I put a bail of hay on the back of the four-wheeler, and drove out into the middle of our field just to be chased by Liana.
(I wasn’t going to post this as it’s really hard to keep the camera still, but it was funny so I couldn’t help it.)
Enjoy,
AshtonAnna
Update: Our baby mustang now has a name: Maple (or pancake for short).
So as I mentioned before, babies pick up a lot from their mother, and it just so happens that Aspen is scared to death of humans. So when momma freaks out and walks away from “those two-legged creatures” the baby follows. But today, 7 days after Maple’s birth, Anna got to show Maple the goodness of scratching:
As you can tell, Maple just loves getting scratched. Near the end of the video she even tries to jump on Anna cause she loves her so much… go figure. =]
On a similar note; earlier today, Maple had a huge burst of energy and did sprints around her pen. She ran all the way over to the hay shed, and back, and around her pen. I wasn’t fast enough with the camera =(
Enjoy!
-AshtonAnna
Here is the baby mustang running around at two days old!
Enjoy!
AshtonAnna
-AshtonAnna
AshtonAnna’s baby mustang is a female, but doesn’t have a name as of yet.
We realize that this baby mustang doesn’t know what to think about humans, except for what her mother teaches her… which is going to be “scared as beans.” So we’re trying to get the baby as used to us as possible. The hardest part about this is going to be trying to touch the baby since her mother is so protective.
This morning, Anna went out early to feed the horses, and try to the baby used to humans (at least a little bit). So Anna patiently sat in the middle of their paddock – “just being there.”
After a while, the baby lied down and fell asleep. Aspen, the mom, got hungry, so she went into that little shelter (where her food is) to eat.
Anna sneaked over to the baby and pet it for at least five minutes. I snuck out with the camera to take some pictures. (Mocha even came out to meet the new baby.)
Unfortunately, my camera was too noisy, and Aspen remembered about her baby. She walked over to us snorting (in fear) to wake up the baby.
(That right there is probably the closest Aspen has ever gotten to a human on her own volition.)
This time she didn’t forget to take the baby with her when she went back to eat.
Overall a great experience for the baby and Anna!
AshtonAnna