A Fun Little Filly

One of the most exciting new acquaintances that we have aquired since moving to Utah has been Lady Di. We meet her through my Aunt Leanne- she is a beautiful mare who, at the time we first met, was big pregnant with her first little colt. On Cinco De Mayo, Leanne gave us a call and told us that if we wanted to see a newborn filly, we were welcome to come over. The girls were so excited, especially Piper who has a fascination with all animals and most recently has fallen in love with horses.

The girls brought apples and carrots to feed the new mama (we all know that food is the best gift after giving birth), and Piper wanted to ride the little filly.

Adi was too afraid to feed Lady, but Pipes got right up there and gave her the carrots. Then they both got to pet the baby, but only for a minute because Lady was a little nervous about them being by her. Porter didn't care for the horses, but he loved Sadie the black lab and even Adi pet her for a minute.

But who was the biggest chicken of the day? ME, hands down! I decided to show Adi that feeding a horse wasn't scary at all. While holding Porter, I broke a carrott into pieces and offered out my hand. Lady came over and, to be honest, I got scared because she came over faster than I expected. I started backing up quickly and, imagine this, Lady kept coming forward. It didn't help that Porter was screaming. I finally realized that she was following the carrots, so I dropped them and ran out of the fence. Well, let's just say that everyone had a good ole laugh at my expense. How embarrasing!

Depsite my little chicken experience, it was so much fun and Piper keeps asking how long she has to wait before she can ride Lady...