>>> Here is Trausti week two. Still sticking with Nas but not fighting with >>> anyone and more and more grazing near the other guys. Here with >>> traveller.
He looks good, Janice. He doesn't look like he's lost any weight. Unlike some Icelandic's, Trausti has never been a true air-fern, although he had put on some weight over the past year. When he moved here from California, he lost weight for a while, and I took that to be one of his signs of stress. Of course, he wasn't quite 6 then, but I'm still relieved to see him looking about the same weight. Tivar hasn't lost any weight either - although that's not necessarily as good for Tivar as for Trausti! I think Teev may have even put on a couple of pounds. That's ok with me...if keeping him out in that pasture keeps him from itching, we'll go with it. The pasture isn't that lush, but it keeps him busy. Still no signs of new SE sores, and he's still not wearing the flysheet, just the fly mask. He doesn't seem any more bothered by the bugs than any of the other horses. We have a change in the weather pattern coming up later this week - I'm keeping my fingers crossed that weather change won't set him back. Karen Thomas, NC
