Braiding Manes & Erin Go Bragh!
17 March 2010
Today Sherman was the POTD (pony of the day) for the Wednesday Horsemanship Club girls, and he was very patient as they learned to braid a mane! First the girls welcomed Zora, a new friend of the farm, and they sat at the picnic table with little bundles of brown yarn and practiced three strand braiding, or as my New Zealand friend Braeburn calls it, plaiting. Then they got Sherman, groomed him and braided his mane. He stood very still while the girls took turns standing on a stool to reach. Being up high makes the braids smooth and lay down better on the neck. Emily gave them hand outs about braiding: hunter braids, dressage braids, knob braids, button braids, running braids and lattice manes (which are not braided, but look like lattice work). Sherman looked pretty when they were all finished with the grooming, as he was quite dirty when they started! The sun was out today and we four ponies (Molly, Buttercup, Sherman and I) all took naps at mid day when the sun was so nice and warm!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, or as they say in Ireland: “Erin go bragh!” Did you wear green today? Our dear departed pony friend, Prince Patrick, would have been 29 years old today. RIP dear pony Patrick, we miss you.