My new miniature filly, Willow came home on Monday, September 14, 2009. Other than getting a bit jumpy after closing the trailer door, the move was quite uneventful. I worried about working the first night. I wanted to keep a close eye on her, but she did just fine. Weaning is almost as painful for me as it is for her! I want to sit out there with her to keep her company!She cries a bit when I walk away from her pen, but beyond that she is adjusting well. She will be getting a pigmy goat baby as a companion on Monday 9/28.
This evening I took Willow for a walk on the lead line down the country road where I live. I am having a roof built over her stall for shelter and needed her out of the way for the post hole digger. She walked like a champ! It took only minor corrections to keep her walking beside me with her nose at my hip, one arm’s length away. She didn’t even seem to notice the cars as they came down the road. Willow is not spooky in any way! Wes and I walked her a second time after he arrived home with the same result. I didn’t want to do the entire 2 1/2 mile trek around the block because it was her first walk with us and I expect a very short attention span. For a weanling of only 5 months, I think she’s awesome!
