Chloe and Maria talk to one another all of the time, and in many different ways. Once in awhile, Maria gives her pony a kiss on the nose. When you talk to horse people about a mare poney – Chloe is  a Haflinger-Welsh – they are big working horse ponies, they roll their eyes. Oh well, they say, ponies…well, ponies are ponies. They are smart, temperamental, sweet and affectionate, willful, independent and unpredictable.

Hmm, that sounds a lot like my wife. I am learning a lot watching Maria and Chloe talk to each other. The are, when all is said and done, speaking the same language.