The Grass is Greener on the Other Side

At least Spot thought so. He's one of our geldings, the one that's half Mustang and Shetland. He's a gorgeous pony, but he also has the Shetland stubbornness.

Here's what happened, Dave had roped off the lower part of the property with wired tape for the ponies to graze on, but he never put the charger on it. It keeps it electrified just enough to give them a nice zap if they should try to escape. I've actually gotten zapped by it a couple times myself. Sottie, our mare we lost a a year and a half ago was famous for testing the rope to see if it was charged and taking advantage if it wasn't. I guess Spots remembered her trick and tried it yesterday, in fact I caught him doing it when I looked out the kitchen window. The next time I looked out, he was happily grazing on the other side. I tried getting him back in the enclosure, but he wouldn't go, so rather than risk him getting out of the yard, because if I chase him, he will run and had gotten out of the yard before, not a funny story in the least. Both he and War ended up about a 1/2 mile down the road in a field next to our neighbor's corn field that time. So, remembering that, I left him be and called Dave who was already on his way home.

Poor War wanted where Spots was, but couldn't figure out how to get there. Thank goodness because that was all I needed, to have both of them out.

Thinking back now, I should have done what I did the last time and got Spot's harness and lead and then got him. It didn't occur to me at the time, but you know what they say, hindsight is 20/20. I know mine sure is.

Anyway, about ten minutes later, Dave pulled in the driveway and when he walked through the gate, saw Spots on the other side of the fenced in part and Spots saw him. Dave said that Spots gave him a guilty look and when Dave went to put him back where he belonged, Spots went without a problem, the big brat. Today he has to hook up the charger before letting them back out in that area.

The next time if this happens, I'll know to go and get his harness first. I just hope it doesn't happen again, but now that Spots knows how to test the line, it probably will. I'm actually surprised that it took him this long to figure it out.