Slugworts revisited

After our "slugworts" post, some of our friends wrote or called, concerned about Chocolate. They were afraid the photo of him lying down meant something was wrong or something had happened to him. We meant to show how comfortable he is in his home and how safe he feels there. Horses are prey animals, pretty much constantly on the alert for something that wants to attack and eat them. A horse, especially a horse alone, not in a herd, rarely lies down. When they do lie down, usually they have their legs tucked under them, ready to spring up and run. For a horse to lie down on its side, legs extended, fully vulnerable, it has to feel REALLY confident and comfortable.

Just to show Chocolate is well, here is a picture of the other side - the active side - of four of the five family slugworts, enjoying the beach. Chocolate accepts Amber and Jazz as part of his herd and they in turn accept him as part of their pack. BTW - the fifth slugwort was lounging in the sand and could barely rouse himself long enough to take this picture.