5:17 p.m. – Text from HorseGal1101: On way home. Just have to stop at barn & check on horses real quick

5:18 p.m. – Text from ImyourGuy: How long will U B?

5:18:30 p.m. –  Text from HorseGal1101: Not long. Call U on way home. (happy face emoji)

5:19 p.m. – Text From ImYourGuy: K. I’ll start dinner (spoon/fork/knife emoji)

5:20 p.m. – Twitter: HorseGal1101 has logged on

5:20:15 p.m. – Tweet from HorseGal1101:  Going to the barn to see my best girls! #happyplace #Ilovemares #whyiwork

5:44 p.m. – Instagram: HorseGal1101 has logged on

5:45 p.m. – Instagram post by HorseGal1101: (photo of mares playing in paddock) They are having so much fun! Think I’ll let them play while I (shovel emoji) stalls

6:14 p.m. – Instagram post by HorseGal1101: (four photos showing various angles of filthy mares) I can’t believe they rolled!  #groomingtime #stillnowhereIdratherbe

Comment from WhinnyGirl: (photo of dirty horse) oh yeah look at mine

Comment from Tbreds4Me: (photo of dirtier horse) This was mine last week!

(18 more comments with photos of increasingly dirty horses)

6:32 p.m. – Text from ImYourGuy: Hey, r u about done? About to put steaks on grill

6:38 p.m. – Instagram post from HorseGal1101: (close up photo of mud-crusted tail) (hammer hitting on head emoji)  Arrghh! She knows I can’t stand to see her beautiful tail all muddy!  (wide-eyed shrieking emoji) #badhorsey #yayfortaildetangler #youshouldseetheotherhorse

Comment from PonyPal: Try these, they are great (photo of tail bag)

(9 more comments with discussion and photos of tail bags and mud knots)

7:02 p.m. – text from ImYourGuy: Did u get my text?  (dancing question mark emoji)

7:15 p.m. – Voicemail from Home: Yeah, um, are you on your way home yet? You didn’t answer my texts. Let me know. ‘kay bye.

7:18 p.m. – Instagram post by HorseGal1101: (photo: blurry close-up of creepy insect) What IS this thing??!!?? It was on the wall of the tack room!!!!  #Ihatebugs #scaredtolookundermysaddlecover 

7:27 p.m. – Facebook: HorseGal1101 has logged on

7:27:20 p.m. – Post to FaceBook by HorseGal1101: (video of barn cat chasing and killing creepy insect)   #barncatsrule #RIPcreepybug #safetogointotackroomnow

Comment from BarnLady12: Look what my cat brought me last week! (video of cat carrying dead snake through barn)           

(7 more people post their barn-cat-with-dead-things videos)

7:43 p.m. – Tweet from HorseGal1101: There’s nothing more soothing than the sound of horses munching on dinner!

7:45 p.m. – Text from ImYourGuy: U THERE? (confused-face emoji) DID U GET MY MESSAGES? WHEN U COMING HOME? STEAKS ARE READY!!!! (drooling-face emoji)

7:47 p.m. – Text from HorseGal1101: Sorry. No reception here. Barely get phone signal or wifi. (sad-face emoji)

7:47:30 p.m. – Text from ImYourGuy: WHAT DO U MEAN? U JUST POSTED LIKE 15 PICS OF YOUR HORSES ON INSTAGRAM

7:48 p.m. – Text from HorseGal1101: Since when do u look at my Instagram?

7:48:30 p.m. – Text from ImYourGuy: Since your computer here whinnies every time u post something

7:49 p.m. – Text from HorseGal1101: Just have to feed and will be done.  

7:52 p.m. – Instagram Post from HorseGal1101: (photos of overturned supplement buckets in tack room) #damnedraccoons #wholeftthedooropen

Comment by MaresEDoats: Clean it all up, or rats will be next!

Comment by HorsesRMyLife: Could have been a skunk

Comment by ImYourGuy:   AT LEAST SOMEBODY IS HAVING DINNER

7:55 p.m. – Instagram post from HorseGal1101: (Mare with bran all over her nose) She is so happy to eat her bran mash!

Comment by ImYourGuy: I would be happy with bran mash right now

 Reply by LuvMeMyPony: haha would keep you regular for sure

Comment by LuvlyBay: What kind of bran do you use? Not happy with mine.

(27 more comments discussing various brans / bran mashes)

Comment from ImYourGuy: It’s still whinnying,  r u feeding or what??

8:14 p.m. – Facebook Post from HorseGal1101: Hey everybody, what is the weather tonight? Gotta decide which blankets …don’t want my girls to get cold! (shivering horse emoji)

Comment from ImYourGuy: You mean like my steaks?

Comment from MaresEDoats: Try WeatherRightNow it is so right it is scary (link to weatherightnow app)

Comment from HorsesRMyLife: This one is good (link to WeatherOrNot app)      

Comment from ChestnutMary: It’s going to be cold!

Reply from HorseGal1101: how cold? Light blanket or medium?

Reply from ChestnutMary: Like nearly freezing!

Comment from  Luv2Jump: I use this one (link to YourWeather app)

Comment from ImYourGuy: Is anybody even listening 2 me???

Comment from HowBoutThemDuns: I heard cold. Might rain too!

Comment from MaresEDoats: Wait, where did you get that horse emoji?

Reply from HorseGal1101: Found a whole bunch of them here (link to collection of horse emojis)

Reply from HorsesandmoreHorses: I like these too (link to more horse emojis)

(23 more replies featuring different horse emojis)

8:22 p.m. – Text from ImYourGuy: How r u doing? Almost done?

8:23 p.m. – Text from HorseGal1101: I just have four blankets to put on

8:23:30 p.m. – Text from ImYourGuy:  U ONLY HAVE TWO HORSES

8:24 p.m. – Text from HorseGal1101: Need to double blanket to keep them warm enuf!

8:25 p.m. – Text from ImYourGuy: I thought that’s what they had all that fur for

8:26 p.m. – Tweet from HorseGal1101: Temps in low 40s tonight, make sure u blanket!

8:40 p.m. – Instagram post by HorseGal1101: (close up of hands trimming whiskers on muzzle) Fuzzy girl has a beard! Time for a trim.

Comment by ImYourGuy: IS THAT WHERE MY HAIR TRIMMER WENT?

8:52 p.m. – Facebook post by HorseGal1101: Hey everybody what is this? Found it in tool box in my trailer. (photo of strange tool)

(several comments discussing possibilities)

Comment by ImYourGuy: In your trailer?????

(more commentary and links to photos of similar tools)

Comment by ImYourGuy:  When did u get a trailer????

(Discussion shifts to top 10 items to have in your barn tool box)

  Comment by ImYourGuy: Is anybody even reading my posts?

(9 suggestions for best tool prices)

Comment by ImYourGuy: Bop Bop dee bop da bop dop dobee…

(10 comments comparing types of tool boxes)

Comment by ImYourGuy: I shot my grandmother this morning.

(6 photos of tool boxes)

Comment by ImYourGuy: I give up. I’ll see you when you get here. BTW, u got a pkg today from some placed called Dover

Reply from HorseGal1101: I’LL B RIGHT THERE

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