I think too Judy they remember us in context. Because all I ever did with Gallant Boy was groom him, give him baths, detangle his long mane, put it up in braids, doctor his eyes, put on a fly mask and go home. Now he has been given to me and he is shut down, afraid of everything and everyone, stands lost in his own dark world, avoiding even the other horses, but when I take him out and groom him, he makes long blubbering sighs and licks and chews and last night, turned and looked me in the eye like "oh now I remember, I know you" and when I went to put him away it was the first time he was not afraid being led across the yard. he never disobeys, always does whatever he asks but is always blowing and showing the whites of his eyes and shaking. but its been 7 months and it just now hit him that I am the one who came and groomed him. Thats what I think! he made the association and let me lead him back to the paddock relaxed. In the total dark :) Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
