Little Zoe and Our Students

Don't let this shy pose fool you! Little Zoe is growing more curious and ornery by the day! She can't resist poking her nose into everything just to sniff it out, and her playfulness is beginning to get her into trouble. As any little foal will do, she tried getting playful with Brian in the stall yesterday and just missed giving him a swift kick in the shin. He reciprocated with a foal-like kick of his own (not to hurt her, mind you, but to warn her in equine language that her actions were not acceptable). She was utterly shocked that he would do such a thing! It doesn't take long for these sweet little morsels to push their weight around and be dangerous, and just like with children, you must be diligent and gently mold them into exhibiting more desirable behaviors. She will soon understand when playfulness is appropriate and how aggressive she is allowed to be, but for a while she will try to see just exactly what she can get by with.

Our student list is growing rapidly, and we are so thankful for the opportunity to host them! We currently give nine one-hour lessons per week and have intermittent visitors as schedules and time permits. We will be hosting many new visitors next week. Various 4H groups are scheduled to hold meetings and clinics at our facility Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. We truly enjoy having kids here and look forward to the time we can spend with them.

If you haven't already, check out the changes we've made to our blog. We now have bios posted for the B5 Gang, and we hope to soon have photots and bios for each member of our equine family.