Locksley was a year younger than Aurora and not as filled out. He had been rescued along with his Appaloosa mother.  He was only three months old but looked like a newborn because he was so thin due to malnutrition.  His mama was not being fed so she had little milk for him to nurse on.  He has since made up for any food he missed early in his life.

Locksley has grown stocky and tall.  We forget how young he is because of his size.  He is generally happy-go-lucky and follows directions most of the time.  When he doesn't, his bottom lip quivers if he is corrected with a stern voice.  He fears the green snake (hose) that spits water at him.  He is still spooky at certain noises and circumstances.  When we had his stall window closed to keep out water, he balked at going in even though he could see a full food pan waiting for him on his mat.  He knows what pocket Larry keeps the horse cookies in and makes sure no one gets more than their share.

Locksleys name was changed after he came here because the look in his eyes reminded me of Errol Flynn playing Robin Hood, (the Earl of Locksley).  He knows his name and comes most of the time. Treats help.  He plays out in the pasture with the younger herd members (Aurora, Twizzle, and his special friend Pixie Dust).  He and Pixie are a couple.  She is the only female Charley will allow him, probably because she is a mule. 

Locksley has been chosen by Charley as his successor.  Charley has taught him to play stallion games to show who is in charge and he has learned his lessons well.  When a strange horse was loose out on the road that runs along a pasture they were in, Charley and Locksley kept the other horses back from the fence in case the visitor meant harm.

(Not all photos show the equines spotlessly clean or they would not be real equines, would they? The mule in one photo is Pixie. The person in the other photo is Larry, next to Locksley to show someone how big he had grown - Locksley, not Larry!)