Gwen Holloway writes:
When I went to adopt my first mustang, I knew that I should pick
a curious & friendly horse and probably a young one. But instead
I was drawn to a 5 year old red roan mare near the back of the
pen who wanted nothing to do with people, except to turn her butt to them.
My good sense said that I should probably pick something else,
but when she glanced my way those soft brown eyes of hers melted
my heart. I just knew that with those eyes, she couldn't have a
mean bone in her body, so she was my first choice. Luck was on my
side that day and I got to take her home.
Annie didn't come around quickly. She was very reserved and it
took a long time for her to even become curious about me.
She didn't mind me working around her to clean the corral, but
she always kept her distance. It took over two months for
her to let me touch her for the first time and that was from
outside the corral. After that she began to slowly accept scratches,
but only from the shoulders back. And even then she was very jumpy
and would be off in a flash if I moved the wrong way or too quickly.
She had good days when we would make progress, and then other
days when she forgot everything that she ever knew. And she
still wouldn't let me touch her head.
"After 9 months I was beginning to wonder if she was ever going to trust me, then
she walked up one day and put her forehead against the brush
that I was holding and just held it there. I began to brush her
head slowly and she enjoyed it! From there on out things have
gone quickly. There isn't any place on her that I can't touch
now, and when I am with her she is always in my back pocket.
This past week I worked on getting her new safety halter on her
and had success by the end of the week. Now we are working on
taking the halter off & on. She gets to go out now & graze
with our old pony and she even comes when I call!! It took a
long time for her to come around, but it was well worth the wait.
She is kind, polite, affectionate, and a big clown!!"
Yes, I'm cute
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A couple of months after adoption
A horse could get to like this place
This "overhead grass" is cool...
Humans aren't so bad
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