I am not a patient person. I try, but I am always in a hurry - not really sure why. Everyone operates on their own time, and this definitely includes animals. On my second day in Colombia, I spent the day and evening at a lovely farm compound outside of Chia, Colombia. I did already write about my crazy fun filled weekend, but I didn't write about the baby horse (foal). There were several show horses on the property and a few foals.
On Saturday afternoon, they were all locked up in their stables, so I looked through a small gap to take peak. And this is what I saw.
The next morning, I saw a mama horse with her foal in a holding area next to the house. I ran back into the house to grab my camera because I wanted to get some good shots, while the horses were grazing. I didn't get too close at first because I didn't want to upset the horses.
Eventually they moved pretty far away from me, and so I just observed from afar. I leaned against the fence and watched them for about 10 minutes or so. I wanted them to come back closer to me, so I could take close-up shots and pet the foal.
As I watched them, they watched me. The foal stayed close by his mother's side and often would stand behind her to shield himself from my stares.
I started making kissing sounds - like you would when you call a dog to come. At first, they both just looked up at me and didn't move any closer. So I waited another five minutes, and I started making the kissing sounds again. It worked, they started grazing closer to me.
Eventually this little guy put his face through the opening of the fence and let me pet him. He was soft and sweet. Others started coming out to see the horses. He got spooked and took off. But for a brief moment, my patience totally paid off and I got wonderful shots of the horses and gave the little guy a proper greeting.
On Saturday afternoon, they were all locked up in their stables, so I looked through a small gap to take peak. And this is what I saw.
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