At the end of a retreat at Earthfire, a Native American woman and a pipe-carrier for the Lakota Nation said, “You need a white buffalo,” and gifted us Nima. They’re considered to be a manifestation of the belief that all things on Earth are connected, resulting in abundance for all. Apart from that, Nima possesses a robust and childlike personality. During moments of excitement, she zooms around the pasture (a thunderous event that the burros and horses prefer to be excluded from), leaps through the air, and bucks like a bronco; often, this entices her older companion, Bluebell, to join in the fun. Comically enough, although she is respected by Bluebell and the horses, our two burros team up and bully poor Nima off of her hay. More often than not though, they are content to enjoy a single pile of hay as a trio, rather than each taking their own.
