Personality: Manny is a real people pleaser. He will always nuzzle his head into anyone who pops their head over his stable door and his super affectionate nature has made him popular around the yard. You’ll often hear the colt before you see him; he’s always whinnying and nickering and snorting, anything to make sure you haven’t forgotten about him and make sure you know he’s still there. He’s never noisier than at feed time when he steps it up a further notch – he can be really greedy when it comes to food and he’s always hopeful for treats. Manny is a gorgeous horse and doesn’t he know it! He seems to have an eye for the camera, he never fails to notice when there’s one around and he always manages to look at it and prick he’s ears forwards. Despite his enjoyment of human company the colt is generally quite aggressive with other horses with just a few exceptions: he seems to have unusually made friends with Magic Music and has few issues being in the same paddock as Murphy’s Law. The rest of the time though he’ll flatten his ears back and lash out at any other horses who dare come too close. Despite his kind nature around people and his general wanting to please, he’s a stressy horse. For a start he’s naturally quite anxious and he will spook easily at loud noises or any other sort of surprise. His aggression towards other horses seems to be largely down to Manny being anxious and feeling easily threatened by other horses. He does also have his bad days with people when he’ll get stroppy and he seems especially prone to sulking if he doesn’t feel he’s been given the attention he deserves. He’ll rarely lash out as a result of his moods but he will occasionally bite although he becomes very apologetic afterwards. For the most part Manny is just less responsive and more difficult to work with when he’s being ridden if he’s in a mood. Racing Style: Front-Runner The colt can be quite difficult to tack up due to the fact that he gets very excitable when he realises he’s going to be able to go out and run. Manny gets very excited about racing, he’s a horse that loves to go fast and when not out on the track he can often be seen charging around his paddock with his head held high in the air and his tail aloft. He can be a little difficult to gate purely because he gets so excited beforehand and dances around so he has to be slowed down and guided in. He may not be a model professional but no one could question this colt’s heart and passion for racing. He breaks very quickly from the gate, often placing him at the front of the pack and if it doesn’t he makes it his mission to get there as quickly as possible. If possible he likes to run on the inside post. He needs to be held back somewhat by his jockey otherwise he’ll wear himself out too quickly but he’s a difficult horse to slow down as he tends to pull a lot at the bit and he’ll fight for his head the entirety of the race. He likes to be at the front the whole race, an attitude that surely comes from his highly competitive nature, and he’s a real monster in the final stretch when other horses start closing in on him. He’s really impressive to watch when he really goes for it at the end of the race with his powerful stride that eats up the ground beneath him. He can be really difficult to pull up at the end of the race because he doesn’t want to stop running.