Accessorizing Ms. Daisy

Sometimes things just wear out.

The other day Daisy came walking up to the barn for the morning milking and her halter was just dangling from her neck like a necklace.  See looked sad or embarrassed to have this on in front of the other animals with her being the Boss of the Barnyard.  The Queen of the Pasture should not be seen in public like this. She had worked hard to cultivate a persona of strength, and well, this is not dignified and is a great injustice.

Without the luxury of opposable thumbs to allow her to take the broken halter herself, Daisy was forced to appear in this disheveled state until her humans could do something about it.

Oh, the horror!

Years of repeated action of metal rubbing against metal while grazing on the pasture had taken its toll on her halter.  Look at how the chain almost wore completely through the ring.

Wear & Tear

Fortunately Russ made a trip to our local feed store and purchased a new halter for Ms. Daisy, a nice red one.  Red is an intense color that is said to symbolize growth, harmony, freshness, and fertility.  I guess that somewhat describes the old girl.

Daisy's new accessories

We promptly took the old halter off and put the new one on her so that she could regain her stature and prominence among the barnyard animals.

Daisy modeling her new accoutrement

All is right with the world again now that Ms. Daisy is dressed for success!