DrifterOne evening this summer, Anne, Paul and I were hanging out at the house when we noticed something out by the creek. It was two beautiful foxes. They both came down the hill, across the creek and in to the paddock closest to the house. The horses didn’t even pay any attention to them which made me think “huh, maybe they have met before.” As Paul, Anne and I strained our eyes to see these two gorgeous animals they then decided to just keep walking towards the house. They walked almost up to the back yard and then they proceeded to play with each other. One was much larger than the other one but both were red foxes and were so cool.
I was so excited that I grabbed the camera to take pictures. I wish I could post those pics but they didn’t turn out. After the foxes played for a while the neatest thing happened. Anne’s horse Drifter walked in to the paddock and walked right past them to get something to drink. Then he turned and as he was walking past them again, both the foxes stopped playing and looked at him and then looked at each other as to say “you ready?” and they both walked with Drifter back through the gate, across the creek and up through the trees to the back of the farm. It was so cool to watch. It looked as if the three of them had been friends forever. It was like Fox and the Hound but with Fox and the Horse. Have a great weekend everybody!!
6 comments:
That's so neat! It's funny how things like that are second nature to the horses. We've seen deer grazing in the pasture with our horses. And even a fox running through and they dont blink an eye.
What a great picture of Drifter. Isn't life on the farm interesting and never a dull moment. Love you. Mom
That is so awesome! I love the fox and the hound by the way. One of THE BEST Disney movies. And Drifter is so beautiful! I can't wait to come and meet your horses!
What a phenominal thing to witness, and better yet, right out your back door! So awesome! In all of nature (among 4-legged creatures), there simply is not a more efficient and successful predator than the red fox... to call it "wily" and "cunning" is an understatement... it actually seems to learn and reason while trusting its instincts. I think it's incredible that they walk and play right alongside your horses! Thanks for sharing that, Leigh, what a neat thing to watch! I wish your pics would have turned out!
Aren't animals amazing?? So cool!!
I believe we can extrapolate that the foxes were male and were emboldened to approach the house because they were trying to get closer to the two foxy girls sitting on the porch.
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