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Pygmy goats love to play and exercise. Watching your goats have fun playing is very entertaining. You can encourage their play and provide healthy stimulation by giving them toys and equipment.

Caption: Goat yoga offers unique blend of exercise and animal therapy in El Paso "He is just really a love bug. He, as you can see, just loves cuddles and snuggles," said Rivas.

Goat Yoga at Rainbow Ridge Farms will continue every S aturday morning this summer, weather permitting. There's also Goat Yoga classes there every Tuesday at 6 p.m. There is a $20 fee to take part.

Yoga with goats started years ago as a fad that now appears to have stuck. At these classes the creatures’ antics exercise humans’ smile and laughter muscles as much as any others.

"Goat yoga is yoga with goats, with baby goats, adult goats. We just have a blast with all kinds of farm animals," said Bella Dillman of ARC El Paso, who recently visited the ranch.