No, that's not Buddy... that's buddy... as in pal, friend, amigo. Although Buddy was Nekoda's buddy, now that he's gone, Maggie is the one she can't be without.
Horse people know the term 'buddy sour' very well. It's when your horse gets so attached to another, it acts like an idiot when you separate them. If you're not a horse person, here is a video that demonstrates it very well: (have your sound on)
I often take Nekoda out to the front pasture while Maggie is finishing up her meal. By the time I get back with Maggie, Nekoda has usually worked up a pretty good lather One day I left Maggie in the back field the entire afternoon. By the time I brought Nekoda back to the barn she was gray! When horses sweat - just like people - they get salty, and Nekoda was covered with salty swirls that day.
I had my camera in my pocket today when I took Nekoda to the front pasture. She's fine while Sadie and I stand there talking to her, but when we start to leave... well, you've seen it now. When she was hanging over the fence calling, she was facing the barn where Maggie was still eating. She'll stop to graze a little, and then go right back to running and calling to her friend.
I decided to throw in a couple more video clips. This one is me walking Maggie down to the front pasture. We swing by the goats to say hello. I can't resist the opportunity to get those babies posted here. You can hear Nekoda whinnying in the background...
I love this one with Maggie's shadow walking down the driveway. We came around the trees and found Nekoda getting her daily back-scratching...
A similar term is 'barn sour'. Some lazy horses (like mine) do little to nothing but hang around the barn all day or in the pasture grazing. Then when you try to ride them away from their favorite spot, they don't want to budge! Some horses will go so far, and then turn around and gallop back to the barn! Those horses can be dangerous. Fortunately, mine don't do that, but they do sometimes get stubborn about going past an imaginary line in the drive.
I hope you enjoyed my videos.
