October 29, 2010 - Right place, right time, with camera in hand

I so often see the horses out in their fields doing something, or just standing in a really nice group that would make a good picture.  Half the time I don't have my camera handy, the other half the horses move before it's turned on and ready to take a pic.  Then there are those occasions when everything comes together.  Yesterday morning I was out at sunrise, grabbed my camera and wandered out to take some pics.  When I got down to where I could see my boys Rory was standing in a good position and he helpfully watched me as I crouched down, fired up the camera and took several pictures.

I haven't done a whole lot with him this week.  More cold hosing and leg wrapping which are old hat to him now.  He stood at the washrack today and whinnied to his sister a few times, but didn't move while I hosed his leg.  There wasn't any food involved either.  He's quite good at picking up the desired behaviour with food reinforcement, and he keeps it as I reduce the amount of food involved - sometimes right back to a little carrot slice as I put him back out.  The leg is pretty much back to normal size now, and had only a slightly warm spot inside the pastern today.  I hosed it anyway as cold never hurts.