Zuri had her first real farm visit. Back in January we took her to the stock show and she LOVED all of the animals there. So, we decided we would take her to one of my player's farms. They raise animals for shows and for breeding.
When we first got there Zuri got to meet all of their horses. They have about 8 of them. When she first saw them she started pointing and trying to run to the barn. Once we got there she was really excited to pet the horses. However, she would try and feed a carrot to them, pretty sure she had no idea what I was trying to get her to do.
After the visit with the horses we met the lambs. She really liked the lambs because they are smaller and probably reminded her of the dogs.
Then we met the steers. They have two that they are working with to show for an upcoming fair. They keep them in a "cooler" which helps keep their hair "fluffy". We pet the cows but they were tied up so they were not as much fun.
After the cows we met the pigs. They have four pigs kept in a separate area. She liked the pigs, but I think the horses and the sheep were still her favorite. Here she is holding the training stick that they use for the pigs.
After the pigs we went back to the horses, where Zuri petted them some more. After a few minutes of that they saddled up the horse and the mom of my player got on the horse so she could ride with Zuri. But Zuri didn't want to go up with her. Since I haven't ridden in forever we decided it was best if someone from their family ride with her for her first time. The son got up on the horse and Zuri immediately wanted to get up on the horse with him. We sat there for a few minutes so she could adjust to being on top of a horse and to make sure she was good with it. She was super happy!
Then we took her out to the ring for her first walk on a horse. She was having so much fun, they decided to have the horse trot! She LOVED the trotting. She laughed and got super happy every time they trotted.
After awhile she decided she wanted me so we took her off the horse and she kept wanting to pet the horse. Then we headed back up to their house, where Zuri jumped and walked on the trampoline for a few minutes and then headed up to the house with one of the girls in the family. Zuri loved the kids in the family and would go off with them to see the animals or even play with toys (actually she only wanted a ball that they had). Then we had some lemonade and muffins. Zuri had a great day!
Can't wait to go back!
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