Chavez let me brush out his mane, tail and forelock today after he, grudgingly, allowed the de-wormer paste to be squirted in his mouth. It's kind of special that he lets me groom him. He still quivers and looks like he might bolt if I am too ...um...personal with him. His private areas are his private areas and he doesn't like being messed with there. For instance, when I reached for his tail to start combing, he sucked it in and tucked his butt under. When I got too close to his ears while combing his mane, he flicked his head away and held it way up high. He's just not sure about things that he has decided are off limits.

Eventually, I got him all combed out, cleaned out his feet, which he is VERY good about and let him go back to his buddies. He looked so phenomenal all combed out. He really is beautiful.

Photo from yesterday, before the comb out.