Family fun night at the horse ranch.

Wild Winds horse ranch in West Salem, WI is home to about 50 horses. Aside from offering both group and individual riding lessons for people of all ages, they also offer family fun nights every now and then. After hearing from some friends of ours how much fun they had at this horse ranch, we decided to give it a try.
Thankfully, Grandma Barb offered to come over and babysit Lia, so Jason and I could have an easier time with just Jackson and Jessica.
The following 15 pictures are from our family night at Wild Winds horse ranch...


Jackson and Jessica are meeting the horse, Jasmine, and brushing her for the first time:


Jessica is making friends with Jasmine:


Jackson riding Jasmine:


Jackson feeding Jasmine some carrots:


Jessica feeing Jasmine carrots:


Of course, being inside one of the world's largest sandboxes is fun in itself!


Jessica riding the horse, Marcus:


Jessica riding Marcus, Jackson riding Jasmine:


Jackson riding Marcus:


Fingerpainting - yep, fingerpainting - Marcus!!


First, and probably only, experience the kids will ever have fingerpainting a horse!


Ta da! Here is the finished masterpiece:


Marcus is getting all cleaned up:


The kids are helping wash Marcus:


Couldn't leave a farm/horse ranch without getting a picture by a tractor:


It turned out to be a fun and memorable way for Jackson and Jessica to enjoy their first-time experiece with horses.