Mom and Dad have been getting the farm ready for Winter. I see trees being cut back, plants divided and moved, limbs and sticks removed and many other things that mean cold weather is here. The little goats have thick bedding in their little house and so do the chickens. The barn is full of sweet smelling hay! We mainly live outside, which we like best, and it keeps us healthier. We get called in to our stalls twice a day to be fed, groomed and have our feet checked. All of us horses have waterproof blankets for really bad weather and we watched as they were cleaned, fitted and our names put on them. Mom says that she especially wants to be sure I stay warm enough, as I am thinner than the others and my coat isn't as thick. Today we were told there could be sleet or ice pellets by morning, so we all have on our blankets. Cloud is mad, though, because he has to be put in a separate pasture with Frosty. As you can see, Frosty, being a tough little pony with a wonderfully thick coat, doesn't need a blanket as long as he has a run-in shelter. Cloud thinks it is funny to play with the other horses' blankets and when he does that he rips them! I mean he rips them in half!! So he is in a grumbly mood today.
