Barn kitties

I mentioned I'm taking lessons and the lady has three barn kitties that for
me are much too inquisitive. I know they will grow out of having to play in
the arena where we ride, but right now, they like nothing better than to
follow us in and wrestle in the dirt! While walking I wasn't nervous because
I could avoid them easily but I worried now that we were trotting. So they
got locked in the tack room. When we unsaddled, my instructor says, "Where
are those kittens? I know they can't get out of here." There they were, all
cuddled together sleeping on top of a saddle and matt in the middle of the
saddle tree!

Karen

"Karen" wrote
I mentioned I'm taking lessons and the lady has three barn kitties that
for
me are much too inquisitive. I know they will grow out of having to play
in
the arena where we ride, but right now, they like nothing better than to
follow us in and wrestle in the dirt! While walking I wasn't nervous
because
I could avoid them easily but I worried now that we were trotting. So they
got locked in the tack room. When we unsaddled, my instructor says, "Where
are those kittens? I know they can't get out of here." There they were,
all
cuddled together sleeping on top of a saddle and matt in the middle of the
saddle tree!

Aww! Nikki was born in the back room of a stables, and she was the first of
the litter to venture out among the horses (that should have given me a hint
of her fearless character). My hair stands on end every time I think of
little bitty Nikki among all those horse hooves, but apparently, she made
it. ;o)

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi

"Karen" wrote
I mentioned I'm taking lessons and the lady has three barn kitties that
for
me are much too inquisitive. I know they will grow out of having to play
in
the arena where we ride, but right now, they like nothing better than to
follow us in and wrestle in the dirt! While walking I wasn't nervous
because
I could avoid them easily but I worried now that we were trotting.

Doesn't it just scare you to death, afraid the little beggars are going to get
stepped on!! But if it makes you feel any better, I've *never* had a barn cat
stepped on. I imagine if they survive kittenhood, they learn to stay out of the
way!

Sherry

Awww, that is so sweet!
Best wishes,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"Karen" wrote in message
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snipThere they were, all
cuddled together sleeping on top of a saddle and matt in the middle of the
saddle tree!

Karen

in article , Sherry at
itty wrote on 9/28/03 11:15 PM:

"Karen" wrote
I mentioned I'm taking lessons and the lady has three barn kitties that
for
me are much too inquisitive. I know they will grow out of having to play
in
the arena where we ride, but right now, they like nothing better than to
follow us in and wrestle in the dirt! While walking I wasn't nervous
because
I could avoid them easily but I worried now that we were trotting.

Doesn't it just scare you to death, afraid the little beggars are going to get
stepped on!! But if it makes you feel any better, I've *never* had a barn cat
stepped on. I imagine if they survive kittenhood, they learn to stay out of
the
way!

Sherry

True, but with *me* on the horses back, I couldn't blame them if they got
confused! I think they will grow up with more sense. It's really *me* that
gets distracted.

Karen

in article , Helen
Miles at wrote on 9/29/03 7:38 AM:

Where I used to keep my horse there were about 20 very friendly barn
cats. It used to be REALLY off-putting in a jumping lesson - you'd be
going over a big spread jump (and my horse was a BIG boy at 16.2hh)and
there would be a kitty using the *litter box* directly under the jump.
Those cats were fearless, and IIRC not once was there an accident where
a cat was stepped on or hurt by a horse. I think the cutest thing was
when the cats used to curl up in the small of the horses back on top of
the rugs in winter - It was so cute to see a thundering great brute of a
horse with a tiny cat curled up asleep in its back.
Helen M


I guess I just have to get used to it!

Karen