Bruja here…..

With……

Your Monday Morning Bru!

Rain. It’s raining for real here now. Our water troughs are overflowing from the water off the roof. The water gets to our water troughs by way of the gutters He put on our barn. They like getting water this way, it saves on house water. When there’s no rain, He brings the hose to give us house water. We used to be scared of the hose. Us true mustangs that is. Wren and I lived in the wild and free for the first part of our lives. Luna was born in “holding” so not a truly complete mustang.

Holding is where the humans keep us after capturing us. Luna’s mom was pregnant when she was captured. A few months after being born, they took Luna away from her mom to be with other mustangs her age. It’s not very nice but they do it anyway. It’s a separate area of “holding”. It doesn’t make us bond feel like a true herd. Eventually, Luna was put in the area where I was. We became friends and made a good bond together.

Luna’s a bit different from mustangs that came from the wild. Shes used to humans more and has a very brave and curious, playful spirit. I think that is just her natural spirit.

So, earlier this summer when we had no rain for a while, He brought the hose to put water in our troughs. Moon doesn’t really even get bothered by the hose. She’s been with our humans her whole life. She was born to one of their horses long ago. That horse isn’t alive anymore. They promised Moon a forever home like Shadar and Eva had.

Wren and I have learned that the hose is not dangerous but we are still a bit suspicious of it. I’ll tell you one reason why. It can squirt a stream of water through the air that scares us. He never does that to us but, there’s Luna. Silly, playful Luna. She is so brave she’s going to get herself in trouble some day. I hope it’s won’t be too bad, she’s my bestest friend and companion 24/7. Luna will pick up the hose and play with it. She does that to lots of things.

Last time He brought the hose, He had it putting water into the trough for our area of the paddock. The hose end was just laying in the trough putting water. I got brave because I was thirsty and was drinking from the trough even though the hose was gushing and the water in the trough was swirling and bubbling a bunch. I like being brave, it makes him happy.

While I was drinking , Luna grabbed the hose with her teeth, picked it up and squirted me! I bolted away because I don’t like that and it scared me. I could tell she was laughing at me. She is such a trickster! I forgave her. I know she didn’t mean to hurt me and, she felt sorry after. I probably deserved it, because I do push her around every once in a while.

When we were living at the barn in California on our trip, He taught me to be ok with hoses when He wanted to get me wet and wash me. I don’t like it lots but I will do that because He wants me to.

Today it feels like it will rain all day. There’s been wind too but not too bad. A little storm I guess.

Yesterday we did riding! I got to trot all the way to daughter’s house and back. We did the trail around the top of the paddock and, up to the apple tree house and, up the little hill to the highway. A big noisy truck came by just as we got to the pavement. The truck startled me and I flinched a bit but I kept calm by doing what He calls “regulating” myself. He was very proud of me for keeping such good control of myself. He teaches me stuff like that. It’s good for both of us.

I’m liking riding with the saddle more all the time. It feels better on my back when I am trotting or jogging. When we are not doing much or going far, bareback feels great too. I can feel Him so well that all He has to do is think of what He wants me to do and we do it.

While we were riding yesterday, She was playing with Wren. She put on Wren’s bareback pad and a hackamore. For a little while, She just sat on Wren’s back. She then had Wren walk around just a little while sitting on Wren. I could feel that Wren was ok with this. Wren REALLY likes Her. They have a special bond like He and I do. Wren’s spirit is feeling better all the time. She’s shedding the trauma of the big wreck a little at a time.

Wren is also getting over more of her stranger danger. They had a she staying at the house with them for a while. The new she is very friendly and has an open gentle spirit with us horses. She likes horses lots. I even let her pet me on the face and neck. It felt good because of her good spirit. Wren lets her touch a bunch too. Usually Wren doesn’t like human touch ( except for our She). The new she touched Wren a bunch. Sadly the new she is gone now. I feel she is going far away but she did say she would be back to visit sometime. I hope so, my humans like her a bunch.

Dandelions. With summer actually here, the grass has grown so big that dandelions are getting hard to find. The grass hides them because they don’t grow as tall as the grass. The dandelions have all made their seeds from flowers so, with no flowers, they are kinda camouflaged in the grass. Harder to find. I like grass too though. I got to eat a lot on our ride yesterday. The tall grass with seeds on it is not the tastiest ( like short new grass) but He says it’s better for me. Not so much sugar He says. I do like the sugary grass better though. He says it’s important for me to stay healthy. I can see / feel a fear in Him about me getting sick. He says I might get sick if I eat only what I want and as much as I want. I am actually glad He takes good care of me / us. None of us wants to be sick.

Breakfast is soon. I’m waiting in the barn out of the rain. I can feel Him coming now. That makes me happy.

May you all be happy and have good spirited friends.

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