Misty Blue – A Born Leader
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you have had a great week as best as you can. Today I wanted to share a story with you all about this little firecracker, Misty Blue (Bannock), out of Mist. She was very little when she was first born but has grown quite a bit in the last month. She has also developed quite the personality! As I mentioned in an early post, the bachelor boys were causing a lot of trouble for the bands in the area on the day I hiked out to see the new babies. For the most part, they stood around the other horses and just watched. However, that all changed about an hour after I had arrived. Bachelor stallions, Guardian and Trooper, were lingering near several bands but had gone down to the base of a hill to get a drink from a nearby waterhole. The area we were in had many hills that can hide an entire group of horses. Once down there, they were out of sight of myself and the other horses. Sidekick’s band, not knowing the boys were down there, headed down to get a drink as well. I stayed up top and was still there when I heard something coming closer. I knew it was the sound of horses running and soon after, four horses came up over the hill and ran through the area. They went by so fast I wasn’t sure who was all in the group. I did know at least one was stallion Trooper and it looked as though he was pushing several others from Sidekick’s band. He chased them all to another hill about a quarter-mile away and down the other side. I stood there for a minute watching and then heard more horses coming up the hill. Sidekick’s band was spread out all over at this point so I wasn’t sure who was still down below. Four horses emerged and guess who was in the lead? This little lady right here! River, her foal, Mist, and her filly, Misty Blue had been left behind and were running to find the others. I cannot explain the feeling of how neat it was to see this little filly come over the hill first. She was large and in charge and was going to lead her family to safety! Her mother, Mist, is the lead mare in Sidekick’s band and maybe someday her little filly will be a lead mare as well. After watching her that day, I would definitely say that leading is in her blood! Below are some photos of her running around and pestering her sister prior to the band being chased by the bachelors. Have a great weekend wherever you may be and stay safe everyone <3
Misty Blue out of Mist x Sidekick
Misty Blue out of Mist x Sidekick
Misty Blue taunting her little sister, Bayou.