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Aside from the fact that the woman lacked sight, she was pretty much what Anann had come to expect. Heath had not talked too much about his mate so Anann had drawn her own conclusions. Drawn mostly of Heath's personality as well as what went unsaid. Anann watched with curiosity and the woman greeted her pale stallion. There was a gleam in his eye that was normal absent as he leaned into the patting of the collie woman. "He is far more your horse than Heath's." She said with some amusement. It would appear that the horse had truly missed his mistress, not that it was a surprise.
It was quite understandable that Heath and Ruri had not ridden much in the winter. Anann hardly rode most winters herself, of coarse this past was quite the exception since she had chosen to move eastward. The trip had been hard on rider and horse both. Though both had recovered quite nicely by now. Anann would always be grateful for Heath for help to care for her stallion even before she had become a member of the pack. Even if she had given payment, it had still been a kind act. "In the winter it's best only to ride when necessary anyways. The horses could get sick as easily as us." Perhaps even easier. The horses had their own version of a winter pelt, but Anann doubted it was near as insulated as her own.
Anann smiled as Ruri seemed excited at the prospect of grooming the horse herself. It surprised Anann that Heath had not already taken the time to show his mate how to do the task herself. It was something she felt the woman would enjoy. The task could done just as easily by sense of feel as sight. Although she reckoned it would be easy for the woman to miss a spot she supposed. "You wait here then, I'll go grab the brushes and combs from the tack area." Anann said, quickly she left to fetch the needed supplies. Returning with an assortment of brushes and combs.
She brought back a halter and lead rope as well. Figure she would tie up the stallion, just in case. Before they started though, Anann would teach her how to tell the different brushes apart and what the use of each was. First she grabbed a stiff bristled brush. The bristles were hard and coarse to the touch. She held it out the woman with the bristles up. "This is a stiff bristle brush, it works the best at getting the dirt away from the skin and worked up out of the hair. You can use it on the whole body, but I recommend staying away from sensitive areas. Like around the eyes and nose. Its what you'll use the most." As Ruri reached out for the brush, Anann adjusted so that her hand would find it and she would not have to fumble around for it. "Once you are done with that brush, if the hair feels slightly gritty to the touch. You might need to use a softer bristle brush. It will brush away the finer dirt the other brush will bring to the surface, and also cause the hair to look shiner." Anann had also grabbed a curry comb and a simple comb for the horse's mane and tail. She would explain those as they came to them.
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