Extra Visit

Another visit from the lovely LR.  I wasn't expecting it as my other loaners had been in the morning but it was a nice surprise.  The weather is so gentle at the moment, it puts me in a gentle mood and she is learning how I like to be caught (lots of pony nuts!).  I like seeing her now.  She groomed and made a fuss over me.

Hiding the head collar

Slowly

Friends

Pony nuts

festival pony ;-)

The lovely LR (see, I am really liking her now!) came down again - just for a bit.  She brought me in (her mum distracted Chae ha ha!) and just groomed and fed me, and it was nice.  Looking forward to doing some more stuff soon, but see that she's just getting to know me at the moment.  I think she is very pleased with her t-shirt - she has been to something called a 'festival'.  Sounds wierd to me.

Brushing me down 

yummy hay

Picking  my Hooves

my field

The stables and office

Caught You!!!!!

Yay! she came down today and I was pleased to see her.  She is getting really confident with me so I am more relaxed.  She took me in, tacked me up and then we had a good ride round the school as Jade was giving her a lesson on me.  It was fun - she is a really good rider.

I have a bit of a reputation as being 'naughty' in the yard, but it's a bit unfair.  I am just out for a bit of fun sometimes, not like those half asleep ponies.  I have a best friend called Chae and we love to be together and sometimes make a bit of mischief but nothing bad.  When I was young I had a horrible experience when I was inside a stable and really hurt myself.  So now I hate stables and have to be outside all the time.  Show me a horse box and I just shudder. Yuck.

Chae is always butting in!

Chae tries to get the treats

riding school

Well the LR turned up again today - I was secretly pleased, as I was a bit uncertain whether she would after yesterday. It was really windy still but not raining, so I was in a better mood. The LR helped Jade give some lessons to the little ones, putting out jumps.  Then Jade showed her how to catch me (you don't mess with Jade!), and I had a nice time being groomed, and eating hay.  Jade helped the LR tack me up, and I am really warming to her now.  She didn't ride me though, not sure why - she says she didn't have a helmet so she couldn't, but I'm hardly going to throw her off am I?  They seem very fussy about that rule though.  She put me back in the field - hope she comes again soon.

The riding school

Grooming Kit

At least the Loan Ranger has bought the right kit - I really like the sparkly brush.  Her mum was moaning that she had gone in for a £3 hoof pick and come out having paid £18 for all these things that were a mystery to her.  Doesn't she know the importance of grooming? Maybe not, looking at her, she doesn't have a mane or tail herself.  The LR has a short mane but doesn't look like she has the right grooming kit....  her mum should take her to the shop to buy her a brush too.

Grumpy weather...

Horrid horrid day today.  Windy and wet.  The girl who rode me last week turned up - apparently she is loaning me!  I don't remember being consulted.  Was in a grumpy mood due to the weather so I'm afraid I was a bit moody with her.  I made her work to catch me, (she had to ask for help) and when she brought me I'm not proud but i even stood on her foot at one point.  I don't think she was happy.  She is a plucky thing though, fair play to her coming down in the rain, and she tried to put my tack on but I just wasn't up for it.  I know I was being difficult but I suppose I was sort of testing her cos I don't know her at all.  I tried to break free and she decided to put me back in the field.  I can see I worried her, I wasn't what she was expecting. think I like her though, I hope I haven't put her off completely.  I hate this weather.

Wet and Windy and a bit Frisky