Sometimes, in the late afternoon, they don't wait, and it is not at all uncommon to find a deer, or two, munching away standing in beside the horses. Now, that said, keep in mind that Jake (in the red jacket) is tall enough the deer can actually walk under him and only have to duck a little bit.
Yesterday, coming back from the arena, one of the free-loading deer suddenly saw Taffy. She is currently known as Taffy The Joyous, and she only has one speed when she is outside -- full gallop. She loves being in the snow.
Said deer took one look at the approaching horse, rider, and poodle, and left. And we do mean left.
See that white fence behind the horses? That five foot high fence? She sailed over it as if it was not even there. They truly are the most amazing jumpers, these deer!
Over by the entrance to the Lookout Trail, we found an antler polishing tree. It began life innocently enough as a striped maple, but this one was selected by our buck to be the place where he rubbed all the velvet off his antlers this autumn.Things like this make a simple walk down from the arena quite the wilderness adventure. You just have to keep your eyes open.
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