haha that makes me think about when Chris met Tequila. Tequila is ussually very protective of me too, but for some reason he just understood Chris wouldn't hurt me. Instead of being protective, he just clicked with Chris. I think he could sense how much Chris loved me. He did get a little jealous every once in awhile and would try to but in on a hug, and stuff like that. He took care of Chris on his first rides ever on a horse too. I'll never forget the first time Chris cantered... he wasn't balanced and had all his weight in the outside stirrup, well Tequila is a rolly polly guy, so after about 1 1/2 circles, Chris and the saddle slid off the side, lol. Tequila just stopped in his tracks (Chris was still stuck in one stirup) and looked at him like "what exactly are you doing down there? Thats not how its done silly". Now Chris has his own monster tall TB.
(PS, sorry about any crappy spelling, its early at work and I haven't had any coffee yet)