Cabin fever!

Because of the cold, Summer has been either in the barn or turned out in the pen with Shadow. Today was nice enough for me to spend some time with her so I haltered her and gave her a good grooming. I found some good itchy spots too! Before we left the pen she got into a mess. I have found out that she likes to roll whenever she finds some soft/deep snow. She found some right by the gate and dropped to roll. I was too late in stopping her and after flipping to her other side she immediately got stuck in the panel. At first I got nervous being home alone with no help to get her out, but she realized she was stuck right away and just stopped and did not struggle at all. I went up to her, rubbed her and proceeded to try and get her out. I had to climb around and over her to put myself between her and the gate. I was worried about getting kicked by flailing feet but she was perfect and did not move. I got her back legs out and braced them against my side so they wouldn't fall back into the panel rungs. Then I untangled her front end, she still didn't move or fight. With some effort I was able to roll her back over to her other side so she could get back up. Only when I had her rolled back over did she move and get up. I was very impressed! Having her not struggle or fight made it much easier for me to help her. I have seen horses stuggle and heard of them completely giving up after a fight, but she seemed to realize what happened and just waited patiently for me to get her out. What a great filly!
So after my heartrate went back to normal we continued. I re-groomed her and we left the pen for a walk around the yard. With all the snow we were limited to the cleared paths and not so deep areas. She was full of energy and seemed to be wearing springs, leaping all around! We walked all around until she was able to walk nicely beside me. I'm happy that through most of it she did not barge into my space. Having a few months of no playing, she handled things nicely. After our little walk I was even able to work on her back feet with no problems. She's a fun filly to play with!