Life is exhausting. Photo by Kate Samuels.
Every March when the spring grass arrives, my horses stuff their faces all night, and then come in for their breakfast and not-so-politely refuse to do work in the morning. This is because they all need to take multiple naps flat-out in the stall, to rest from the face-stuffing and the exhaustion of digestion, I suppose. All of mine have realized that not only do they not have to get up when I enter the barn, but they are fully able to resist my attempts to rouse them and get them to work. Have I mentioned that I am their employee??
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