Jack and Annie

Last Saturday I planned to ride Jack. It was a lovely, cool day of bright sunshine and soft breezes. I thought it was a perfect day for a good, long ride. The horse, however, had other ideas about the day's activities. Here is a picture of his perfect Saturday. He likes to sleep in the sunny pasture.

Jack is extremely relaxed and trusting. He lets us love on him while he's down, so Annie went out into the pasture and joined him for a picture. Don't they look comfortable? Jack gets so relaxed that one can pick up his leg, and the leg will drop limply when it is let go. He is also known to snore on occasion.

Here is a tidbit of horse knowledge. In these photos you can clearly see the stripe down Jack's back. It is called a dorsal stripe, and it is found only on horses of the dun color. Duns also have stripes or speckles on their legs above the knee. These markings help to differentiate between dun and buckskin, a similar color. Buckskin horses have the same body color without the dorsal stripe or the striped legs.

Here is today's memory verse.
But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. Psalm 3:3 KJV