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Spoons and her half brother, same sire Teade 392, were playing with the weight tape...they look like the scene from Lady and the Tramp

Spoons lost her Momma Hopscotch the day she was born and is being raised by her human Momma and is doing fantastic. She loves her giant Jolly Ball, it's just fun to watch her enjoy herself.

Spoons lost her Momma Hopscotch the day she was born so she is being raised by her humans Momma. Because of this she thinks she is a puppy and plays with everything.

Sadly Spoons Momma died the day she was born on May 4, 2020. So her human Momma ME is raising her buy bucket feedings. At 2am it was time for a new bucket and cleaning out her overnight stall. I found out that Spoons loves the sound of the plastic on the shavings bag

Frisbee loves playing catch and can do this all day.

Quidditch and Bocce were excited to see Momma Ouija and cousin Chance when we came back from our trail ride and started showing off. They play like this all of the time. Quidditch is the wild one, Bocce just does all he can to get through this.

Medici was so excited about breakfast this morning and took a couple laps to prove it.

Chance looks like he is practicing cutting cows but instead he is cutting the playful foals away from the napping herd.

Before you hook up your cross tie to a hook on the wall or your trailer tie to the hook in the trailer please tie a piece of baling twice to the hooks first. Doing this will allow you to cut the twine or the horses to break the twine incase of an emergency. Here is how I do it. I hope this helps.

Chance shows the foals how to play with umbrellas the right way. Chance fears nothing so he is always eager to show them new objects to play with.

To teach a foal how to pony off of another horse you need to be patient first and start from the ground. The first part of the video you can see the filly was stubborn, I started walking Chance in circles towards Medici to throw her a little off balance to unlock her feet. Once Medici realized it was easier to follow Chance, and she got treats, she was very willing to come along. Take your time with them and you will awesome results.

Friesdale Farms Chance loves playing and when you wave a flag over his head he will do anything to catch it. His funny faces are too cute.

Bocce goes out with his cousin Chance for his first trail ride without his Momma Scrabble and he was tethered for the first time on trails. Bocce did wonderful! It's so good to give foals a great foundation for their future. The more you do with your foals the better life they will have.

Scrabble needed to get her teeth floated so Medici came with for moral support. Medici is only 9 months old and just came to our home 3 weeks ago, she is so calm and curious about everything. Floating is done because horses teeth never stop growing. The Vet has to file them down (our Vet uses and electric file) so they stay even and they don't end up with sharp hooks that will cut their inner cheeks causing pain.

Friesdale Farms Chance loves to run and play. The foals were not too happy, nor was the wire he kicked while bucking, but watching him move is fantastic.

Handsome loves sucking on a teddy bear when he needs his escape from the world. It's actually calming to watch him/

Friesdale Farms Chance with his Momma Hopscotch out on snowy trails with their Great Dane buddies Handsome and Elliot and Frisbee going along for the ride.

Elliot and Frisbee try to catch mice in a wood pile but it seems the mice are a little more crafty.

Have you ever seen how much fun an inexperienced horse looks in the snow? Then look at it right now! It is often difficult for horses to get used to the snow when they come from a warmer place, for that reason, they generally make funny faces in their attempt to adapt. This hair seems a bit silly, since it does very funny things to try to remove the icicles from the whiskers, obviously this horse is not accustomed to snow, it seems something really new to him. Seeing that the horse is a little crazy, its owner takes advantage of the filming of the fun moment and then it will help and reassure him. Not everyone likes snow! Horses tolerate cold better than heat, provided they have enough food. In winter, the horse uses much of the energy consumed to maintain body temperature. In the withdrawal from Russia, the horses of Napoleon's troops perfectly resisted temperatures above thirty degrees below zero, while they had their ration. Snow is problematic for the horse, not so much because of the cold, but because of the difficulties caused by obtaining food. Although the feet are buried in the snow, the horse's helmet does not freeze, due to a particular circulatory system that has bridges between the arterial and venous capillaries that, when opened, allow rapid blood circulation inside the helmet, heating it. On the other hand, snow and ice are deposited on a thick and greasy layer of winter hair, which preserves body heat. The main problem with snow is that the helmets are caked and embossed. Whether injured or not, the dreaded boots or heels form and produce a very unstable footprint, causing sprains in the collateral ligaments of the foot. The steep slopes of the mountains of northern Spain cause horses to slide and crumble. In general, free horses descend to lower altitudes as winter progresses and food decreases at heights. When a snowfall surprises them and isolates them, they usually stand still in the same place, digging into the ground to get anything. If they are next to a tree, they gnaw the bark and even eat the mane between them. Winter can be cruel to animals that live free in the bush and only the strongest survive. Even if you want and it is attractive, it is better not to go riding when it is snowing. If it is essential or, despite being contraindicated, you want to use the horse in the snowy terrain, there are some palliative solutions to the problems described. The simplest is to grease the helmets well, so that the snow slips and does not deposit. Even more dangerous than snow are ice sheets. Ice becomes a real danger for the horse's back and joints, especially for hocks. In countries of hard winters they are placed in horseshoes to help the horse to walk better. This video shows that not all <a href="https://rumble.com/v6tw1d-hilarious-horse-trying-to-eat-umbrella.html" target="_blank">horses</a> love snow, it seems that some like heat more than cold. This horse is very <a href="https://rumble.com/v834f1-dog-buried-up-to-neck-enjoys-the-healing-power-of-sand.html" target="_blank">funny</a>!

Scrabble can count and do somewhat of a Spanish Walk based on my shoulder movement. It's been a few years wince we've done this so it's not clean, but she is a sweetheart and really tries hard.

Friesdale Farms Chance and Scrabble have figured out if they shake their hay nets all of the nummy alfalfa crumbs fall out and they eat that up first. It's like eating the frosting before the cake.

Handsome is so gentle with Frisbee even though one bite could end him.

Sprocket is 14 years old and this is his favorite spot on snowy cold days. Who can blame him, I wish there was room for me there also.

Friesdale Farms Bocce does liberty work with his breeder. Bocce is 5 months old today and has been doing this since he was a month old. Nothing fancy but preparing him for life. I use small cut up carrots for his reward. Yes, he is wearing a ladybug headband.

Friesdale Farms Quidditch does liberty work with his breeder. Quidditch is 5 months old and has been doing this since he was a month old. Nothing fancy but preparing him for life. I use small cut up carrots for his reward. Yes he is wearing a butterfly headband.