He is a very different boy now, isn't he? I think he seems to feel that he is worth something now. He still occasionally has times when his eyes glaze over and he is "not in his body" and he still is very stressy and prone to panic but his recovery time is equally fast. He has only displayed aggression once since I brought him home to this farm which is a really big deal to me.
He is still very nervous of strangers that carry "equipment" of any kind, but so sweet and friendly to strangers with empty hands.
He is also still very skeptical of anything new ...
He is very controlling of his environment - that includes the humans, horses, and everything else
- but it is relatively benevolent. He just needs to make sure that everything is done in the way he believes is "proper"
He tells everyone when it is time to do things - like get food, pick out feet, clean the barn, pick the poo, etc. It can be very funny. He is also totally determined to hear WHY before he agrees something may be done to/with him. He is totally, obsessively herd-bound.
Honestly? Play like this scares the crap out of me.
He's so "wild" and he still does not have decent co-ordination. He has run over me more than once. It's great that Michele is here and enjoys this ...
He's so pretty and the way he floats when he moves ... Sigh! ... I wanna ride him. I don't know if it will ever be possible.