September 2009
Fence Repair 101

We arrived at the stable yesterday to find a board falling off the
fence in Doc's paddock. Said board was 16 feet long and SPLIT in
half.

Now I wonder how that happened. It was the middle board. No one but the
resident who lives there knows what happened and he ain't talking.
Hmmm......???

However, Joe and I have noticed the "resident" (on numerous occasions)
KNEELING on the ground (butt in the air) STICKING HIS HEAD through the
fence in an attempt to suck up a blade of grass. on the other side.

So Joe scavenged around to find another board to repair the fence while
I toiled at manure pick up. I noted hubby's truck circle around the
paddock and hubby dragging said replacement board over to the damaged
fence. Someone else was watching too.

My poop pick-up detail was interrupted by grunting, sighing and
yelling, ie: "Will you stop it! Let go; damn it! Give that back!
Will you get outta here! LEAVE MY HAT ALONE!"
BARBARAAAAAAAA!

Seems that "the resident" wanted to help. Joe lifted one side of the
board and sort of rested it on top of the bottom board trying to balance
it while he put a nail in the other end. As soon as he headed to the
other end "his helper" picked up the "resting end" and dropped it on the
ground. This went on back and forth for a few minutes. Thus the "damn
it" part. lol

Joe put his hammer down and started the procedure again only to find the
hammer missing. ???? After extracting the hammer from horsey's mouth,
Joe was finally able to attempt to hammer a nail into the board.
Horsey insisted on inspecting EXACTLY where the nail was going by
placing his nose one inch away from the nail head. Joe had to stop
hammering for fear of nailing horse's nose. Thus the "WILL YOU GET
OUTTA HERE."

By that time hubby was yelling for me to come help. Big help I was.
Could not stop laughing. As Joe hammered horsey had that huge top lip
of his going thump, thump, thump on Joe's head trying to snatch his hat.
Which in turn produced the "Leave my hat alone!" As Joe grabbed his
hat, Doc took the hammer. The board fell.

OH MY GOD......I'm gonna pee here from laughing.