More on Rody later. For now, watch Carmen and David get acquainted with their Rody yesterday. He’s our new best friend. My biggest regret? I didn’t meet Rody earlier.

In the above clip: David is saying the horse can eat hay, and oat groats, our name for the crunchy feed the horses at the George Ranch eat. Meanwhile Carmen is bouncing on the couch in anticipation of her own Rody. It’s not easy to inflate and plug up . . . definitely a two-person job.

In the above clip: Carmen bouncing, “riding on the horsey like the cowboy.” David is afraid she’ll break her Rody. She doesn’t, and won’t–it’s good to four hundred pounds (sort of like a real pony?). She has relaxed her riding style since then, though.

Left: Carmen playing veterinarian, checking Rody’s teeth. (She doesn’t know you’re not supposed to look a gift horse in the mouth.)