I was selecting and editing photos for the winter newsletter this weekend when I "discovered" a photo I took back in late August but never ended up using on the blog. And it illustrates a wonderful love story about two of our blind horses, Bo and Guadalupe. That's big, handsome Bo on the left, standing guard over his little filly, Guadalupe, while she snoozes.
This is a common sight with these two. Whenever she is sleeping or just resting like this, Bo is always standing right behind her, protecting her while she's down.
He absolutely adores Guadalupe and can't stand being apart from her … even if it's only, say, 10 feet away! Whenever we bring them in from pasture, Bo gets a bit agitated if he thinks Guadalupe is too far from him, and he starts nickering and whinnying to her. To reassure him, we've learned it's best to bring them in side by side … always.
Although Guadalupe is a tiny little thing compared to Bo, she's really the leader of the two. I wouldn't say she's dominant in that horsey kind of way — she doesn't boss him around — but she is the confident, assertive, inquisitive one, and is always on the move. We'll often look out and see Guadalupe gliding across the pasture while Bo does his best to follow and keep up with her. She's the first to go check things out, whether it's because we're filling the water tank in their pasture — "Hey, look, people are here!" — or because another horse is whinnying in the adjoining pasture — "Hey, what's up with Domino?" As she skitters off in that direction, Bo traipses along behind, whinnying to her: "Wait for me, dear!"
But when it comes time for Guadalupe to rest, Bo is all about being her loyal protector. Although, truth be told, he's probably relieved she's staying put for a change so he can relax, too. He's thinking, "Enough of keeping up with this filly!"
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