Luke with his sandbox...

My husband had 10 tons of rough sand delivered to use in our arena. The sand was dumped in a big pile in the arena, and we were going to rake it out flat. (Of course, we discovered 10 tons was a drop in the bucket, we're going to need a LOT more). Anyway, I let the horses out into the arena for their daily exercise, and the pile was a hit with Luke, our adopted Mustang. He spent his time trying to flatten the pile for us.

Luke approaches the sandpile with interest:

Wow! I'm so much taller up here! (Luke is only about 13.5 hands)

Look at me! I'm king of the hill!

This stuff might be good to roll on....

And down he goes for a good scratch on the left side....

Now for the other side...

Feels SO good!

Meanwhile, Viking is not interested in Luke's antics, he just wants to know if my camera is a treat...

The whole thing was really hysterical, wish I would have grabbed my camera sooner!

Comments: 24

Joe S. Jul 9, 2010, 7:24pm UTC

That's hilarious! Great shots!

Heidi S. Jul 10, 2010, 12:57pm UTC

Thanks, Joe!

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Adelaide M. Jul 9, 2010, 7:36pm UTC

You got some great shots! Just for in reference, we just put 100 tons of sand in our arena and it barely made a difference. You may be able to cut a deal with the delivery company to come several times with smaller loads, 100 tons is a LOT of sand...

Heidi S. Jul 10, 2010, 12:59pm UTC

Thanks, Adelaide - We are going to get a lot more delivered, so I'll see if we can get a deal, thanks for the tip!

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Debra H. Jul 9, 2010, 8:56pm UTC

Ha ha ha this is just too funny

Heidi S. Jul 10, 2010, 12:59pm UTC

I was laughing the whole time! Thanks, Debra!

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Janet H. Jul 9, 2010, 10:20pm UTC

Looks like he had fun! Beautiful horses and healthy looking too.

Heidi S. Jul 10, 2010, 1:00pm UTC

Thank you, Janet!

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connie h. Jul 9, 2010, 10:29pm UTC

very nice my soon to be 8 year old tommorow well a 1am wants a mustang she has 2 ponies but keeps acking me if she can get a mustang. He is very pretty

Heidi S. Jul 10, 2010, 1:01pm UTC

Thanks Connie. Luke is the calmest, sweetest thing - which totally surprised me, I thought he'd be hard to train.

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Holly K. Jul 9, 2010, 10:29pm UTC

LOL! This was so great!

Heidi S. Jul 10, 2010, 1:01pm UTC

Thanks, Holly!

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Sandra H. Jul 10, 2010, 6:45am UTC

What a great post, I really enjoyed it Heidi! Terrific photos!

Heidi S. Jul 10, 2010, 1:01pm UTC

I'm glad you liked it - thanks Sandy!

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John S. (arizona) Jul 10, 2010, 10:47am UTC

What a great series of pictures; Luke is funny.
Yeah, 10 tons may sound like a lot, but as you found out doesn't really amount to much. Learned that when we ordered decorative rock for landscaping when we first bought this house.
Cool photo essay, thanks.