The last horse I bought, a sensitive and intelligent TWH, had a terrible transition when I bought him. He had been owned only briefly by the seller, who had moved just before I bought him. I brought him home to our place then moved him up the road a mile to a boarding facility where it was easier to work with him. I took him to one endurance ride and then he had a big time crash required $3000 worth of hospitalization and the only diagnosis was stress.
So, when I bought Stephanie's Icelandic, I actually bought two just so that the move from the only home they'd ever known would be easier on them.. They have had the most amazing adaption I've ever seen. The question for me, however, is am I creating a monster by encouraging this bonding between them? Will I have trouble when I need to separate them for whatever reason? Nancy
