Pie Arrives!

Pie arrived this afternoon in very good shape - apparently he trailered well and when I went to get him out of the trailer he backed off calmly like a pro.  He spent some time in a small grass paddock, and called a bit to the other horses when he wasn't grazing.  He also took some good big drinks, which was good as he hadn't during the trailering.  Then I took him to sniff noses over the fence with the geldings - there was some squealing and a little bit of stamping by both Pie and Fritz.  Then he got to go in with the geldings - there was a bit of running around but I think tomorrow things will be pretty calm.  When the other horses went in, he wanted to go in too, so he's in his stall and seems pretty much OK there - I'll check on him later this evening.  I expect he's pretty tired after an 8-hour plus trailer ride.

So, without further ado, pictures of Pie!

I groomed him while he was loose in the paddock and he was great for that.  His former owner took the trouble to trim his feet and brush out his thick, beautiful tail before putting him on the trailer, which was really nice.  Tomorrow I'll give him a day off, and then we'll get down to work!