Horses play musical paddocks at SAFE on a regular basis (the one difference being that no one is ever left ‘out’) so it’s not uncommon to have the sensation of ‘you’re not where I left you’ when traversing the property. This sensation is compounded when we have doppelgangers around. It used to be that we only had one Big Bay Gelding around — that being Mateo — but now that number has doubled before our very eyes.
Alvaro arrived at SAFE very much in the ‘colt’ stage of his life — gangly and fuzzy, with a short little tail and a mohawk of a mane befitting his youth. But these days, it’s becoming harder to tell him and Mateo, all 15+ hands of him, apart. Alvaro is still a young buck, don’t get us wrong, but the horse that he is growing into is becoming more apparent by the day.
Alvaro on intake 2/28/2025
Alvaro is spending his days giving Venturo what-for, and acting as an animate chew toy for his younger companion. The two boys are a hoot and a half, and need nary an excuse to get up to antics of all kinds.
