The boys

Since the horses will be getting trimmed in a couple of weeks, I figured it was time to put little Rio in baby school. He lets me pick up his feet when I have him in hand, but he has never had that first lesson in standing tied, the true test of allowing restraint and giving to pressure. Yesterday he got a mini lesson; I took him, and mama, to the hitching rail, tied them, and brushed them.

He set back a couple of times, but didn't seem too worried about it. Well, today, he got the same program, as he is going to get every morning for a while. Only this morning, the pout was on! He was really sulking, not at all happy with me! Oh well, the sooner he gets it figured out the better. I usually like to do this when they are a little younger as they seem to give in a little quicker, but I didn't get around to it until now, when he is almost 2 months old. I let him soak for a while, until I could tug on the rope and he wouldn't blow. We'll see how much he figured out today, and whether tomorrow is a little easier. It should be, he is a quick learner.
Had to get some Beamer photos today, and I'm saving one for Sunday Stills which is a potluck this week. But here's a sample.

He had a lot of fun this morning performing for the camera, he had the whole pasture to rip around in but worked a circle around me to make sure I got some good shots. That's my boy!

In this photo, he had dropped down on the front end just before sweeping back on his haunches and ripping off in the other direction. (Look ma, no front legs!)
So I'm liking this camera, it has an action setting and I can finally get action shots without blurred legs. Yay!