TheBanyanTree: Buttercup takes off her clothes

[NancyIee at aol.com]

Buttercup had taken all her "clothes" off again, some time during the cool 
night. This morning when I went to feed her, there she was in the morning fog, 
her wraps in a dusty heap on the ground.

Before I go much further, I will explain by telling you that Buttercup is a 
Miniature horse. She stands twenty-six and one half inches tall, the biggest 
she will ever be.  We are taking her to the State Fair, and so last week we 
"body-clipped" her, which means we shave off all her winter fuzz, down to a sleek 
coat.

It gets chilly here. Not like the sub-zero of the northern states, but chilly 
for Florida. So, we  cover her at night.  A friend made her a "Bratz' printed 
horse blanket. I don't know if she likes it or not. Probably not, for every 
morning it's off and in the dust.

Yet, she likes it when we put it on her, standing still while we adjust the 
velcro straps. Not at all like Tally who bucks and runs when we put his blanket 
on him. He's fine when it is finally in place, and it is still on him in the 
morning. Maybe it's like putting pajamas on an active little boy who doesn't 
want to go to bed.

I put Buttercup's blanket on her again just  a little while ago, when I gave 
her and the rest of the Miniatures their dinner. I'll check on her before I go 
to bed, and it will still be on her. But, I bet tomorrow morning, it will 
once again be off and in the sand of her stall.




NancyLee