We at Chestnut Hill do not have a breeding program, but the barn next door does, which is fun. There are a few new little Arabian foals running around that are too adorable. Here’s a little tyke whose mother is very alert to the fact that they are being watched.
Mom stands guard while the little one relaxes by nursing. You’ll notice the other foal is totally conked out asleep next to his mother, without a care in the world. Babies enjoy such profoundly deep naps, it makes some of us jealous!
These miniature horse foals are spending their first days in the tall grass of a farm along Lakeville Highway in Petaluma, and they may just be so dang cute as to be deemed illegal.
This little one looks like Misty of Chincoteague in miniature. (You did read that book didn’t you? More or less than 100 times? Or, was there another horsey book you read a million times over as a kid?)
Fuzzy little one here does not want to let his very tired Mom take a load off, and is trying a variety of nifty moves to get her up on and on her feet so he can nurse. (Is he a foal or a puppy? Look at that woolly coat! Hysterical.)
Maybe biting her on the ear will work.
Or a front leg over her neck?
He finally won the battle, but we missed the shot.
Hope you enjoyed this little interlude of ridiculously adorable baby horses living in the heaven that is Sonoma County in the springtime!