My mom, Kyla, and I headed out to Temecula today to pay our first visit to Danny at his new home in Endar. We walked up to his pasture and couldn't even spy on him because he recognized us immediately and came over to say "Hello!" Well, this was short lived when his pasture-mates came over. He took off and refused to come to the fence. Based on the two bite marks on his shoulder and back, he's been put in his place and it's #4 of the four horses in his pasture. I had a good laugh when I realized one of his pasture-mates, a palomino, is actually a horse I used to train at Coto. Small world!
I got Danny out, groomed him, and hosed him off. It was only after I started sticking cookies and carrots in front of his nose that he started to act a little like himself. He's super quiet and acts a bit mad at me. We cruised the grounds under the watchful eye of those that board at Endar. From what I gather, it appears to be unusual for people to take their pasture horses out of the pasture. Whatever! He's still my horse and I'm going to give him the royal treatment.
When we put him back in the pasture, he had a new confidence about himself. His buddy, Dreamer, followed him around while Sunny and Mr. Nasty (the mean one of the herd) checked us out.
Other than a few marks, he looks good and seems to enjoy his ability to wander his pasture as he would like. I hope he doesn't stay the lowest of the group for too long but only time will tell. So we left Danny in his pasture, hoping and wishing he's happy...
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