A smile on my face

No riding today, the weather's dreary and I think I'm coming down with something.
Anyway I wandered down the field to open the far gate through to our bottom land, came back and put them out.
I expected they would rush down, but no, they stood looking at me like lost children. I would have left them to it, but I was happy to spend a little time with them.
I set off down and could sense Bonbon at my back, Remy and Corky a few yards behind. I halted and Bonbon halted too, her warm breath on my cheek as she looked over my shoulder. We stood and waited for Corky and Rem and continued on down together. As we approached the gate they all set off down the hill and started tucking in to the fresh green grass.
As I headed back, I could see Remy, who always manages to find the softest, muddiest, wettest spots, knee deep in the stream, reaching over for some succulent something or other. 
He jumped over onto the field at the other side, spinning and rearing in an attempt to get Bonbon to join him, which she did and they both started to dance and play before looking across at Corky still on the other side.
Corky doesn't 'do' wet and mushy, so wouldn't join them,  and instead, throwing her head back, she galloped ( well this is Corky, so perhaps a fast canter ;-)) back up the field to the gate and through into the next field. She is the boss, so both Remy and Bonbon charged after her, but Remy wouldn't be put off and then headed back down trying to entice her. Eventually she gave in and sensibly found a drier spot to cross where they all jumped back over, spinning and playing delightfully.
I love my guys, they're a perfect little group, and how could they not bring a smile to my face.