Muzzling

Thursday, September 5, 2024

My hours schedule in the jewelry department has been changed, and I’m not expected there today. That makes me free to work at home. Here, a broken fence post needs support, and several bags of concrete hardened by rain need hauling.

My donkey’s new anti-grazing muzzle has arrived. Wearing it, she may follow the horses freely on open trails but can’t graze on grass. Grass is sugary, and keeping her healthy requires avoiding excess sugar.

Donkey training is not as easy as horse training. Pimmy has followed me and the horses loosely on trails. She’s been adorned with a new piece of equipment and has the unending determination to get rid of it.

Today, Pimmy’s new training will start with an introduction to the muzzle. We will walk in the neighborhood and she might challenge being muzzled. She must be accepting or otherwise wait home alone until her friends return from open trails.

Dear Friends: Enjoy this lovely day early in the transitional month. Diana