well, i mainly call him Walls. And a weird nickname that stuck
"Wallsit". He is my wallsit. He does the cutest thing. he likes you
to pet him while he eats. The others just ignore me or tense up
hoping i will go away if I pet their head while they eat. But
Stonewall, he will take two bites, chew chew, reach with his nose with
a warm glow look that says ok pet me pet me, and when you pet him, go
back to eat two more bites, then wants petting. I wonder if its cause
he had to nurse laying down and his mom couldnt reach and nuzzle him?
(she was foundered) or maybe because the humans had to go out all
hours of the night and help his mother up and down and petted on him a
lot while he ate. they put her down as soon as he could eat pellets.
It is definitely not a thing the others do. I also call him
"beebeets" which means nothing. I realized a long time ago horses
dont get words but the feeling and sounds so I talk to them
nonsensically while loving on them, saying things like "heeee me
beebeets wallsit..." and he will reach and tap my brow with his lips,
then go back to eating. he is truly mine, my heart. I had a crazy
brother no one on earth could stand and my mother doted on him, he was
her heart. and when anyone would ask her why she gave him such
preferential treatment she would say quietly "he is the one who needs
me". and thats how I feel about my Walls! But I could change his
name to "The Maidens Prayer". Thats an old fiddle tune and I would
love to name a horse that... and I could still call him wallsit haha
Janice
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even good horses have bad days sometimes.
