Groomed and worked Magic on the lunge. He did good and looked good. No noticeable limp. Picked up the trot when asked. Did not show reluctance to move forward as seems to be his demeanor at present when loose. I will speculate that he has recently been subjected to his most serious pecking order adaptation. It is a big change from being mostly stalled with race horse meals to light meals while on pasture with other peers. Adding injury to insult, he has had an abscess and very sore feet while all this adaptation was going on. Magic is the new kid on the block. Newt’s bigger and is an old timer. And although Little More seems so humble to me, his reputation as a “true War Horse with 54 races and winning over $119,000” may just be overwhelming to the new little boy on the block. It could be, you know, like, maybe Magic’s depressed! I will take this opportunity to be Magic’s friend and maybe boost his self esteem. He did seem, for the first time, to enjoy grooming this morning. I washed his mane to get some of that wax gunk out. We’ll see how it goes in the morning.
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