Monday, April 18, 2011

Critter Walk



Lately we have taken to going for walks with the goats and horses. It always proves to be quite an experience.


We have the horses on halters and lead ropes, and the goats are just free. They don't wander off -- they are truly of the heard mentality. But they always keep things interesting.



A lesson was learned on this walk -- keep the lead rope short! At one point we had both goats tangled up in lead ropes and two nervous horses! It dawned on us that a few years ago, we would have panicked at this situation, and it could have been disastrous. I guess that we have learned something after all over all these years. We got everyone untangled and the situation did not get out of hand. Thank Heavens for these small miracles!






We went thru the woods on our property and over to a nearby house that is vacant right now. The grass there has its spring growth happening, and no one there to mow it. So we took all four of our critters down there for a treat.





It is a nice way for all six of us to get some exercise, for John and I to spend time with the animals, and for them to get a little change of scenery. We plan to do this more in the future.

2 comments:

Paint Girl said...

Oh yes, we have done the horse and goat walk before! It's been awhile, but we have done it! It is a great way to get everyone exercised at once!

Jeni said...

Looks like a lot of fun. I thought the goats would run off.