We are doing what you call "ground work"; Nello and I are getting to know each other before I even climb aboard. For instance, he is getting to know that I spend much of every hour looking for my keys/cell phone/ATM card in my coat pockets, and I am learning that he loves banana treats. I am getting to know that he is not thrilled with walking through water puddles, and he is getting to know that I can re-cap reality show results to other humans in a manner that is very succinct and yet keeps the dramatic elements intact. We both are hypnotized by rain.
I spend a fair amount of time standing in his stall pinching myself and thinking, "Do I really have a horse?" If there were a thought-bubble over Nello's head, it would read, "...does this gal do anything else besides stand in my stall and text people pictures of my head?"
This ground work is important; it eases us into each other, and sets our pecking order, me being the boss(hopefully). We walk around the farm side by side, both of us looking around; we're both new. It is a quiet, steady time that I am really enjoying. It's hard to leave him behind when I go home.
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