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Equine Therapy…

Things have been settling down a little here, now that the school year is back in full swing…

Which is more peaceful for Mamas in the middle of the day, but also a little TOO quiet sometimes. (Luckily I have mountains of washing and book work to attend to!)

There is a new ritual begun which I just adore…

Each afternoon, after afternoon tea and homework and puppy-play and other essential tasks are taken care of…

This happens…

itunes_9766 eDash spends time with iTunes, our divine little filly out of Holly.

itunes_9784 eShe loves the attention and is quite cheeky, pushing the envelope as far as she can.  (I think she thinks Dash’s hair is hay here!)

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That’s it, silly!

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She isn’t scared of humans at all (after all, we were there from the very beginning for her)…

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But she has plenty of spunk, and likes to assert her personality quite regularly.

itunes_9793 eThere is that amazing blue/wall eye.  She has a tiny trickle of roan hair running down from it, can you see?

iTunes_9830 eIt’s not only Dash who spends time with her, as her Mama has her afternoon feed… Lachy (the jackaroo) also loves her.

itunes_9765 eAnd my big tough husband?  Putty, my friends.  Look at him letting her nibble his fingers…

itunes_9804  eHe loves nothing more than when she lets him drape his arms around her…

itunes_9821 eAnd when she finally relaxes and leans against him.  Pretty sweet.

And while I am sure that all this handling is doing iTunes the world of good, I reckon it’s also one of the best ways for humans to finish off a day too.

How ’bout you?

Do you have the equivalent of Equine Therapy at your place?

🙂

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