>>>> I'll bet anything that Falki was as relaxed as he was because Gloi and >>>> Cassie were on the other side of the fence. Gloi and Cassie aren't mean >>>> to him, he seems to have moved up over both of them and I see them eating >>>> at the same hay pile, but still he must be a bit worried about his status >>>> in the herd. I'll have to be certain that I have him away from the other horses to work with him or wait until I see more signs of relaxation.
I think that's very observant of you to notice. I think it takes most horses at least 3-6 months to truly feel at home, and I've seen a few that haven taken up to a year. I'd say it's good that he can eat from the same pile as they do, after only about 5-6 weeks. He's always been a little quiet, at least compared to some of the really gregarious beasts we have here: Melnir, Buck, Eitill to name three. It seems to me that they can like the other horses in their new herd, but still take a while to be 100% comfortable with them. I'm sure he will continue to settle in. >>> Even being a bit more reserved, Falki is such a sweet boy. Michael's new >>> nickname for him is Hershey because "like chocolate, he's sweet and dark >>> brown" . That's a good nickname. He is a sweet boy. We were just talking at dinner about how much he did for us while he was here. Give him a hug from me. Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.27/1121 - Release Date: 11/9/2007 7:29 PM
