The Ghost of Amy

Abby is acting more and more like Amy as time goes on. Perhaps it is that I treat her the way I treated Amy, but whatever the reason, today her actions really were like her namesake.

She loves to come out of the pasture with me and graze, and since I keep her out for a half hour or so, I bring a chair  and sit while she chomps. It is a lovely way to pass a summer afternoon. 

And like Amy, Abby "checks in" with me periodically. She steps over, nuzzles me or sniffs my hands, and then goes back to the grass. This is repeated over and over.

Abby's name at Indiana Horse Rescue was Sassy, but it has been a long time since I saw any behavior like that. (In fact, it was only in the first month or two that she was with me.) She's calm, quiet, enjoys people (especially children) and follows me around, even when she's not on a lead rope.

Just like Amy.

I sure love this sweet girl.