Blessi as Laurel and Hardy Ladder Scene

Once upon a beautiful, sunny day in the Pacific Northwest. I spent most of the afternoon with Blessi. The pastures are very muddy so, being a smart horse, he doesn't run much on the slick surface. I took Blessi to the arena and let him run. As I was talking to a fellow boarder, I noticed that he seemed to be fixed on something near the viewing platform. I didn't think anything about it until I noticed that he had been doing something in that area for five minutes. Hum, maybe I should check this out..perhaps he has found a cup to play with and with his habit of flinging things I don't want to pay to replace any more drinking cups.

So I walked over and it was worse. The speakers to a stereo system had been mounted at just his height. He was running his nose over the surfaces looking for buttons to flip or pull. (Luckily speakers don't have knobs.) Blessi once removed all the magnets and markers off a stable bulletin board so he will "investigate" new items for amusement potential.

I diverted him and started to pull the trot poles out of the corner. I almost had to tie him to a post since he was so insistent that he was going to help. First, I put a pole down on the ground and he would nudge it with his nose to move it about. Then he started walking with me to retrieve the poles. I had to divert him again since the poles are heavy and awkward and he was trying to grab them. I just envisioned the two of us in a Laurel and Hardy ladder scene. The poles were stacked against the wall as shown in this scene.