This morning I wanted to brush more on the gelding whom we named Ace. Topaz was out & about so I put Ace in the round pen. Topaz had to come see what was going on & began to run around the pen. Well Ace got all fired up and kicked out at me because I had him walking a direction away from Topaz. We settled that with a loud "no" and a raised cue whip. I continued to walk him as Topaz got bored & went to see if she could steal food from anyone. Ace then responded very well coming to me when asked. I was able to brush his tail so he is starting to look presentable. I put him back in his stall & called for Topaz. She responded a little slow but went into the round pen as asked. I only brushed her as I needed to pick up Abby from the vet.

Topaz is continuing to "stand guard" in the afternoon when it's super hot. I make sure to feed her 1st and for the most part the peace is kept. She has bit at him to let him know his place but he shows no aggression at all. I don't think I could have picked a better stable mate for Topaz. He will now go up to anyone that walks close to the corral. Quite a friendly dude for being wild less than a week ago!!