I find that if we ride single file - three horses - the front horse checks for danger in front of us - with ears pointed forward like this one.

I find that if we ride single file – three horses – the front horse checks for danger in front of us – with ears pointed forward like this one.

Here is me on Perla - in the rear of the string of three - Mostly her job is to check the rear with her ears - for a mountain lion that may be following us getting ready to attack!

Here is me on Perla – in the rear of the string of three – Mostly her job is to check the rear with her ears – for a mountain lion that may be following us getting ready to attack!

Now Perla and I moved into the middle position - her job now to be one of checking on the quality of "watching" that the lead and last horse ore doing (Here she does not trust "anyhorse" - Perlas ears switch from front to back and sometimes look sideways.

Now Perla and I moved into the middle position – her job, now, is to be the one checking on the quality of “watching” that the lead and last horse are doing (She does not trust “any horse”) – Perla’s ears switch from front to back and sometimes look sideways.

Yep, watch out!

Yep, watch out! This duck may jump out of the pond and scare us – Oh , Sunday a Grouse jumped out of the woods – trying to lure us away from her chicks – ran right under Perla’s legs, squaking all the way – we have our horses  bomb proof most of the time -Perla was ok with the Grouse – but the other two horses did show a little reaction –  but no problem – it was really nice to see!