It is nearly a year since Francis became the newest member of my family, - "The Big little brother".  Ali and I Love him so much, it is like he has been around forever.  From the strong, powerful (and Defensive) racehorse.  Who knew how to look after himself, and had many protective layers making sure he was safe.  To the soft hearted generous guy who expresses his emotions as largely as his stature.  Watching him watching us and seeing him "come out of his shell" has been wonderful.  All the new things he has got to do, from trail riding to jumping and the process of him gaining confidence and believing in himself, as well as being able to trust that we are his family and love him even when he isn't totally lovable has let him let us in.

He loves to play Indian Pony and when we go trail riding he is Trail Boss and loves to track other horses on the trail nose down huffing at their foot prints.  We encountered a Snapping Turtle on one ride that caused a loud snort and him running backwards to a safe distance away, letting his BFF Cheyenne go first and get snapped at before him.