And the livin' is easy...

One of the miracles of our city barn is there are several grass pastures the horses can enjoy in the summer. You can see how completely urban the setting is, with houses surrounding the property on all sides. Which makes this little horse oasis even more magical.

We can't use the pastures in the winter, or they would be churned into a sea of mud. In the wet months, the horses are outside in gravel paddocks instead. But when the weather dries out and grass starts growing again, the pastures are "open" for summer enjoyment. For fairness sake, the horses rotate turns in the fields, so a few times a week they can eat grass and roll around on the warm ground.

The sweet, green grass must taste wonderful in the spring. After I rode yesterday, Sizzle didn't lift her head all afternoon. She loves dandelions, especially the flowers. Lucky horse...spending the afternoon at an all-you-can-eat salad bar, and oblivious to the city around her.