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George McGovern

(13,267 posts)
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 07:38 AM 1 hr ago

Horses Saturday * Maddie, Pete and the New Guy (NG) *

Maddie and Pete still eat in their corral as grass re-grows.


Eventually they make their way back out to their five acres.
And munch on that grass.


Yesterday the new neighbor horse was back out. I'm calling him
the New Guy (NG), presuming he's male.

He had a Brown-headed Cowbird along for the ride.


He came up to the fence and we talked. Nice horse. Friendly.

A bit later they headed out to his pasture.


Well, NG saw his neighbors at the fence and trotted back to them.

Shortly afterwards Pete walked away, Maddie followed, and
NG watched them go. And started in whinnying.

Meanwhile our two grazed.


Took Pete's pic here because I liked the look on his face.

This morning he stood in rising sun light.

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Thank You for coming by. See you next Saturday.

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Horses Saturday * Maddie, Pete and the New Guy (NG) * (Original Post) George McGovern 1 hr ago OP
Thank you for sharing. mwmisses4289 1 hr ago #1
You're welcome mwmisses4289. That's called a fly mask, to keep flies off their faces. George McGovern 1 hr ago #2
Gorgeous set of photos, George McGovern! peacebuzzard 28 min ago #3
You are most welcome peacebuzzard. Blessings need to be spread about. Thank You! George McGovern 11 min ago #6
New Guy is a very handsone fellow, too! SheltieLover 14 min ago #4
He is SheltieLover! I'll try and get more pics. Yw and Ty! George McGovern 10 min ago #7
How beautiful! PittBlue 11 min ago #5
Thanks So Much PittBlue! George McGovern 9 min ago #8

George McGovern

(13,267 posts)
2. You're welcome mwmisses4289. That's called a fly mask, to keep flies off their faces.
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 08:18 AM
1 hr ago

She can see through it, though not as clearly. I looked through one once. Somewhat diminished vision's a good trade-off for keeping flies out.

Now Pete. He's another story. Laurie has seen him rub his fly mask until it falls off. It seems he doesn't mind the flies. Eventually we'll find the mask out in the pasture and put if back on. But probably not for long.
Thank You for asking!

peacebuzzard

(5,894 posts)
3. Gorgeous set of photos, George McGovern!
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 08:53 AM
28 min ago

it tells a wonderful & beautiful little story....so majestic to live through one story like this.!
Photos can make everything seem so lovely and serene; I know you put a lot into this and can obtain these wonderful moments to share. Thank you for sharing this.

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