I brought Taylor to his new home at the end of June.  I am boarding him at a stable that has rolling hills, a nearby lake, and a pasture in a valley.  It's a beautiful place! 

Let's just say Taylor was not impressed in the beginning.  In fact, he was mad at me.  This summer has been brutally hot, and Taylor is not one that really enjoys the heat.  He is the horse you will always find in the shade, if he can find a patch.  Unfortunately, his transition pen at his new home didn't have any shade.  I can understand why he was unhappy and mad at me. 

We went through some transition pains.  The sweet horse I had grown to love disappeared for a few weeks.  He ignored me, threw fits, and even took to nipping me.  I was starting to wonder what I had gotten myself into.  I became very unhappy because he was unhappy.  I knew what he was like when he was happy, and he was miserable.  I tried to do everything I could to make the transition better.  I talked to the boarding owner about trying to integrate him with the herd as soon as possible.  I knew making friends, grazing, and having spots of shade could make him happy again.  Finally, we tried him out in the small pasture with a few other horses.  Taylor perked back up.  I started seeing glimpses of the horse I knew. 

Taylor is now in with the main herd in the pasture in the valley.  He loves it!    His best friend is a small 3-year-old Quarter Horse named Blaze.  He is about half the size of Taylor, and they go everywhere together!  Taylor had a hard time transitioning at first, but who wouldn't in a new unfamiliar place?  As his owner, I did my best to help him and get him where I knew he wanted to be.

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