Wednesday, July 15, 2020

When your horse wakes you up at 5 a.m. - because he has an urgent need

This morning we heard Saumur call way too early, shortly after 5 a.m. Initially we thought he wanted breakfast, and decided to ignore him. After all, once he knows that his persistent calling gets the food delivery service at his beck and call, there will be no end to it.

Well, the calling sounded more and more desperate. That woke up Ziggy (our Vizsla), so JP and I had no choice: We rolled out of bed, JP took care of Ziggy and I went to the barn to see what was up with Saumur.

Well, Saumur had managed to let himself out to the little paddock outside his stall. Unfortunately, the door opens to the outside and for some reason it closed behind him, so Saumur was locked out. Normally not a big deal - but for Saumur it is. He is a very fastidious boy, and does not pee on hard ground (who wants the legs splashed, anyway??). So he called because he had a pressing need: to pee.

Once he was back in his nicely bedded stall he opened the floodgates, let out a big sigh, and life was good again :-)

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