Quzqo Hefner

FINALLY I was able to get out to the barn in the day time to observe Quzqo in his new pasture situation (even yesterday I got out there around 4 and he was already inside in his stall). He was doing pretty much what I figured...stuffing his face at the remains of a round bale of hay, and off in the distance a small group of horses were frolicing in the snow. He was sharing the bale with that cool varnish roan Appy, happy as clams!

Apparently the mares he's in with are more like teenagers, VERY young looking, maybe 2 yr olds...a couple of chestnuts, a VERY tall, lanky chestnut, a gorgeous dappled buckskin, and they were all cavorting and scampering like young'uns! They saw me walking across the pasture and immediately came over to investigate. They weren't very respectful of my space, especially the frighteningly tall one (she's 16hh if she's an inch!) but I shooed them off with the halter and lead. They just about giggled and squealed and scampered around like junior high girls! Yeesh!

Quz looked at me like "yeah?", and kind of meandered out of the way of the capering girlies. Had a bit of a battle to the gate, so many silly fillies here and there. They weren't being mean or aggressive in the least, just curious and giggly (if horses giggled). Quz was kind of cool and calm and Mr. Suave about it! He even walked out of the gate calmly with no rush or concern (the same gate that trapped him against the hot wire weeks ago)

As we were walking to the barn it seemed he cast a glance at the old pasture where the Big Browns were standing, and I could almost sense him going "neener neener neener!"

One of his pasturemates was being ridden in the indoor ring, and the young girl who is leasing her rode over to say "hi". The mare and Quz sniffed noses, and he took a little playful nip at her nose! The little smoothie!!

Maybe they need to change the name of that pasture to The Playboy Mansion or the Bunny Ranch, ha!

Glad he's happier now. That makes me happy.