Lia: WOW! Who are these guyz?
Zoe: Girls. They belong to Aunti Eileen and Uncle Steve. The big horse is Life's Achievement - she's the Mommy. And the baby is Jester...they call her Jes....isn't she cute?
Lia: Can we go there to play with them...I think I'd like to play chase with Jes.
Zoe: Absolutely not...she's a very young baby with delicate legs and you won't be chasing her.
Lia: How about Life? Think she could catch me?
Zoe: Life is a retired race horse...yes, she could catch you and beat you up to protect Jes.
Lia: So if she's retired, what does she do now?
Zoe: She's a broodmare and a very good Mommy.
Lia: A broooooodmare?
Zoe: A broodmare is a female horse used for producing foals. They often are chosen in hopes of passing down their outstanding physical or athletic attributes or desirable ancestry.
Lia: Then I think my mom was a broodmare!
Zoe: (...when you were born, I think she had a nightmare...)
