Horsey Teacher + Horsey Students + Horses = Happiness

I invited two of my horsey students out to the barn this evening to meet Abby and her pasture pals. The two girls remind me of myself at their ages - die-hard horse lovers!

MP is going to be an eighth grader at East Tipp, takes riding lessons, and wants to be an attorney working for animal rights. (Needless to say, she was quite interested in Abby's history.) MH will be a fifth grader in my class this fall. She, too, takes lessons and dreams of buying a Friesian some day.

 MP and MH meet Abby - I love this photo of the girls petting Abby and her obvious enjoyment of their attention.

 Of course, you-know-who has to poke his nose into everything. 

 He was fascinated with MH's hair and kept trying to grab it and tug it.

 Here he frisks CP for carrots while Hokey yawns with his mouth wide open.

Hokey nearly fell asleep under MH's ministrations.

The herd got far more carrots than usual and were quite happy with that! And, continuing the happy train of thought, Abby did some trotting and cantering, and her limp was far less noticeable tonight. In fact, it was absent part of the time. Maybe with more time she will heal completely? I can only hope for her sake that that becomes a reality.