Mary is a good horse and despite her size still young and very playful. She seemed to relish the attention the pages gave her. Mary had been raised by Red from a foal and she was a page herself. But, Mary now a mom, proved very protective of Nudge. She made sure that Nudge didn't wander far from her. They would gallop up and down the field and stop frequently for a break to allow Nudge to lie down. When Red finally put Mary back on tasks that Nudge could stay with her, which meant no patrol duty in the forests, but a lot of pulling.
Red took the time to acquaint Nudge to some of the camp dogs especially the Border collie. She managed to get the dog to sleep with Nudge at night. It worked since Mary often had dogs nearby and getting her to allow one near Nudge had been just a matter of
