[RC] a bobcat, a calf, and a very large box -- and no bolt! - alexis_mills
Perhaps my beautiful Samurai is finally growing up
and starting to trust me. He's six now, and we've been together three
years.
I've been taking him regularly
into the narrow wash where he likes to spin and bolt (to confront my/his fear
and all that), but today he just stopped and arched his neck to alert me,
and we watched a bobcat slink across the wash about 50 yds ahead. Sami was
pretty tense but willing to go on after that, a huge improvement.
The calf at the corner he barely gave a glance (despite his/my cow
phobia). And even though he leaped to the right and skittered sideways when he
spotted a huge cardboard box entangled in the brush, he didn't spin or try to
take take off for a change.
He's much more settled with
company, but no one else at the stable likes to ride for more than an hour, and
they don't like riding the wash, so we're usually out alone.
I wonder how he would react to a
badger. I saw one crossing the road near my house yesterday, and when he got to
the shoulder, he turned to look at me. That's the first I've ever seen in the
wild -- a thrill that made my day.
Hope to see some of you on the trail in the not-too-distant
future.
