talking about scooter being silly and quirky lately.  He is sooo itchy it is comical.  When I come into the barn in the morning, I see a little sorrel and white fuzzy nose peak over the stall door and a cute little whinny to great me with all the cats of course too.  I give Scooter his scoop of food and do my custom morning check over by removing his blanket and making sure everything looks good.  He usually is eating to this point, but when that blanket is removed, he rubs and stops eating and rolls his eyes back into his head in ecstasy when I grab the curry comb and start brushing.  It is by far the cutest thing I see in the mornings.  He groans and grunts in pleasure.  Then I put his blanket back on and let him finish breakfast while I get everyone else their breakfast, me included.  When I come back out to let him out before I head to work he is so excited to go outside he can hardly contain himself.  We prance and jig and are barely able to slip the halter on.  When I lead him out the door, stopping at the door ways of course because it is a pet peeve of mine when horses run you over in the door ways, he is all energy to get out and romp in the snow.  We walk/prace/jig/jog to the pasture and get greetings from Ugaboo ( my bay OTTTB gelding that is IN LOVE with Scooter) and cross ears from Avante (he is not the most fond of Scooter yet...we are working on that) and Scooter can hardly contain himself to get out there and play.  Now comes the strange part, we get to the pasture and get Scooter's halter off and he tries to escape, every day, without fail and go back to the barn.  Explain that one to me.  I secure the fence again and he usually stands at the gate, just looking at me like, please mama, I want to go back in now.  It is so strange!!  I just don't get it.  I am starting to think he just likes to be free aka out of the pasture and running around.  Maybe he thinks the electric fence is to confining for his taste..who knows.  I drive off to work and look in my rear view mirror at Scooter standing at the gate, waiting to go back into the barn...and I come home later that evening and see Scooter standing at the gate, waiting to go into the barn.  Now don't get me wrong, I am sure he moves away from the gate, or at least I hope he does, at some point during the day, but how would I ever know since I am normally not home during the day.  It maybe one of those unsolved mysteries...

Well that is all for today, off to do chores
happy trails to you