Youngsters

Thursday was another Tumbleweed day, he got another visit from his people, who brought along their granddaughters.  I really enjoyed the visit, including the yummy scones that they brought with them; coffee for the adults and tea for the girls, and a nice visit around the kitchen table before we headed to the barn.
This time, Linda did most of the work, catching him, encouraging him to lead, and generally handling him all over. He was lapping up all the attention!

He was very good with the children and seemed quite taken with the smallest one, someone just his size but in people form!

Both girls did very well handling him, and he allowed as how the older one was ok to lead him.

I did step in to help accomplish picking up his feet, he is still not too sure about that, but he is coming along. He was better with his back feet, but struck with a front foot this time.

Then it was Mesa's turn for attention.

They took turns leading her, and Mesa didn't quite see the point in it as there was no food involved and actually pinned her ears at one point, but Linda helped and got her over that.

Reward for being good- stop and get petted! She does love attention.
Then they all visited Da Man. Aka Loverboy  😍
He too loves attention, you can see where his foals get it from.

This photo and the next photo are my favourite moments of the day.

Both these girls are good hands around horses and I hope they continue to be involved with horses.

We also introduced Tumbleweed to foal ration. He wasn't too sure about it at first, but when mama dove into it like she was starving, he figured it must be something to eat and did try nibbling on it.

Gussie wanted some too! 

It will be about 3 weeks before they come back, so I'm hoping/planning that there will be some major differences by then. Better with his feet, easier to catch, and he will be much bigger by then!