One Week.

It has been a week sense we have had Salty! Well a week sense yesterday. But he has come along so far in these eight days. He nickers to us when ever we are near or when he thinks we are upset or in trouble. He is just one cute boy! He is also starting to ignore the other horses and doesn’t call to them any more. He will just look at them and then go back on to his business of eating some hay or grass. He is just one special boy.

We started to braid his forelock back off of his face, just to give it some air. He enjoys it because now he can see what is going on! He still loves to flick his head around and toss his mane around when ever we come near him as if to say “Look at me, I am beautiful” or “I’m so pretty, oh so pretty!”. I love him to bits!!

He surprises me all the time though! He does well with the haltering and leading and standing tied (as Susan said), but he also does extremely well when being sprayed down with the bug spray. I can’t even get my mare, Coco, to stand and let me spray it on her and I have had her for 4 years now! I am just wondering if he will accept a saddle or anything like that. He already blows me away but if he accepts that stuff?? Well then, I am going to be way past blown away!

Salty likes to be let of the corral every once and a while (more like everyday in his schedule) and when I do let him out he likes to go around the property and check things out before he eats. That doesn’t take him very long with his brisk walk. But once he is all settled in, he goes and begins to graze peacefully and doesn’t even look up to Coco as she nickers to him.

He is having such a peaceful life here, and I can’t wait for the day when he can go and be with the others and have a normal herd life. Thank you again, Rescue 100 for making this happen.