I have been trying to be calm, to be still, and to not scare people. I am not against scaring people. I just prefer to do it by choice when it suits me. While things are going well, I did unintentionally give a fright to my little person in the cross ties last week. She was grooming me (translate – brushing my stunning black bay hair and my magnificent black tail while feeding me baby carrots) when some noise set me off. Fortunately I didn’t hurt her. I felt a little bad. Sheesh, she scares easily. Wait a minute, so do I!

Come to think of it, maybe that’s why we get along so well. We both spook kind of easily. Sometimes people tease her (and Magic teases me) because we scare each other. I spooked in the cross ties, which made her jump, which made me jump… We were talking outside in my run one evening when she swatted a fly on her arm, and the slapping sound made me rear, which made her jump away, which startled me… Seems to be a pattern!

Funny I had always wondered why she decided to be my person. Seems like someone braver would have chosen such a fearful (and of course fearsome) horse, not a timid little person. Now I think I am beginning to understand. We are the same, both trying to be calmer and trying together. I’m okay with this – it is nice having someone who understands how easy it is to be jumpy. And between the two of us, she scares easier than me! Magic says my person is great because she makes me seem calm! And she does bring those delicious baby carrots….

I am Thor and I am an Equamore Horse.