Gossip high alert

So the first blanket of the year was put on one of the pasture horses today (my grandmother's mare). The reaction by Gossip was hilarious! She was extremely worried and nervous about the "new horse" to the point where she actually got the alpha mare to go after the blanketed fiend. Gossip and Skandal have buddied up over the last week, which fills me with great joy. Skandal is the alpha and Gossip the low-man so this is working out well as before the other horses would drive Gossip away from the food. The others still chase her if they can, but all she has to do is get Skandal between her and the others and she has figured this out.