Tandem-ish

Sioux er en tenkende og klok hest. Biloxi er "kjapp i hodet". Jeg vet ikke om forskjellen er like merkbar for andre, men for meg er det nesten som de er ulike arter, og ikke bare individer, innimellom. Men fordelen er naturligvis at begge er enkle for en skarve tofoting å forholde seg til. Joda, Biloxi kan bli litt for ivrig og distrahert, men han er utrolig lærevillig og lett å engasjere. Sioux kan lett bli engstelig, men om man ikke stresser henne så gjør hun simpelten alt man ber om. Eller, innen rimelighetens grenser, for om det man ber om virker helt teit, så spør hun en gang eller tre for å være sikker. Og noen ganger har hun jammen rett... Men ikke i dag. Hun syntes garantert ikke at det var noe sjakktrekk å ta med Biloxi i bånd, men lot seg overbevise, og det ble super miljøtrening for minstemann og (tross alt) hyggelig mosjon for henne og meg.

Sioux is a wise horse, and a thinker. Biloxi is quick and nimble of mind. I don't know whether the difference is as noticable to everyone else, but to me it sometimes seems as if they're different speciens, and not just individuals. What's great is that both are easy for a mere human to relate to. Sure, Biloxi can get too eager and distracted, but he's extremely willing to learn, whereas Sioux can get worried, but if you give her time and trust she'll do pretty much anything you ask. Within reason, because she will "ask" and sometimes even suggest other solutions, and good thing too as she's right more often than not. But not today. Even though she was clear about having Biloxi "tag along" being a bad idea, she was convinced and it was excellent training for him and a nice physical and mental workout for she and I.