Spirit

For an old guy so underweight he has spirit. He has an opinion about what is going to be done to him. He loves to be brushed, the soft curry comb is his favorite so that is my weapon. If he decides to walk away when I approach him all I have to do is touch him with the curry comb and he will stop in his tracks. The only time he really objects to being touched is when it hurts. He can walk in pretty fast circles if he feels he needs to, and as long as I hang on to his withers and don't look around me I don't get dizzy. The stall is scary too and he gave me his opinion about walking in alone. So right now he needs to somebody to walk in with him, as soon as another horse comes in the barn he settles.
His spirit is going to help him recover quickly. He's a tough old guy with a lot of heart. I think he has a few more good years ahead of him, he thinks so too.