And then there were 2

Now that I am down to 2 horses- at least until Jayne's foal makes its appearance, and since both horses are elderly with Beamer at 20 and Jayne at 19,  and also considering that both of them have arthritic knees, and not likely to get too rambunctious, I am working on them living together. 

He had better remember that mares are Da Boss!

Yesterday I had them across the fence from each other again, and since they were quietly standing together except for the fence separating them, I took Beamer and went into Jayne's Pen. 

I kept Beamer in hand to start with and led him around to explore while watching Jayne's reaction. She just stood quietly so I let Beamer loose.

As you can see in the following video, Jayne Has Rules. 

Beamer is quite loud!

Jayne spent about 7 years in a brood mare herd being pasture bred, so she is a good one to teach Beamer the Rules Of Equine Etiquette. This will be the second time he has lived with a mare- the first time was with Coyote Belle just after I sold Gussie in 2013, but that only lasted a couple of weeks as Belle got too rough with him. 

That's close enough, Buster! 

Beamer had to sniff every pooh pile, and he found the perfect spot to roll; the ground has thawed enough to make a perfect dirt bath.

Grind that dirt in! Good thing he's black!

Where did that mare go?

The look of a happy boy

Awwww.... no caption needed!

That is going to be one gorgeous foal and I can't wait for *ahem* HER arrival. 

Today I will turn them out together all day, and Beamer goes back to his own pen at night.