Bookends-Part 3

Horses are herd animals and enjoy having other horses around. Like people, they like some horses better than others.

Scuba, my old mare, befriended all types of creatures – goats, cats, other horses. Dundee, our old gelding, loved Scuba. They lived together for more than a decade, and she tolerated his pushy mannerisms and neediness. They groomed one another and kept flies off each others’ faces.

If Dundee would have died first, Scuba would have mourned his death but she would have moved on and buddied up with Lily, my Haflinger mare, and been quite happy.

Dundee though was lost without Scuba. When my old mare died in October, his decline was rapid.