Pony Pals at the Barn!

Music City Son Cole and his family are here for a quick weekend visit and so naturally we had to take some carrots out to the horses.

The horses love to have visitors, especially when they come with carrots or another nibble.

Like dandelions. Aunt Lisa had received a posy of dandelions from her nieces and when she wasn't looking, Hokey snatched the whole thing out of her hand. One CHOMP and it was gone! 

We dissolved into giggles while Pony Pal Kate happily picked her Aunt Lisa another bouquet.

My girl is so gentle with kids and I love that about her.

Pony Pal Susie was a little hesitant to give Abby this dandelion but with help from Aunt Lisa and Abby's gentle lipping, she was eager to do it again. She even devised her own "quick carrot dispenser" method.

Susie would hand feed a couple of carrots and then throw the rest into the pen. Dolly figured out that carrot-feeding strategy quickly and would grab those carrots on the ground as fast as she could.

Pony Pal Julie likes to observe and think - here she's noticed something that she is pointing out to Kate.

Observing Dolly graze.

Sultanna was interested in saying hello, too, so we walked over to the fence by the blue barn to give her some carrots.

The pony pals had never seen a foal before.

And Sweet Girl gave them plenty of opportunity to see one.

Sultanna is a good mama but she is also gentle and loves people. (Unlike Hokey, she did not eat that dandelion bouquet Aunt Lisa is holding!)

Here's another mama, also non dandelion eating, with her youngest offspring. She's pretty proud of him, too.