Baby (Rum Runner)

Baby is an Andalusian-Quarter Horse cross.  We call him a teenage, punk Andalusian because he is on the uncouth side.  I would not be surprised to come out some morning and find that he had dyed his mane magenta.  

I have had to take back all the disparaging things I have said about Baby's behavior.  He really can be awfully sweet.  On one occasion,  some friends came out to ride.  Julia was in the process of climbing on Baby when he accidentally stepped with his front foot, on the leg of Minnie, our miniature pinscher.  Minnie started screaming and twisting around and Baby instantly shifted his weight to the other front foot.  Unfortunately, Minnie spun around such that he stepped on her hind leg.  Minnie continued to scream.  Baby was horrified and reared up to take both front feet off the ground and in an effort to avoid Minnie, went down to his knees in the front.  This was all pretty interesting to Julia, who won our approval for staying firmly seated in the saddle.  Minnie had a sore hind foot but it was not broken, a tribute to the sturdiness of her tiny bones because Baby is at least 1200 lbs. 

Rev. Liz on Baby

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