Jess has always been fiercely independent, bossy and had a huge personal bubble, ever since I brought her home as a yearling, but she and Bo were very close
After he went she was so lost. But even he was rarely invited into her space, I think I saw them groom once or twice in the 10+ years they were together. She loves the little guys, but despite their best efforts she’s never groomed with them that I have seen. So this is huge, I’ve seen her initiating grooming with Niko every day for the past week
She still likes her personal space, she gets that every night when Niko is out on grass, but she really seems to like having him around and she’s actually relinquishing a little of her control and letting him grow, she doesn’t dominate over him like she has with every other horse she’s ever met (and did with him until very recently). It’s only taken her almost 2 years to accept him
After he went she was so lost. But even he was rarely invited into her space, I think I saw them groom once or twice in the 10+ years they were together. She loves the little guys, but despite their best efforts she’s never groomed with them that I have seen. So this is huge, I’ve seen her initiating grooming with Niko every day for the past week
She still likes her personal space, she gets that every night when Niko is out on grass, but she really seems to like having him around and she’s actually relinquishing a little of her control and letting him grow, she doesn’t dominate over him like she has with every other horse she’s ever met (and did with him until very recently). It’s only taken her almost 2 years to accept him