Relative Something

This coming April will mark two years since the four retired/rescued Thoroughbred brood mares from This Old Horse arrived at Wintervale.  How well have I described the horses in my posts over the years they’ve been with us? Test your knowledge with the following 8 questions (Answer key at the bottom of this post):

1. Which horse is able to move Swings off her food?

A)  Mix
B)  Light
C)  Mia
D)  All the above
E)  None of the above

     2. Which horse puts her nostril up to my face to breathe my scent almost every time we meet?

A)  Swings
B)  Mix
C)  Light
D)  Mia
E)  All the above
F)  None of the above

     3. Which horse is the most skittish?

A)  Swings
B)  Mix
C)  Light
D)  Mia
E)  All the above
F)  None of the above

     4. Which horse always stays dry under the overhang when it rains or snows?

A)  Swings
B)  Mix
C)  Light
D)  Mia
E)  All the above
F)  None of the above

     5. When we separate the horses into two pairs, what is the most common arrangement?

A)  Swings/Mix; Light/Mia
B)  Mix/Mia; Swings/Light
C)  Light/Mix; Swings/Mia
D)  All the above
E)  We never separate the horses

     6. Which horse is the slowest at finishing all the feed in her pan?

A)  Swings
B)  Mix
C)  Light
D)  Mia
E)  All the above
F)  None of the above

     7. Which two horses are currently supposed to receive an extra serving of feed at noon?

A)  Swings and Mix
B)  Light and Mia
C)  Mix and Mia
D)  Swings and Light
E)  Non of the above

     8. Which horse is the least likely to stand patiently for the farrier to get a complete trim of all four hooves?

A)  Swings
B)  Mix
C)  Light
D)  Mia
E)  All the above

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Last night I struggled over choosing to close gates to minimize shenanigans again because it is still dangerously slippery on the slopes beyond the overhang but in the end left things open for them to move between paddocks. I’ve been watching them often enough to recognize the posturing that looks a lot like bullying tends to fade after a few spats and all four settle into a zen-like chill. My trust that it stays that way after I’m gone is about 50/50.

I witnessed Light using one of the hay-paths I created to get down to the waterer, although, once she got down there she just turned around without drinking and came right back up. At least it proves they are able to take advantage of it if they choose.

Do you feel like you have a sense of the four horse personalities?

If you scored less than 50%, I should do a better job of describing each member of the herd. Just because I know all the answers to this test doesn’t mean I can leave out these details about the four equine stars of our show.

Test answer key: 1)B 2)B 3)D 4)A 5)A 6)B 7)C 8)C

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