Post by ~*Mads*~ on Jan 5, 2007 18:44:11 GMT
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I lead Diva into the barn to lead her to her new stall. I decide to groom her first so I lead her to a set of crossties and clip the ties to her halter. As I go to get her brushes she stomps her foot impatiently. When I return I give Diva half of a carrot to munch on while I look through her grooming kit for her curry comb. When I find it I get to work on the left side of her neck. I make circular motions with the brush on Diva's golden coat. I slowly make my way down to Diva's withers and over her sides and gently on her back. I finish at her rump and start again on her right side brushing with the circular motions to bring up the dirt hiding in her coat. Again I brush down to her rump then I put her curry comb away and pull out a dandy brush. I use sweeping strokes with the brush and watch as after every stroke a small cloud of dust and dirt flies off. I keep working with the dandy brush until no more dirt would come off. I look over Diva's coat and can't see any spots I missed so I move on to the body brush. I gently brush her neck and watch as the fur is smoothed down and gives off a radiant glow. I brush over Diva until her coat is smooth and shining. I give her neck a pat and get her hoofpick. I run my hand down her first leg and carefully pick it up. I'm about do start cleanding it out when DIva pulls her leg out of my grasp,"Diva!" I say in a mad tone. I was glad the pick was no where near her frog. I started again and was cautious about DIva pulling away again. I quickly but carefully cleaned out the areas around her frog and was releived I got that done. I was barley finsihed cleaning the rest of her hoof when she pulled away again,"Diva I mean it!" I tell her in a firm tone. I pick up her leg a third time to make sure it was clean. I made a few touchups and placed her leg on the ground softly. I had to go through the same process with her other three legs which took a long time but I finished with both of us uninjured. When I put the hoofpick away I find Diva's comb so I start combing out her vanilla mane. I work carefully through the knots because every time the comb snagged on one Diva would bare her teeth,"You're just a grump!" I tell her. I was used to her attitude and she almost never actually tried to bite someone but I had gotten kicked quite a few times by her,"See all done! And you look so pretty!"I tell her scratching her poll. Diva's expression was calm again. SHe looked at me and gently tossed her head. I put her comb away and rumage through her grooming kit until I found some conditioner and her dandy brush. Before I start I give Diva the other half of the carrot to pre-occupy her. I spray a little conditioner around on her tail and start brushing with the dandy brush. I brush carefully so I don't break the hair and pull on any knots. After a few minutes I deem her groomed and put her grooming kit away,"See girl that wasn't so bad,"I tell her as I unclip her from the crossties a minute later. I replace the crossties with Diva's lead rope and lead her toward her new stall.
I lead Diva into the barn to lead her to her new stall. I decide to groom her first so I lead her to a set of crossties and clip the ties to her halter. As I go to get her brushes she stomps her foot impatiently. When I return I give Diva half of a carrot to munch on while I look through her grooming kit for her curry comb. When I find it I get to work on the left side of her neck. I make circular motions with the brush on Diva's golden coat. I slowly make my way down to Diva's withers and over her sides and gently on her back. I finish at her rump and start again on her right side brushing with the circular motions to bring up the dirt hiding in her coat. Again I brush down to her rump then I put her curry comb away and pull out a dandy brush. I use sweeping strokes with the brush and watch as after every stroke a small cloud of dust and dirt flies off. I keep working with the dandy brush until no more dirt would come off. I look over Diva's coat and can't see any spots I missed so I move on to the body brush. I gently brush her neck and watch as the fur is smoothed down and gives off a radiant glow. I brush over Diva until her coat is smooth and shining. I give her neck a pat and get her hoofpick. I run my hand down her first leg and carefully pick it up. I'm about do start cleanding it out when DIva pulls her leg out of my grasp,"Diva!" I say in a mad tone. I was glad the pick was no where near her frog. I started again and was cautious about DIva pulling away again. I quickly but carefully cleaned out the areas around her frog and was releived I got that done. I was barley finsihed cleaning the rest of her hoof when she pulled away again,"Diva I mean it!" I tell her in a firm tone. I pick up her leg a third time to make sure it was clean. I made a few touchups and placed her leg on the ground softly. I had to go through the same process with her other three legs which took a long time but I finished with both of us uninjured. When I put the hoofpick away I find Diva's comb so I start combing out her vanilla mane. I work carefully through the knots because every time the comb snagged on one Diva would bare her teeth,"You're just a grump!" I tell her. I was used to her attitude and she almost never actually tried to bite someone but I had gotten kicked quite a few times by her,"See all done! And you look so pretty!"I tell her scratching her poll. Diva's expression was calm again. SHe looked at me and gently tossed her head. I put her comb away and rumage through her grooming kit until I found some conditioner and her dandy brush. Before I start I give Diva the other half of the carrot to pre-occupy her. I spray a little conditioner around on her tail and start brushing with the dandy brush. I brush carefully so I don't break the hair and pull on any knots. After a few minutes I deem her groomed and put her grooming kit away,"See girl that wasn't so bad,"I tell her as I unclip her from the crossties a minute later. I replace the crossties with Diva's lead rope and lead her toward her new stall.