On Sunday it was time for momma to return to the herd life in the pasture. It rained all day on Saturday and the pasture was an ugly muddy mess, but momma walked out there with a calm confidence, as if she had never been gone. The other horses remembered her immediately and came to greet her with curiosity. She moved some of them away and some of them moved her. She seemed to be well in balance with the herd.
Feather surrendered his pile of alfalfa for momma without a discussion, and later she challenged Thelma for a spot on the feeder. Thelma didn't mind. She is too big to fit under the shelter anyway.
She is such a beautiful pony and so smart. She will do well where ever she is. But it was great having her right next door to Madeira for just a couple of weeks. Madeira tried her hardest to boss the pony around, but the pony pinned her ears back at Madeira and stood her ground saying: "Is that all you got miss thoroughqueen!" Miss Queenie was a big bluff anyway. She whinnied longingly after as I walked momma out to the pasture.
Poor baby has had a bad cough and her nose is running with yellow stuff. People say that it's just allergies, but I'm very worried, that she has gotten a cold. Her resistance would be low because of all the stress of separating from momma so suddenly.
I will be calling the ranch every day this week to ask how she is doing and hope, that they will call the vet out if she worsens.
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