Pam Rickenbach, left, of Anam Cara Farm, scoops a bowl of warmed bran mash for horses Mario, center, and Punch during the "Christmas Eve Dinner with the Horses" even in Canaan on Sunday. A special dinner of warmed bran mash featuring chopped apples, carrots and peppermint candies was fed to the farm’s herd of 12 horses and four working cows.
Josselyn Brown, 5, rests her head against Diego, a Normandy steer, during the "Christmas Eve Dinner with the Horses" event at Anam Cara Farm in Canaan on Sunday. Brown, who volunteers at the farm, helped groom horses Sunday while preparing for the special dinner of warmed bran mash for the farm’s herd of 12 horses and four working cows.
Kristin Atwood temps horses Mario, right, and Punch with a peppermint candy during the "Christmas Eve Dinner with the Horses" event at Anam Cara Farm in Canaan on Sunday. A special dinner of warmed bran mash featuring chopped apples, carrots and peppermint candies was fed to the farm’s herd of 12 horses and four working cows.
Maureen Calder of Canaan carries a pan of warmed bran mash to horse Silver Fox, an English Shire, during the "Christmas Eve Dinner with the Horses" event at Anam Cara Farm in Canaan on Sunday. A special dinner of warmed bran mash featuring chopped apples, carrots and peppermint candies was fed to the farm’s herd of 12 horses and four working cows.
Pam Rickenbach, owner of Anam Cara Farm in Canaan, carries a bowl of warmed bran mash for pony Fallon during the "Christmas Eve Dinner with the Horses" event on Sunday. A special dinner of warmed bran mash featuring chopped apples, carrots and peppermint candies was fed to the farm’s herd of 12 horses and four working cows. Christmas stockings for the farm’s animals are hung off the porch in the background.
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