All dressed up but mad!

The first couple of days of last week they played more hide and seek with Walter.  Do not know if he took him to the nephew's house so among the other horses he could be warmer or what the deal was. All I know is that when I went to feed him his evening meals he wasn't there.

On Wednesday morning (December 11th) I spotted him and made my way there.  He did not seem happy to see me...as a matter of fact he totally ignored me, lol!

Later on that afternoon I thought I saw him with his saddle on.  I have wanted to get a picture of him for a long time now but when the opportunity presented itself I never had my camera on me.  Was glad they took that dirty old pinkish bridle off and put on his soft one.  Guess I am blind...he still had the dirty pinkish bridle on.

When he saw me coming he went to the far end of the corral and gave me his back!  Little Walter it is not my fault your owner is playing hide and seek with you!

I had to make my way through some prickly cacti and stretched out my arms to get a picture of him...silly horse :)

Here is another picture of the "prop hay" his owner brought him last weekend.  Even though when I have come in the evenings I have found him eating his hay.  At least this was the case on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

I have not been feeling well.  I have a terrible cold and sore throat and I have not ventured outside all weekend, hope the feedings continue.

Another Bridle

I have no idea why Walter's owner keeps on changing his bridle.  Today he had a dirty old pinkish bridle...the same kind that Claire the mare had.

I have two ways to get to the corral, one is through the grove of mesquites but people can see me from the street or the back way through the side of the garage, it gives me more stealth but I have a smaller path to walk through and a lot more prickly plants to navigate.

Decided to go the back way, when I spotted Annie (a very friendly cat) as she was pouncing on something...froze on my tracks afraid it might be a rat or a snake.

She kept on swatting at something dark brown but I could not see very well as it was getting dark and I need new glasses.  Decided to go to the corral through the grove of mesquite instead...yes, I am a big chicken!

I believe it might have been a field mice...then she ate it!  :-(

I brought Mr. Walter some water since I could not see whether or not he had some.  He did not seem to be in a good mood today.  As I was pouring water in his green container, he tried and almost succeeded in toppling it over and getting me wet...he wanted FOOD not water.

Remember I mentioned his owner had brought him some hay?  Well, I believe this is more "prop hay" as he did not bother to feed him at all today even though the temperature went down to 27 last night. Did a zoom on the stack but it was getting dark so will try to get a better picture of it tomorrow.

Prop Hay

Went to check up on him this morning but he had not been fed yet.  Ramon did not make it home this weekend so was not too concerned with being seen by the wife since she hates Walter anyway.  Besides in the twelve or so years that they have lived there I have only seen her once in my life and it was only partially and from far away.

Knowing it was going to be a hot day started watering the trees while keeping an eye towards the corral.  It was at 9:43 a.m. when the kid finally fed and watered him.

He threw him this small bale of hay...that I assume they keep in that new shed of theirs...they never touch the "prop hay" in front of the corral.