I wasn't going to go up to the yard yesterday as George was on full livery and I had worked a loooong shift. But when word reached me about Caffrey (colic horse) I just felt the need to go and cuddle my boy ( Read more... )

I finished my shift last night and with a yippee and not so much of a glance back, I ran away from the trains as fast as my legs would carry me ( Read more... )

Just a short post as my lunch is almost ready. Here is a pic of Oli (Our rescue shetland.) He is standing with one of the kids who is only 12 and that will give you a good idea of just how tiny he really is!


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Today has just flown by. I didn't finish work until 4.00am so didn't get up till almost 11 ( Read more... )

Finally, finally George spent time in the field without standing miserably at the gate wanting to come in ( Read more... )

Well I really understimated just how much a small bone can hurt when it fractures. The swelling around my thumb is horrendous and seems to just keep swelling! The doc did tell me that it would happen but I guess I didn't believe him. Of course the smart thing to do would be to stay in the warm with my injured hand splinted and resting on a ( Read more... )

Well, the predicted heavy snow did not materialise last night or today. We had a few flurries but nothing major. In fact, the temp actually reached a whopping 5 degrees today and the snow actually started to thaw. Wooooohoooooooo maybe I will be riding again soon ( Read more... )

This is the first year George has been safe and sensible enough to 'wear' stuff for human entertainment. I bought him antlers. Ok so I am strange but so what? Lots of people giggled when they saw us out hacking yesterday and I personally think that anything that can raise a smile these days should be encouraged ( Read more... )

Took George out for a hack this morning. Initially he was disgusted with us but had his super-duper rainsheet on and Daddy fed him copious amounts of polos along the way so he actually decided he was quite enjoying himself ( Read more... )

I am feeling better! Still felt pretty bad yesterday but managed to go up to the yard to take care of my boy. I had planned to ride but decided against it due to my weakened state. It was great just to groom and cuddle my horse who was a big ball of sloppiness because his mummy was back ( Read more... )