Baloo

When it comes to animal intelligence I feel that horses are far too often bypassed. Granted, they allow far weaker beings to clamber on them and boss them around, but perhaps it’s all a conspiracy. One horse at Rockside, Baloo, has proved time and again his superior intelligence.

Firstly, he will refuse to behave for any instructor unless he hears them exhort his virtues to anyone who’ll listen.

Secondly, an innate fear of being left in the stables whilst all the other horses are put back in their fields means we have to perform a pantomime of pretending we’re taking out a ride if we are. Saddles loosely put on and loud announcements about how much we’re looking forward to our ride are the only means to stop him breaking down his stable door in fury.  

 Furthermore, when Rohaise had the bookings book open on the table the other day, he put his head on her shoulder.

“Oh hello Baloo” she said, “which day would you like to work on?”

At this he closed the entire book shut with his nose.

This is a warning for the impending takeover of the horse race.