17/02/2024
It’s all go here at the minute!! There’s a lot to catch up on!!
Firstly, Pickles is back!! As she is 3 this year, and with our great progress last year, I decided to try her with a little bit of ‘learning’. We can now lunge😁 Not only that, but I have her on the main yard with me where she gets lead in and out with bigger horses and is learning how to be a grown up. She’s taken to this very well.
Secondly, it was moving day!
The donkeys are now enjoying a new field, and they all lead beautifully through the village to their destination.
Now something I’m VERY suprised about, and also got quite emotional over (ew) is Maverick. Mavvy is completely unhandled. Last time I lead him was off the box into the field, and to cut a long story short it turns out he’s a bolter 😂😂
I’ve left him to enjoy his childhood and watch the others get handled. And he’s slowly but surely started to want to get involved. Now, the new field was a 5 minute walk through the village, which for most would be easy. But bare in mind we have not done any leading, or seen any of the big world since he’s been here.
Today I pressed the ‘f**k it’ button as Rowan calls it, and I lead him through the village 😂 I could’ve chased him into the trailer, but I chanced it. Wrecklessly I must say. But it paid off!!! He had to trust me and it worked! So him and William are now with Badger enjoying some grass🥰🥰🥰 Huge success!!
I’ll let him process that then crack on with him I think.
Roger and Ni**od are currently enjoying a holiday at Aunty Caroline’s, where they’re getting absolutely spoilt - as they should be. Because we all know there’s no 2 ponies with bigger egos than them 🙄😂 But, in my eyes, Roger can do what he wants. After a very scary few weeks over Christmas where he became very unwell, the fact he’s fit and happy enough to go on holiday is a huge win and he can go and get fat and happy. Nim just happy preferably 😂😂
Now for some dry weather to up our training 😭🤞🏻
