The Whole Herd Is Together Finally!

[@carrieh9956]

Wow, Annie has a big personality! Almost as big as Gracie, and I love it!!!

[@kimberlybertrand2733]

I clicked on this so fast, all 8 together, exciting stuff! Baby MoMo is certainly the center of attention, well, with all but the three amigas. It's so interesting just watching all of their interactions. Mocha is already so smart. Her instincts are starting to kick in nicely. She's figuring out who's more nurturing, who's wanting to play, and who to just steer clear of. Doesn't it look like Mocha's coat will be very light when she finishes shedding out, maybe even lighter than Annie? I feel like Annie just runs around singing, "I'm a big kid now!" 😂 Annie and Mr. Wilde are testaments to the kind of horse dad you are. They have grown into magnificent, gorgeous, muscular, self-confident animals. No doubt Mocha will be, too. All of your horses are testaments to your abilities and love you give them. I was just speaking of the wildies and where they started from when you got them. It would be SO interesting if you had Annie tested.

[@pamelameckley5040]

If Mocha ends up being lighter than Annie her name will be quite the conversation piece! 😂

[@kimberlybertrand2733]

​@Pamela Meckley Mocha's middle name can be Frappuccino 😂 She's so precious. It's going to be a treat watching her grow as we have Annie

[@tinachippas7075]

To think a few years ago horses didn't mean much to me and then I fell in love with this site and have learned so much. Seems like coming home viewing these videos. Love the interactions within the herd and the beauty of the location.

[@marysquires7321]

They are all so beautiful & very well trained! Thanks for sharing!

[@StableHorseTraining]

my pleasure :)

[@sandyhayden-bristow1382]

That was a nice integration of all those lovely characters. Your Luke is such a great horse, very easy-going but not a push-over either. He really likes to have fun with everyone. Mocha did very well and is learning who may not be the most approachable. A gorgeous day with a gorgeous herd, and Graeme with his head on a swivel. '🤗

[@pamelameckley5040]

I loved the way he calmly (almost eloquently) backed up to Annie. He's a beautiful horse - friendly, but not going to be pushed around too much. Luke's a great horse, love him.

[@tanyasteers4802]

Mocha side eyeing you is the best when grooming Luke cute like she don't need you lol

[@vivienleigh4640]

This is like honey for the soul.

[@cheriethievin9243]

They are all beautiful.

[@pamelameckley5040]

They really are gorgeous horses, a fine testament to how well Graeme takes care of them.

[@maureenstringer4362]

SUCH an interesting video. Taking them as individuals I’d love to comment on all of them but I’ll pick out 3 for now.dear mocha just cruising around there with the whole herd, no big deal people 😂 if she gets told off, while she listens well, she’s going pffft, whatever. 😁 what a great nature. Mr wilde just cracks me up, there’s nothing stylish about him, (no offence) he just motors up the arena full tilt like “stand aside, here I come “ isn’t his coat beautiful with the dapples and the strong look of him is amazing. Lastly Annie, how beautiful is she. I still think she’s getting a muscular quarter horse rump 😊 wow her personality has zoomed, she’s quite fearless and just darling the way she looks out for mocha. She’s becoming a very smart girl. Thanks so much for your time and effort Graeme 👍👍 you must look around at your surroundings and gorgeous herd and think you’re in heaven. I would. 😁

[@kelseystrouse954]

Yoke is really a wonder. She's the perfect example of mind over matter. Her small stature doesn't matter when in her mind, she is un-movable. It doesn't matter if it's male or female, big or small. Nobody moves Yoke. Period. Luke's got an adjustment to make. He's used to having his two girls, Annie and Yoke following him around. Now they're preoccupied with Baby Mocha and keep sending him away. It'll all work itself out but I predict Annie will choose Baby Mocha as her primary playmate versus Luke being in that position. And BTW, ANNIE'S MANE IS GOING TO BE STUNNING 😍

[@StableHorseTraining]

Just as a friendly correction, her name is Joka with a "J" and an "a", not like a yoke of an egg :)

[@pamelameckley5040]

Don't feel bad, I thought it was spelled that way at first too, mainly because I saw some others spelling it that way. And because it sounds like it would start with a "Y." In the Netherlands, the "J" is used the same way. I know of a horse called Teije Rein (pronounced Tie-ya Rine - or something close to it 😂.)

[@Mahmah476]

It's fascinating to watch the interactions and hierarchy adjustments. My guess is that Joka seems to be the top horse. It's also interesting to see that Luke seems to be the only one who can switch groups.

[@cupcake110473]

Annie always has great hair days.😂

[@rachaelsimpson8802]

It's a good looking herd when they are all walking together!

[@joannsmith9]

Ithink they will be one happy herd. Mocha will soon be a great little herd member. They are all such neat horses. Annie is getting more gorgeous every day with that long mane. Annie is telling Mocha “I thought WE were going to be bestees. But you’ve been hanging out with Joka more than me-I don’t like that”. You aren’t the only one that can’t stop watching-I can’t get anything accomplished in the house because I can’t take my eyes off them either.

[@BabyGirl-cw6uj]

Oh she's quite the personality now Annie. She tells the boys what for! 😍🫶🏽

[@pamelameckley5040]

At 27:38, you can see just how much bigger Annie is, height and weight wise, from Mocha. It's only for a second or two before your camera moves to the left but I found it interesting to see how much Annie has grown and a nice comparison between a one-year-old and a two-year-old Wildie.(I'm going of what you said about how small Annie was when she first arrived.). No one would ever guess that you ever had a fear of horses Graeme, right in the midst of your herd now, camera in hand!

[@DANdan-co9ux]

Welcome to the herd, Mocha❤

[@bonnieharpold6281]

Annie's mane is so long and beautiful and Baby Mocha already has a beautiful long tail

[@suemick8709]

Thank you Graeme. It's always fun to watch these goofballs working out their pecking order. Annie seems more assertive taking on the roll of slightly bossy babysitter.

[@margrit7560]

I could watch this for hours.

[@hazellove2144]

Beautiful herd.❤😊

[@gigjoy1994]

Love watching them..😍 BABY Mocha doing some Moves. :)

[@denisehampton3102]

Well, that is a good one! Every one seemed to balance out. You said Joka asked, "why does everyone out grow me?" Doesn't bother her much, she can run a Percheron around lol😉

[@EagleSoul]

Mission accomplished Graeme 👍you have a very eclectic herd. Which, in my modest opinion, gives that extra layer of variety that is enriching for them and for us to watch🤓. BTW I love that whenever Gracie needs a friend to reassure her, you are there🥰just easing her mind a bit.And then off she goes🐎. Like a Pit stop in F1 races😄 Cheers 🇺🇾

[@KristyW72]

She is fitting in perfectly. Thank you for taking us along.

[@EllaBee90]

I love hearing the commentaries, it's like listening to a hockey match sometimes. LOL

[@jacksg1809]

Annie's mane is lovely and long and sleek shes grown up so much and a happy girl with her herd .Joka reminds me of a JRT no one messes with the smallest 😂😂

[@constanceaverman4364]

I have been anticipating this day and the results are so pleasing. Your process of introducing Mocha to the herd teaches me that taking time with them individually helps them to sort themselves out in a herd without hurting baby mocha. It is enjoyable to watch them grow.

[@incalescent9378]

I don't quite understand all the dynamics, but it's very interesting how Annie and Mr Wilde, who usually are both pretty happy-go-lucky are very serious about this little baby in their midst and what that means. And how they almost have no interest in you either, when they normally come up to say hi to you a lot. This is clearly much more important. Joka is interesting. She does calm things down a few times, even when she isn't going to tell anyone off completely and she's not going to come running down but she is still conveniently there to block a few things from going too rough. Bit of distraction here, a small send there, just enough. (I do feel foor poor Mocha though, it must be quite overwhelming to her. There's a lot going on.)

[@moppeliini6614]

Thank you. I's always a treat to follow your beautiful horses. You are truly lucky one to have all those beauties around you. Annie look a lot like Finnhorse .

[@judithsnook1139]

You have some very interesting personalities here! I appreciate your patience and understanding with them.

[@ivorythebashful]

I believe the term would be for Gracie: Angsty!! It’s great to see Annie hanging out with Mocha. That’s pretty cool to see!

[@birgit4314]

What a beautiful and special day! Mocha and Joka are friends from the begin 🥰. Gracie is sometimes on fire 🔥. Annie is always a sweetie. What is with Lina, she is so quiet?

[@pamelameckley5040]

I wondered about Lena too, along with Roni. I suppose they just prefer each other's company over the rest. Roni does *not* like Mocha much, or so it would seem, if you pay attention to his ears whenever Mocha gets around him - always back. Definitely not into baby horses.😢 Roni, Lena, and Gracie are all of the ones that have been the most unwelcoming (no surprise with Gracie) and coincidentally, also the ones that keep to themselves in a corner. I wouldn't call the trio antisocial though. I really have no idea what to call it, truthfully.

[@denisehampton3102]

Lena IS the Queen, Roni & Gracie are her Entourage, (Gracie the enforcer/guard), and the rest are minons. Lena "oh, are there other horses in the arena, huh, I didn't see them"

[@donnashort9634]

Annie is the prettiest girlie horse

[@stephaniem1107]

Poor Momo stuck in her winter coat during summer. Lucky for her she has someone to help get it off bit by bit.

[@TheZklassen]

This completely made my day 😀 I’ve got a spicy standardbred that reminds me very much of Gracie …so much so that I’m seriously thinking about sending her your way for some training for her and me 😄

[@paulasmith8324]

That seemed to go really well! I didn't know what to expect but kind of thought things would be more chaotic. Annie is a very busy girl these days! It's great to see her and Mocha getting along together. Mr. Wild was not so focused on driving Mocha today which was good as it was way too hot for a lot of racing about. Poor Mocha looks very uncomfortable with her heavy coat.

[@lunalouhoo]

Nice to see everybody in the arena together!

[@sidilicious11]

Fascinating! Great and often very funny commentary. Very entertaining.

[@quetzal2268]

The herd sure is keeping Moca busy.

[@debbiehorn8263]

Everybody looks great. Looks like they would love to eat that grass across the fence ..

[@kkdoc7864]

I wonder if horses feel “tickles”. And btw, your videos can never be too long.

[@StableHorseTraining]

I believe they do

[@LKauf279]

I won’t ever know for sure but I SWEAR my lesson mare was ticklish under the girth!! Lol

[@KoDiaKuL]

I am sure they tickle with that upper lip or theirs :)

[@miarobv]

It’s fascinating how Annie likes to hang around when Momo and Joka are co-grooming. Annie likes being with & driving Mocha but doesn’t co-groom with her

[@pamelameckley5040]

Annie likes to chomp on her too. She's like "Finally, someone I boss around!" She's not really unfriendly, just seems to want to show her the ropes. Felt bad for Luke and Mocha at 9:00, they were peacefully co-grooming and Annie came along and ruined it. I'm wondering why she did that.

[@sharleencrystal4194]

😮Gracie is so beautiful. Elegant and her attitude is all Arab. Love that mare! I'm thrilled to see everyone! You don't come up in the algorithm like you used to. Very seldom. I miss my mornings with you all of you. Keep your fire Gracie! It's ok to be different just don't be a. Meanie!!

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thank you! The "algorithm" is simply a list that KZbin thinks you'll like the best, it stops showing you things that you show no interest in. Subscribing solves your problem though.

[@sharleencrystal4194]

@@StableHorseTrainingI have removedv0rogram andvreinstallws. Fancy meeting you!

[@marthest-louis7128]

A dumb question about Mocha's slow shedding winter coat… is giving a horse a haircut ever an option to relieve discomfort? Otherwise, it's so nice to see them get along. That surfer girl Annie is really something, such a treat to see baby horses' evolution.

[@StableHorseTraining]

Some people shave horses for sure. It'll shed out in time when it needs to. I don't see her suffering to a point where I have to intervene. Being itchy is completely normal.

[@martineinfrance]

I love it when they are all together! Always interesting. I think Gracie is not happy with the others. She always seems OK at first and all over sudden, she goes in defence mode, kicks and so on. It can be dangerous. She may be a one to one horse or a one to one person when with you.

[@amandamason6699]

This is fantastic to see,so much going on with all of them. I think when Mocha gets older Roni will be more inquisitive with her ?

[@KathyJo.]

Annie reminds me of a California surfer girl with that gorgeous blonde mane & tail. She is beautiful and she knows it 😍💕

[@anitasassassine]

Please do the DNA thing on Annie! I'm so curious about her genetics, too!

[@normafollet7156]

To me all horses are pretty ❤😊I love horses of. Alll shape , colours , and sizes😊

[@MaryKamen-up8ez]

I noticed in the last video of your 3 BC Wildies and again, this one, how Mr. Wildie lifts up and out one of his hind legs to move Annie without actually kicking her. He doesn't have one mean bone in his body. Right now, Mocha seems to be drawn more to Joka and Luke for co-grooming. As she sheds, plus becomes more involved with the herd, less the Roni threesome, that may change. I don't see her drawn to Annie, yet. At times, she's comfortable having Annie next to her, yet, at other times she leaves Annie. Mr. Wildie hasn't made any points with Mocha to date. Going to be interesting how things develope over the summer.

[@xfortunesquex]

Hopefully Miss Mocha sheds out completely soon! She does look a little uncomfortable. Something I noticed at 5:02 - Annie took a small step forward in the direction of between Mocha and Gracie. I'm wondering if she sensed what Gracie was about to do. Less likely, maybe she contributed to it, but I think if anything, she sensed it coming. 5:12 - I wonder what the head turn and mouthing meant, if anything. A human would say "reassurance", but it could also have nothing to do with anything. Regardless, Gracie will teach Mocha that there are horses who have trauma and may react to things differently. It's a tough but valuable lesson.

[@pamelameckley5040]

Mocha will learn to stay away from Gracie as the rest of them have, except for Lena and Roni.

[@incalescent9378]

Annie might have unintentionally tipped the balance for Gracie to respond as such. But good catch, I didn't see it, but it makes the response of Gracie less about Mocha. (And Annie was doing everything right I believe, not being imposing or threatening at all, just very gently taking a small step forward.) And yes, it looked very much like Annie checked in with Mocha after that.

[@1_aiartist_1001effects]

is Annie a Mustang quarter mix??❤ i like her and Mr wild..

[@arctikal]

I wonder if Mocha likes to hang out with Joka and Annie because they'll send Mr. Wilde away every once in a while when she gets tired of being bit in the mane 😄

[@MaureenYost]

The dynamics of the herd appear to have changed with Luke as the odd man out instead of Mr. Wilde. Annie has decided to be friends with Mr. Wilde as has Joka, surprisingly after he challenged her a while back. Mocha seems to have changed things. Annie acts like a big sister keeping Luke away from her but allowing Mr. Wilde into her space. He seems more confident than last year. Annie's mane is amazing for a 2-year-old. Even Friesians who get manes so long they drag on the ground aren't as long as Annie's at her age. Her mane isn't as fine as a Friesian's so I wonder if super long manes and tails are common in draft horses. Unfortunately, I can't compare because all of the Belgium and Clydesdale drafts I found on KZbin had their docks cut off so the dock is only 3 - 4 inches long. Poor horses. All of the horses look beautiful and are a reflection of your excellent care.

[@judithsnook1139]

Not sure, but low head stance on Yoka may be because Icelandics have to traverse icy ground?

[@marthaford6952]

Gracie loves Lena

[@chrislau8332]

Is the fluff because her age?

[@StableHorseTraining]

I think so. Annie was the same and now this year she's as smooth as silk. It could also be a change in environment too though as it's warmer here compared to further north

[@elainetrindle329]

You were thinking about doing a DNA on Annie

[@T-J-C]

😲 annie is NOT huge! Her derrier had just.... um... filled out, yeah that's it. I love the pileated woodpecker calling in the background

[@lauraalbertson7821]

I have a question?. I can’t remember what you said about putting a Mare in Heat with a Gelding ?. Thank you

[@StableHorseTraining]

I don't think I've said a thing about it... ever. I don't think much about it all, should be fine overall. Although some mares can be very uncomfortable, so I'd keep an eye on that.

[@lauraalbertson7821]

@@StableHorseTraining ok I know you would know . Willow is in heat the first of every month . She is so sweet and doesn’t argue when ask to do anything. When in heat , she handles just like any other time. So I won’t worry . Thank you 💜

[@StableHorseTraining]

you're very welcome

[@heatherschutte5577]

I’m wondering if they get cat hair gut from grooming all that hair?

[@StableHorseTraining]

they don't

[@pamelameckley5040]

It's s good thing they don't, they can't vomit like cats do.

[@suee434]

I've wondered the same thing. My guess is that, in addition to different gastrointestinal tracts, horses drink a lot of water, while cats (having come from the desert) do not. So it's easier for hair to pause mid-tract. Also, if I go by a lifetime of living with them, the nature of a cat's coat dictates the degree to which hairballs are apt to be a problem.

[@marysquires7321]

Is Mocha going to be a bigger horse?

[@StableHorseTraining]

Bigger than what?

[@marysquires7321]

Bigger than she is now? I love horses but don't know much about them!

[@StableHorseTraining]

@@marysquires7321 yes, she's just a baby horse right now and will grow in to a full grown horse over the next 5 or 6 years

[@marysquires7321]

She is a very beautiful & thanks for the info. You are doing a great job with all 8 horses.

[@naomisawyer1555]

I call it the shredder. We use it to take excess hair off our German Shepherds.

[@kari8187]

Gracie would be entertaining to see with another Egyptian Arabian , they behave the exact same way she does😂

[@leadbelly1495]

Annie’s DNA tested ? oh yes please

[@MrPedur]

Gracie speaks Arabic. She just needs a small course in Canadian. Then she will probably stop scolding.

[@lynnesinclair35]

Gracie is in heat looking at her

[@peytonperry4537]

Also why were you making them run and didnt let them run themselves?? they were standing calmly and I out just started to run at them to get them to run???

[@Fortuna_Magica]

I think you should get the DNA test, could be really cool to find out Annies heritage :-D

[@elainetrindle329]

Any one time get her nose her that her nose up above under it broken because she has a bump there I was just wanting if that got broken ones

[@StableHorseTraining]

What? I don't understand what you're saying

[@MaureenYost]

Annie has a head that is commonly seen on draft horses. It's often called a Roman nose. It isn't due to a broken nose.

[@StableHorseTraining]

ohhhh... good translating Maureen, I never would have guessed that was the question

[@marthaford6952]

You just have to keep Gracie away from mocha and everything will be okay 👍

[@junomonroe1508]

Time to start braiding Annie's mane so it's not so it doesn't mat. The DNA test would be very interesting. You never know what kind of mix you'll get with a wild horse.❤

[@StableHorseTraining]

I never braid horse's manes, it's there for a reason and a regular brushing keeps matting away just fine. As for the DNA test, I hope to do it one day

[@naomisawyer1555]

I think Yoka thinks she a big girl.