05/18/2026
I made y'all a cheesy rhyme,
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue,
Can y'all believe it's been a month with these Two!
In all seriousness though, these two have come so far in just a month! From scared and untouched to letting me touch their face, scratch and brush them all over, halter, deworm, they with eat treats from my hand, and yesterday, we trimmed hooves!
Smoky wasn't a huge fan of being trimmed but didn't do so bad. Especially for his first time ever. He lets me touch his face now, he loves being brushed! He's starting to have a big personality, he loves playing with Bandit, he IS the drama! His warts are starting to fall off, which means his immune system is getting better he's got an insanely beautiful coat and he's so shiny!
Bandit I've found gets very angry when I stop giving him scratches, he will nip at me if I stop scratching him (we're working on that, but discipline is different when the horse has been through traumas) he definitely loves his scratches and brushing! He lets me touch and pet/scratch his face. He did really surprisingly well with his hoof trimming yesterday I'm so proud of him! He is still super skittish with other people but trusts me. When it's just me he will follow you around like a puppy dog. Which surprises me because he was the most skittish one when they first arrived! He still has some of his winter coat but he has such a pretty copper coat and it's also getting shiny!
I'm so proud of them!
Happy 1 month Smoky and Bandit!!