Despite the mud and drizzle today, we decided it was a good day to let Doc out with the big boys: Rolex and Rudy. We prepared for it by blocking off any tight corners where he could possibly get trapped, then placed ourselves strategically with our carrot sticks at the ready in case we needed to direct traffic at all. After all of the preparation, we opened the gate to his round pen and out he came...
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| "Hi Guys!" |
... and it was extremely uneventful! He came out and mingled right in with the boys, but nobody really thought twice about it. It was so natural to all of them, that it was really quite boring! I decided that this was a success. It was much better than having to separate them, or fight someone off of someone else!
Doc earned himself a new name, yet again: "Curious George". This is because he wants to inspect everything. Alicia did a great job of showing him how to put his nose on scary things because now he wants to touch everything that is new to him with his nose!
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| Mmmm... yummy salt block |
Once their breakfast arrived, we expected some action, but Rolex and Rudy were so good to him. They let him eat as much as he wanted from the same bags that they ate from...
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| Papa Rolex |
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| Patient Rudy |
So, the day has come when we can finally release him from his small pen and let him roam around with the big boys. Hooray!! We still can't put him with the mares for another 1 1/2 months, but it sure is nice to give him more room to wander around.
Can you believe we have only had him for two months now??
Until next time,
Jackie
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