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| The 'twins' as we approached, eating and standing together |
Everyone we met coming
from the other direction stopped to tell us that the horses were just ahead. We
kept walking along the trail, and noticed a lump alongside the trail near the
turn. As we got close the “lump” got up and shook itself off. It revealed
itself as one of the horses. We slowed and walked carefully, and sure enough,
as we approached the turn we started seeing more of the horses.
I saw the horses up
close several years ago on the Bolen’s Bluff trail. While used to people, they
definitely seemed skittish, probably due to the presence of several colts, and
I gave them their space. This time, perhaps because of the flooding and the
presence of only one youngster, they appeared more placid. Several hikers went
by, admiring but not approaching.
We watched them for a
while, eating and wandering around. The ‘twins’ as I silently named them caught
my eye. Two horses, standing and eating together, and very similar in
appearance.
Last I heard about
twenty five of these wild Spanish horses live on the prairie. This group
consisted of seven or eight.
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| The tail started moving as one reached over and took a mouthful of Spanish Moss |
They remained eating,
with one standing watching us and others but making no move, as we turned and
headed back along the trail. From our vantage point we saw water in the trail
ahead, so decided to save it for another day.
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