Filly is really blossoming. She's running & playing, bucking & rearing, & even leads the charge when the fillies run up the hill. She's become very confident & assertive, & is now Boss of the Babies. She even tries to boss the grown ups. Silly Filly!
On Saturday Filly was taking a nap close to the fence & when she woke, she managed to get tangled in thehotwire, which fortunately wasn't hot. Before CMK could get to her she had gotten herself loose. CMK had run through the gate without closing it & Filly took advantage, running into the yard. She whinnied for Mama & got no response. She was wide eyed as she investigated the roses & fruit tree. After a few minutes she whinnied again. When Mama didn't answer Filly started to get scared. At last she spun around & flew past CMK with tail flagging. Up the hill she ran & when she got to Mama, she reared & jumped on her, telling her she was a bad mommy for not answering. What a spitfire she's become.
It was so cute on Sunday to see the three fillies laying in the sand pile. They were napping head to tail in a circle. It was so nice & warm they didn't even get up when the hay truck arrived. Finally they got up & curiosity led them to the hay barn. They were so funny running in & out of the barn, checking out the new hay. They would run through the barn & then race around it, coming back to do the same thing again. Of course they had to snatch bites of hay as they played. Filly leads in the games because she's the bold one, knowing little fear.
A entire day could be spent watching the fillies. They're so entertaining, each with their own personalities & place within the herd. A "nanny" was introduced into the mare & filly herd to facilitate ease of weaning. Weanlings do a lot better when they have an adult to guide them. Blondi was enthralled with the nanny & wanted to be friends, following closely behind. Being the oldest she'll be weaned soon so it was good to see that she likes her nanny. Filly on the other hand did not like the interloper at all & went up to her with pinned ears & a snarly face. Nanny is so wonderful she chose to ignore Filly, invalidating her little snit. Grey Girl was shy & stayed close to Mommy Dearest. At one point in the day Filly was at the bottom of pasture when she whinnied for Mama. Nanny raised her head & trotted down to check on Filly. The fillies are fortunate to have a mare like Nanny to care for them.
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