the first nicker....

he was very happy to get his morning snack and let me know in horsetalk!

you'll have to bear with me. this is the first time i've ever had a colt. had lotsa older horses but never a 'baby' so when pableu does new stuff i get all silly and fuzzy the same way i would if it were one of my grandkids. plus he's just so stinkin' cute! the white part of his eyes make his expressions all the more adorable so add that to his silky fur and long spidery legs and i'm mush. every morning i give him some alfalfa pellets wet down with meadowsweet tea and a scoop of his vitamins and when he saw me coming he nickered at me! this was the first time he ever has. he's really quiet and except for calling his uncles when they get out of eyesight, he never makes a peep. so when he nickered, i was elated. what, really, is a nicker? it's a horse talking...expressing itself, giving you a message. if only i could know all of his language! perhaps if i shut up and listen, be quiet and always kind, i will....