Joe and Limmerick

My knee has been healing as best as can possibly expected. Recall that, Hank, the devil pony, kicked me last week. It is great to say that I haven’t been kicked again. Hank, has been behaving himself, however, the same cannot be said about Joe. Joe is as cute as can be, but really is not the sharpest tool in the shed. He has a tendency to ruin all the other ponies’ routines. When it is time to come into the barn, he stops in the doorway, runs into a stall, changes his mind, and the finally after walking around the barn annoyingly for five minutes settles into the last open stall. I remember when my boss informed that he got a little “confused” when it came to feeding time. Usually horses are monkey see, monkey do kind of animals. Therefore, one would think, Joe would follow the other horses lead. Unfortunately he doesn’t. I would say he is really stupid, but I think that he actually thinks it is hilarious. Every weekend he waits for me to come, so I can stare at him and tell him to “pay attention.” The look in his eye tells me that he really does think it is funny. It seems he really just enjoys making me angry, well annoyed rather. It is also quite possible he enjoys getting laughed at. He could just be a, “I love being the center of attention” pony. There are plenty of those kind of ponies in the world. He is special, and he is Earl’s pony, so he will be around forever.

Other than Joe’s crazy antics, Limmerick managed to hurt himself and is stuck on “stall rest.” I do not know what he did, but I have had to give him one gram of bute (strong equine pain medication) twice a day. He is such a cheery big guy, but if he were a person he would probably get teased for having a high-pitched voice. As monstrous as he is, the boy neighs like a little girl. Every time he lets out a little nicker, I must giggle because I think it is Sweet Pea, who is about two feet tall. Funny, but not totally bizarre because similar to people, not all horses have the same voice. Their little differences is what gives them personality and flair. They don’t all look the same, smell the same, act the same, etc. I love their differences. Sometimes I wish that could be applied to the world. People love how all horses are different, but it is hard to see them act the same way toward different people. Maybe sometime, I can spread this little example.