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Saturday April 2 2011
It's not often you see a penguin out in the Owyhee desert. Certainly not one as big as Pierre.
For all the hanging around Arabians that Stormy (Thoroughbred ex-racehorse) does, he doesn't spook at much. In fact the only real thing he gets scared of is when he's too far out on his own on a ride and he realizes just how far he is. As for tarps, flapping plastic bags on bushes - things that a lot of Arabs would spook at, Stormy remains unfazed (anything like that might be associated with a carrot).
A penguin - now that got his attention, especially when it looked like it was moving towards him by itself.
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But when he saw Connie behind it,
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and as he heard my reassuring voice on his back, and felt my reasurring hand, he willingly approached,
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and became acquainted with Pierre of the Desert.
It will be another good training tool for the Owyhee herd.
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