This time Mommy came with Zeke to the barn

This time Mommy came with Zeke and Amma to the barn.  And because she was there we got some pictures that I normally can't take...seeing my hands are usually busy keeping Zeke safe.  Mommy grew up with the grey horse, Sky (in the horse world a white horse is called a grey horse).  She enjoys the fact that Zeke gets to see her favorite horse.  Sky is currently leased out to a friend so he gets plenty of exercise.   Every time we go out to the barn we do some work appropriate for Zeke's age...today that included taking the manure cart to the manure pile and of course riding the tractor to push back the manure pile.  And he is learning how to sit up on a horses back!   

When my girls were little and wanted to ride horses we had a friend that offered to let them ride her horses.  I wanted my girls to know that horses weren't just fun to ride but that they included some responsibilities.  So I asked my friend to include some work time along with their ride time.  They must have had the "horse bug" really bad because the work did not deter them from wanting to ride.  Eventually they got their own horses and here we are today.  One girl had Sky, the other had Skippy.  Zoe was Skippy's foal, Zoe turned out to be mine.  Zeke will also know that horses include responsibilities.  So far he's at an age that he loves to be a helper.  

Hello Sky

Sky is very gentle with Zeke...like he knows to be careful.  

What a helper! 

Sitting on the feeder and...

...feeding Zoe

Even got to sit on Skippy 

Feeding Sky 

Look Mom...I can sit on a horse 

And of course a trip to the barn has to include the tractor!