The phrase “Opening Day” may mean baseball to a lot of sports fans but here on our little farm in Maine it is the day I open the gate to the front paddock for the very first time. The date varies from year to year, typically the grass must be high enough to survive grazing and the ground has to be dry enough to survive the galloping, as four horses cavort in delight with what can only be described as grass intoxication. Their grazing time is limited on Opening Day and they know it, this photo shows our little alpha mare trying to consume as much as she can in a single mouthful!
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