We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at the Ranch this year and enjoyed being out in the sticks and becoming one with the land. Not really one with the land, but we did head out to feed the horses on Thanksgiving Day. The llamas were out and about as well, which was very exciting. Max and Bella "touched" the horses (okay, so we don't spend a lot of time with the horses while we're at the ranch, and the kids are, thankfully, very cautious).
Here's Auntie Kendall bringing Auntie Ali's old mare, Bonnie, in for some grain. Bonnie is about 200 years old in horse time. She is 27, I believe, and starting to struggle with her age. Because she gets kicked out when trying to eat hay, Ali (or Kendall when she is home) grains her to keep some weight on.
Here we are "touching" Benny. The kids rubbed his nose a bit until Benny started getting angry that we were graining Bonnie (he wanted some, too). Benny then kicked the metal gate, which gave us all a start.
Brighton enjoyed the horses as well. Here she is holding Bonnie's halter while Bonnie ate her grain contentedly. This took 45 minutes because Bonnie is so old and it is difficult for her to chew. Poor girl. As you can see, Brighton even donned her ranch jacket for the occasion (Bella isn't too crazy about the brown, she preferred her purple coat and dress - but check out the cowboy boots!).
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