Iggy has just turned two and is still a stud colt not quite a stallion. He is getting easier to work with now that his hormones are settling down, I think he is going to become quite a gentleman when he grows up.
Rocky is back and they are just starting to get to know each other again. Both are not quite sure they like each other. But one thing they both like to do is run like the wind. Here they are pretending they are not going to run, then all of a sudden one of them will take off.....
... Iggy is more compact and can get a quick start, they both use their shed as a starting gate. Nostrils flaring, a look of determination in the eye, Iggy has one thing on his mind.
Head down the last few strides, going for the finish line, a make believe one, but a finish line just the same. I think Iggy crossed it first by a nose!
Then a reach across to his new friend, possibly saying "do you want to do that again?" My husband came back from the barn a little later and said Iggy was standing there in the middle of his run sound asleep. One too many races today...
To Iggy and Rocky and to all horses who love to run wild and tame.
~ Deb
*Last time in Barn Stories: Native Garden
