She is very sweet, but only if you pay all your attention to her. She doesn't like it when you pet or feed the other horses and lets it be known. Lady has only been with us a short while, so I'm still getting to know her. Like I said, she's sweet. She's a bit tempestuous and very funny if you watch from a distance. What I didn't know about her is that if she is startled, something strange happens to her.
I was out taking pictures around the house and of course thought of taking some of the horses. There are three, but Lady was the only one around. I took a few and wanted to get some of her whole body and started to take a few steps back. I accidentally stumbled over a brush hog for the tractor and it made a noise. Lady startled and took off like a rocket. I lured her back to me with my sweet, angelic voice, and then I noticed the strange thing happening to her. Her breath was finally calming down...
...and she started falling asleep. It was as if by being startled and getting a shot of adrenaline, she sort of shorted out and needed to take a nap for a minute.
Poor thing. I didn't mean to freak her out so bad. I hoped she would forgive me.
Then she leaned in for a kiss and I knew she had.
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