While her filly gets a lot of (well deserved) screen time, we have to pay homage to Frida herself. As we round the corner on 6 months of Paloma, let’s take a moment to shout out the mare who gave us that little life.
Frida is a strong personality, a fact we picked up on from the moment we met. She was skeptical about being haltered at first, and was particular about where she was ok with being brushed. She is very clear in her communications: I would like more scratches, please, and here’s where I’d like them. Don’t think about touching my leg, miss farrier, without a negotiation process first.
And while her stature and presence can at times be intimidating, Frida has also shown herself to be most understanding and reasonable. In those crucial first few hours following Paloma’s birth when we had to play nursemaid, Frida allowed us to not only be around her filly, but to handle her and her udder without really any complaint. We worried in sending her to a foster location with a big field that she might be difficult to catch up, but call her and she comes. We haven’t gotten to know her in a working capacity yet, as her full-time job has been first growing, and then attending to her filly, but it’s abundantly clear that Frida is a very special sort.
