I was just thinking earlier about the differences in approach between how Warwick Schiller handled his foal Rupert to the way Katie’s done with these babies. Completely opposite. He allowed his colt to make the first approach. It encouraged curiousity, independence, and showed respect to both mom and baby. He still got the adorable videos of a sleepy colt snuggling with him. And he never had to force anything because that baby trusted him from the beginning. Why would you not want that?

Obviously sometimes you have to compromise on that approach a bit for medical reasons, but Katie acting like she was robbed because she didn’t get to “imprint” on George is ridiculous. That baby will love you a lot more if you don’t force it on them. She seems to want everything to happen on her schedule and that’s a great way to set yourself up for disappointment when it comes to working with animals.