Monday- 2nd week

We have thought of some names- but the names in the past have actually come a little later after purchasing the kai's- opnce we know what their natures are like it's a bit easier to name them...I do have a few names in mind- but we'll see once we know which horse is going to who.  Today it was fantastic...I've been going in and moving these two around- shutting the gates and pputting one in one yard while the other is in the 2nd yard....this gets them ready for the big day when we start working them on their own...they didn't mind a bit- I put Sarg Gypsy and Louka in the paddock outside the yards so that they felt as though they had company-and thankfully they all came to the fence to watch...hopefully encouraging them, and telling them that they had all been through this and survived.... Louka was particularly interested.  After a while of moving them around the yard I let them back in together...Later in the afternoon Lynn and I were standing talking and both of them -Big Boy was first- walked right up to us. That is a HUGE step. That's the foirst time Big Boy has voluntarily come to us without any prompting. YES!!! excellent- then little chap was right there too....that's what we want to see.. Yahoo all on their own accord. We fed them their hay and their hard feed- they really do lick the bowl clean now... These guys- as with all the others think nothing of lying down flat on the ground if it's windy...I know the first time I saw this was when we had Sarg & Cinney- they look like they are lifeless but they are just letting the wind roll over them- then up they pop- they do have protection from the wind here so I think it's more an instinct and they must do that up on the mountains to bob down out of the weather...funny very clever. I am just loving watching their progress- they are all just a little bit different to the last ones- and I must be careful not to push them - I like to keep them learning but give them the time to work things out for themselves to a certain degree...I can't have it all one way- so a little bit a lot is better - it's the subtle things that matter...and just watching for those tiny little steps leads to bigger and better things. Besides they teach us as much as we teach them.