Wet wet wet

Well today was another one of those days where you just want to be inside by the fire..There was plenty of rain- the stream was poised to overflow at any second- it has been like that for 3 days now, so I am very aware of where the stock should be and of course our little herd of horses.....I moved the electric tape again today so that they could all get some nice lush grass for at least a couple of hours. I put out plently of hay for them all as well, including the cattle...I swear that when I step outside the heavens just open up- so I've been drenched 3 or 4 times again today...But it's only rain & that doesn't make it a bad day does it.....just a very wet one.....I got Oscar in and did all the usual things with him, just extending the movements a little more each day...He is really so lovely. He did briliantly again, so I lead him back through the gate instead of just letting him go....This afternoon I went to call them in - and they all came but Oscar had the rope caught in his dreadlocks again....It was really wet and windy but I couldn't leave him like that so I brought him back into the yards again and it was really windy and very wet again....it took a little while to go through the whole rigmarole so that I could get right up close to him but once he let me we could swing that rope over him again, and then I did the whole routine again once the rope was where it was meant to be.  He is just a dream once he settles, and then he just walked as calm as you like out through the gate with no pressure on that lead rope.....As I can now get my hand right up to unlatch the clip I am going to take it off tomorrow and put the very short rope onto his halter - this one is only about a 12 inches long. I am sure he will be fine with that...we'll see...once he is used to me doing that clip changeover to thhe long lead every day I can then take the halter off altogether....Both of us will feel good about that I think.