I’m outside the back of the house, loading up the outdoor wood furnace with large chunks of fir when I notice that all the horses have come down from the far fields and are clustered around the house gate. It’s about half an hour before dusk, and the snow is falling thick and heavy, joining the fresh 4 inches already on the ground. The herd is jumpy and behaving strangely…
We had a black bear come down within a couple hundred meters of the house a few days ago. Is he back? The neighbour’s cougar hounds are also barking away, so maybe there is a cougar nearby. Or maybe the herd is just feeling jacked and spicy in the falling snow?
Jini Patel Thompson is a natural health writer and Lazer Tapping instructor. She began riding at age 2 in Kenya, and got her first horse at age 8 in Alberta, and so continues a life-long journey and love affair with these amazing creatures.
Watching your herd was very interesting.
Glad you think so too!
Aloha Jini,
I am missing Audelina.
I know Jax is with Kesia.
I’m afraid to ask, but I haven’t seen her lately…..
Aloha no,
Linda Andersen
Audelina is down on the coast with Kaliah – they stayed with my daughter for the winter. Both are doing well – if you take a look at our Instagram we often post photos/videos of the two of them there:
https://www.instagram.com/listen.to.your.horse/
Why do the horses dislike the dog? As a protector, I would think that the horses would welcome such help.
Oh they don’t dislike him. They will lie down with him nearby or lying near them. They have also seen him chase off bear and moose. But they are in Herd Mode here. Different boundaries 🙂
Maybe it was wolves, as the herd seemed so averse to Koomba, usually a friend.
Yes I wondered that myself – like they were hyper-sensitized to canines. Very good observation!