Matilda has been letting me touch her back pretty much whenever there is food in front of her. Maggie on the other hand has only let me grab her halter and hold her while I briefly touch her shoulder – if apples are the treat involved.
Yesterday I was so behind schedule that I just tossed the apples over the fences and went on with the rest of the chores. Today I went into the pasture to hand feed them like I normally do, and Maggie allowed me to touch her shoulder and back without my having to hold the halter! Behold the power of APPLES!
Thankfully the neighbor that we had gotten the apples from called yesterday and said she had a friend with an apple tree that wanted to know if we wanted some for the animals! Oh yeah!
