Apricot was the last thing I expected from this, but I guess I can see it looking at his pedigree lol. That pearl has been keeping a very low profile on the sire's side xD -HEE Click-
Wormy apples got suggested by Sem (Siren Sound) since she does a lot of bravery breeding/testing. It's for us bravery testers and has the opposite effect on when you give your horse a treat during explore. It lowers morale and therefore might make the horse spook earlier - reveals bravery faster.
The introduction of the senior blend might have caused that hug since it was right after it was introduced that horses stopped dying for a while. It got fixed, however recently I've noticed that less horses of mine are dying that usual.