Dolly AKA Pig Pen

When we got Dolly we decided that we would wait and see what name suited her before we made a final decision. Dolly was definitely in the running, and sure enough, that first day she was such a perfect little doll!  

Shiny coat, dainty little feet, that cute little head.  She was our perfect little Dolly horse and I had visions of keeping her perfectly groomed, just like Sadie.  They would both have that bright white tail, white stockings...you get the idea.

Little did I know, we should have named her Pig Pen!! She's an absolute mess and there is no keeping this one clean.  I know all horses like to roll and are hard to keep clean, but Pig Pen, er, Dolly, takes it to a whole other level!  

We decided this weekend we would attempt her first bath.  

Getting her ready for her first bath!

It was a big day, her first time in cross ties, her first purple shampoo treatment to finally get that tail white.  We couldn't wait to see our Dolly girl all cleaned up!

This was clearly her first time in cross ties, but a squirming 350 pound mini horse is still much easier to manage and clean than an 1100 pound full-size horse! Besides she looked GREAT so it was well worth it.

Since I know how fond this one is of rolling I decided to walk her around until she dried. 

We made it about 3 steps from the wash bay and as I leaned down to pick up that magical purple shampoo, Dolly threw herself on the ground right there in the barn aisle and, you guessed it, rolled!

After the first roll I accepted there was no going back.  Here's how the next 20 minutes went...

Before bath picture

After bath picture

Ok, Dolly, you win!  We'll save the purple shampoo for Sadie :)