Wild Horses: Claro comes home at last to join Mica and Cremosso

Claro, happy to be home

On Monday, Rich Scott trailered Claro back to his home, and he was reunited with Mica and Cremosso.

Claro, clean and just out of the trailer

Rich and Claro in the trailer as Mica and Cremosso watch

When Rich arrived, he did a little work with Claro on loading and unloading into the trailer, and then had me work with him on loading and unloading.  As we worked, Mica and Cremosso watched very closely from the small pen.

Carol stroking Claro, inside the trailer

Cremosso and Mica watch Claro

Then Rich released Claro into the corral while he trimmed Mica and Cremosso’s feet.

Rich and Claro

Claro celebrating being home

Mica getting his hooves trimmed

Cremosso taking a close look at the shoeing box

Cremosso just had to take a closer look at the shoeing equipment.

Mica approaching Claro, opening and closing his mouth in submission

Claro throws his head up, Mica still submissive

Mica goes closer to Claro

Next, Rich turned Mica and Cremosso loose in  the big corral with Claro, and Mica immediately went up to Claro, and acted submissive, using the young wild horse opening and closing of the mouth which means “I’m a baby, don’t hurt me.”

Claro play biting at Cremosso

Cremosso bites back at Claro

Then Claro and Cremosso had their reunion, which included some squealing and posturing from Claro.  Mica stayed back but was very interested.  Then the three started running around the corral.

All three together at last in the corral

All three run together

Close up of the three

Rich used the flag to encourage them to split up and face him, to pay attention to him rather than to each other.

Rich works with all three horses using the flag

Cremosso encourages Mica to run

Mica figured out this new game very quickly, deciding it was much easier to stand quietly and face Rich than it was to continue running.  Once all were standing quietly, Rich went up to each horse and stroked them and had them stand quietly as he did so  – and if they moved off, they were moved until they settled calmly and faced him once more.  I was very impressed seeing the three horses at different points in the corral, all standing quietly.

Rich with Mica

Rich with Cremosso

Rich and Claro

Then I went out of the corral to get a good spot to watch them run out of the corral.  Cremosso figured out the gate was open first, and led the charge, Mica close on his heels. Claro was slower but ran to catch up, clearly happy to be home once again.

Spilling out of the corral, Cremosso in the lead

Claro a little behing the other two

Mica right behind Cremosso

Claro runs to catch up

I am very happy to have them all home together at last.