Aunt Mel’s horses are very nosey. They enjoy watching the neighborhood children jump on their trampoline. They spend summer evenings watching the neighborhood men play volleyball. If someone starts to drive down Aunt Mel’s long driveway, they run to the fence and stare. But lately they’ve been particularly glued to the fence, completely entranced by the latest goings on.

Two goats moved in next door.

And the goats seem mutually interested in Aunt Mel’s horses. They hang out at the fence nibbling honey suckle. They reach through the boards to touch noses with the horses. At night they curl up in the undergrowth and sleep near the horses.

At least for a while, the goats hold a fascination for the horses. Apparently goats are to horses like TV to humans – something interesting to watch when there isn’t much else to do.