This morning at 7 AM, Belle and Rio got to go out in the smaller grass paddock, while Gussie and Chickory went to the mare's pasture. After work, I put Chickory in with mama and baby, and watched for a bit to make sure all was well.
No problems, so I set off on a ride on Gussie. We had a nice stroll down the dirt road, worked on collection for a bit, and two-tracking across the road and back, all in all an enjoyable ride. When we returned, Gus got to go in with the rest of the herd, and again, no problems.
There was the usual frolicking, but Belle didn't try to put the run on either mare; she just gathered up baby and did a few laps, then they settled down.
When it was time to bring them in, they sure didn't want to be caught! But Ted helped, and we gathered them all up; little Mr. Rio is leading like he's been doing it all his life- wait- he has been doing it all his li'l short life!
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Such beautiful shots, running horses and mountains!
the very first photo looks like a painting. its wonderful! all these photos are priceless.
Go, Rio, Go! Great shots, Shirley.
Nice shot Shirley.....I love following the babes progress!
Words really dont convey the thinkin` that starts to come when a scene like this is in front of your eyes! A real pleasure!
Such gorgeous photos Shirley! Beautiful horses with the maountains as a backdrop!!
OHHHWA! I love him running..so gazelle like!! Look at him go. Bet that felt fantastic!! Wish he had another little foal to play with.
LOVE that top shot of them with the mountains!
SO beautiful! What an adorable lil guy. Gonna be just like his daddy :)
hmmmm - he really drives naturally from his rear end in those shots...hmmmmm.
And no one has dibs on him?
No dibs yet!
I'm dying here. :)
Love that first shot!!! Can't have much more fun than that!
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