So, I do not have any pictures to share on this one, but I figured I could at least update folks on Stella.
Stella was a winter baby, most likely born in early December 2017. She spend her first months frolicking in the snow in the wild. And snow frolicking still seems to be one of her favorite things. Stella loves the snow, and the deeper the better. If she can climb through a snow pile that is so tall it scrapes her belly and her legs completely disappear, she is a happy horse. In the outdoor arena she will walk along with her nose about half an inch down into the snow, leaving a solid track in between her hoof prints as she walks along. When she picks her head up her muzzle will be covered in snow.
Stella also thinks that icicles are a wonderful treat, and she will happily chomp them like a normal horse would chomp a carrot.
All that said, since Stella turned a year old, she has mellowed quite a bit. She does not startle as easily as she used to, does not seem to have the need to run crazy as much as she used to, and has more self restraint. While I can tell when she has lots of pent-up energy, she is much better than she used to be at keeping herself under control until I let her out in the outdoor arena and she can run a kick like she wants to.
Right now even Stella is not so sure about what is left of the snow, since it has turned into slush and sucking mud. It is supposed to snow again in a few days though, and the temperature is supposed to drop below freezing again. Stella does not seem to mind the colder weather, and she does love the snow, so perhaps she will be happy with this turn in the weather coming up. I am not sure I agree with her, but then again I am not a horse, so there's that.
