Three times a worrier

Woohoo three times on the trot (well not literally trotting ffs give me a chance I've only been out of the field 3 times in the last million years!!) we have had some ridden action. This means -

I have been a good lad and allowed myself to get caught
TW has some kind of brave underwear on
I have stood nicely for her to haul her butt on board

How good am I ? Today we did some riding with only a teeny bit of hay beforehand. TW says that means at the moment my guts are A-OK. We reckon the lack of grass this year has probably helped. I think that having a nice stable herd and a more relaxed TW helps muchly too tbh. And obviously I know best. I'm so pleased that we are using the leather girth again - no saddle slippage which means much less anxiety for both me and TW!

Anyhoo, today we decided that we would do a teeny bit of riding with the dawgs (and without Boblet) and TW wants them to come hacking with us eventually. The boy dog was a gob-shite as always. The new Pearl puppy was hilarious. She stood open mouthed whie TW popped on board and then went and clambered up the mud slabs - I think the wierdo was trying to make herself taller too! Lol. It didn't work. She then tried to run about and bark while me and TW were concentrating but we just threatened to run em down and they soon fecked off.  We didn't do much today , just some pottering about and a few poles but TW was chuffed with me.  I hope we manage to start hacking soon but not sure where we will go as TW doesn't like the roads near home.

twice

The whole gang were up early this morning. Hay deivery time. So we got down to nomming while the hay got stacked away nicely as Boblet was here. TW told the hay dudes how nice the hay was and how filling it was in our tums. One hay dude said that his mum's pony can't eat it as it's making him wappy. TW said she was surprised as we were all so  chilled! Pah!

Anyhoo, when they had gone TW dragged me out of the field and gave me a crappy bowl of chaff as she CBA to soak mash today. Of course I ignored it and mugged her for polos. Result. Tack on, TW on board and Boblet opening the gate. Lol. So I twatted about just enough to make Boblet walk with us up the track, pulled my head down a few times to get some grass and then decided to be a good bean. Half way down the track and the wind blew up so TW said we could go back, so I twatted about on the way just enough to scare her and then Boblet had to come back and walk with us! Ha!!

"Get off and walk him" said Boblet
"I agree" says me.

Fecking TW only says nah and starts to laugh and then made me do some wanky schooling in Polly's patch, using Polly as an obstacle to walk round ffs. Then she got Boblet to put some fecking poles down and we had to walk over them too! TBH that was most excellent. We are doing some online endurance coaching shizzle and TW says I have to be less on the forehand as it's bad for me. She's not really sure what that means but she says when my big head is tipping everything forward that's probably not the way to be. She's also been looking at that Karl dude on facebook talking about confidence shizzle and is doing random standing in her stirrups wierdness. Big lump. Whaever makes her happy I guess.

In other news the fecking horsebox is stuck in the mud which made TW mad as she wants to go out in it soon. We need some dry weather!

Floodlit

TW has been one big depressed mess for weeks now. Lord above. But thankfully she's got a bit of time off work over Chrimbo and has managed to have some zzzzzz's. So the last few days I've been giving her the eye and plenty of kisses and suggesting it's got to be time to get back at it? Nearly new year and all!

Anyhoo, we got some good feeds today and then she came back just as it started to get dark and she had got her fecking brave pants on! And a packet of polos in her pocket. Result! So I got tacked up in the dark assisted by Boblet's floodlights , sadly I had to wear the leather bridle as she couldn't see well enough to use my blue one as it gets all tangled up due to her inability to hang things up properly (feck me I sound like that nobber Boblet now!). I had my nice leather native pony girth on too - that's definitely the best option. And in exchange for an occassional polo I let TW clamber on board and we pootled about and did some stretches too. She was very pleased. Apparently I was PERFECT!!!

In other news. the Jig-meister has moved in next door to the field that will always be known as the donkey field. it was good to see him again instead of just shouting over the valley to him. He tarted about abit but we just shouted an occassional greeting and carried on eating. Mikka-moo was tempted to tart about too but I had a stern word and she behaved herself. Ha!!

RIP staffiosa

When I was a youngster fresh over from Ireland I lived in Bradmore if you can remember that far back? Back then TW's staffiosa would always be around, running round the yard. playing in the school and causing havoc during poo picking.  The wee muscly dog would bark bark bark at the poo shovel and bite the scoop and drive TW mad. They would sometimes come hacking with me and we woud race each other down the bridlepaths and they would mooch about and eat chocolate biscuits while me and the boys chilled in our stables. One time me and Pig had a great game poking each other with sticks . I think he got barred ffrom the Bradmore field when he chased a rabbit. They've mostly been on every yard with me and Brack and since we had our own field they have always been knocking about, wrestling and kicking off at other dogs if they got chance. They've always made me and Bee laugh.

Yesterday me and the Pig had a good game, I ran at him in the field really fast and made him jump out the way. It made TW laugh out loud. Last night though somthing horrible happened and now the staffiosa are no more. It's so confusing and TW is so upset. There has always been a staffiosa and now I'm not sure what will happen as it just doesn't make sense.

grub

TW is itching to get out on some rides again. Thank feck for that. Trouble is she's too fecking busy. And we've had some lovely sunny days too.. Typical!

Anyhoo she's thinking about grub again and I might get some of pink mash stuff. Yesterday we started on the forage plus balancer stuff. Feck me those nuggets are HUGE!! TW left me tied up nomming and I got stuck in. When she turned round she noticed I was just stood not eating. She thought I had finished already but I let her know I was choking. I stood nicely while she whacked up and down my neck SO fecking hard. A couple of times I thought I was going to pass out and my legs buckled a bit but she kept thwacking and eventually I was ok. Then I told her I wanted my grub back but she only gave me a bowl of chaff. I was fecking furious so she turned me out and told me to have a drink.

This morning when she came she told me to eat slower and I took her advice. I think she is thinking about booking us on some rides soon but I have no idea if we will actually get to go....

rides

I'm realy starting to get frustrated, I need to get out on a ride bfore the end of the year but TW is worried about being too fat, my tummy and the other peeps being too speedy and the rides being too long. I just want to get cracking again. There's not long left this year now. To get motivated TW is buying me some new purple stuff which sounds nice. Bracky is a bit quiet at the moment which is worrying her but I reckon he's just finding the changing weather a bit wierd.

Nowt

Not much has been happening in the world of the herd. Dull. We've had some pissy rain and the midges have been very annoying. Me and Bee have been spending some time bonding again and there has been quite a bit of charging about in the mud. TW ain't so keen on that shizzle.

Yesterday in the runing about-ness Brack ran between Lolly and Mikka and they both shot a hind leg out in a kind of kick him or leg him up stylee. I can't remember the last time I saw TW laugh so much.

Anyhoo, today we got new grub. That thuderbrook chaff is fecking vile. Jezey and Bracky barged through the gate when I was eating which led to Brack getting two bowls of grub and TW and Jezey having a mahoosive row. TW got uber cross and they had a groundwork battle and they both got hot and grumpy. TW said that Jezey is the only fecker who pretends not to understand and that perhaps the home for life rule may cease to apply. But we all know she don't mean that.

Brack made it worse by refusing to go back into the field which resulted in TW getting him in a headlock to wrestle him out as he didnt have a headcollar on. Feck me!! I just want to start getting back out on some rides now. Ooh and I have a new rug which I imagine the gingers will pinch if it's not too big for them.

Bye

Dear Franklyn

It's been lovely spending some time again with you bud. Sorry you had to go again before we properly had chance to be proper buds again, I know you understand that I had to protect my position as boss of the herd. I appreciate you allowing me to keep that cos I know you could have taken over if you wanted to. Hope you are happy in your new home and you can come back anytime (but preferably when we have more grass). Hopefully TW will bring me to visit soon and we can go for a hack and have races like we used to.

Love Bot

Oops

Its been pishing down. So we had a chat and broke through the fence and went back into the paddock. TW wasn't too impressed I don't think although she did find it funny that Jezey, Dilly , Misty and Frank just stood at the gate forlornly. They're bums were too big to fit through I reckon.

rush

Dear TW

I'm getting a little bit sick and tired of you always being in a rush. I hate to say it but I agree with that Boblet, you're too busy and i need more attention (please note I need more attention and NOT Boblet). However I will let you off today as it was very windy and you gave me a nice bowl of grub for brekky. I nominate Misty to be your PA and sort your diary out for you so that we see more of you .

Love

Bot

Hot

So we've been shut out of the paddock as bleddy Misty kept ruining it by sneaking under the fence into the next paddock even though we had plenty of grass. So the hay has increased and fortunately there's been some growth in the big field. The weather is so bleddy wierd, it's been windy and then got really hot today which made us really sleepy. I got lots of kisses and tried to steal Boblet's hat while he was mending another broken fence rail. I'm a bit bored of not being ridden now.

stuffed

Dear TW

Yup we were all stuffed when you got to us this morning. However as you see that doesn't mean we don't want hay. We all managed to nom down a slice each beofre we passed out in a grass coma.

I hope you noticed I did a big poo though to reassure you my guts were ok today. I deserve some brownie points I reckon.

Love

Bot

oi

Dear TW

The grub is much appreciated but I reckon you have two options

1. more grass
2. more hay

as it's fecking cold this evening and I can't stand the drama llama's when everyone gets hungry (Mikka!). And I know you're still feeling grotty and too heavy but we really need to get back in work soon.

Love

Bot

grub

Tw is super tired at the moment which means she is in zombie mode when we see her. Mind you, today she managed a wee burst of energy and got us all in for grub (not Bee obviously). It was most tasty. I had chaff, nuts and balancer. TW says that this next month might just be a month of getting into a new routine which probably means no riding as she is being  a lazy bones. Pah!

leaves

Today TW gave us loads of branches with leaves on to nom on alongisde the hay. They were tasty. She did a bit walk yesterday - it was meant to be 20miles but she didnt manage the last peak. The lady says that 20miles is a long way and that until she does it that I don't have to do it. She spotted some lovely bridlepaths though so I hope I can visit them soon when her legs recover.

Dear TW

Hope you enjoyed your hols - made you a little video - hope you can see it

TS

peace

The herd are all super chilled today, we had hay for brekky and then we grazed all day as the grass has grown again. TW was pleased as we only had one bale of hay today. I'm hoping she goes food shopping at the weekend but I reckon she will have a right game finding something that suits us all! Ha!!

Invisible

Dear TW

Am I invisible? I can't believe that you took Dilly and Misty out today instead of me. If you lost some weight I am sure that I could go out with Dildred? Get that box on the weigh bridge and sort it out.

Mr Squire

Boss

Dear TW

Cheers for the grub and the brush today, it was most appreciated even though those fecking dawgs were being most annoying.

I do NOT however appreciate doing stoopid groundwork stuff and you being all bossy with me when I CBA to do it! Especially after that Bean has been a super-star! Gah!

Love

Bot

Limp

Dear TW

I know you are really tired and busy and unmotivated at the moment however we need more attention please.

Love Tombot

PS I know you noticed that I might be limping abit today - just to keep you on your toes!

Lazy

I was meant to be going out today. But TW had left the box ignition on and the box battery was flat. And then she had to wait for a roofer dude to pop by. Gah! So I spent most of the day sulking in the shelter , tbh my tummy was a bit windy today as well. On the plus side TW has found some new potential hacking buds which is excellent news!

Rain

I was hoping to go out in the box today but it was pishing down and TW couldn't be bothered ( well thats not true really, she had slightly achy legs and was tired). It was probably a good plan as when she came to move the box later she realised she had left the ignition on all night and the battery was as flat as a pancake! FFS! So today we have been chilling in the drizzle. TW chucked out some fertiliser and grass seed to make herself feel better and offered round the grooming brush so we all had a few scratches (apart from Brack who farted in her face and bogged off)

badminton

Today me and TW went out in the box. We went to the cross country place again but this time she said she would walk as she needs extra exercise. The idea was that we would do some groundwork and some jumps. Now this was a most excellent idea but I mostly had one rule - follow TW! So we jumped logs and ditches and ditches with logs and did steps. However the tyres were too high for her little legs so we got stuck there for a bit until we figured out an alternative.

Next time I think we might be going to the horse play ground place. Jezey is very cross at TW at the moment and won't talk to her at all.

leather!

Been a good boy again today, came out nicely with TW and had some grub while she got me ready. She dug my old leather girth out and that fitted nicely so once I was confident there was no saddle slippage potential I let her hop on. Slipping saddles panic me soooo much!

We had a pootle about and went part way up the track. I maybe did some reversing but mostly was good and managed to stand still when things scared me rather than spinning. I reckon TW was pleased with me today!

Walk

It's been absolutely pishing down since last night, the ground is softer and the green stuff is growing. TW got me out and gave me some grub and tacked me up. I've lost weight though and my girth's are too big which make me stressed as I worry about the saddle slipping. So after some debating TW untacked me and we went for a walk instead (much better as she needs the exercise too). We walked up the track and down the road to the next yard along and then came back. I was a really good boy and we had a lovely time. Frank looked after the girls for me while I was busy so that was a relief!

Goals

Awww feck, I think I might have got myself in a bit of bother by letting TW know I am healthy at the moment. She looked in her diary today and realised it is 8 weeks until Thoresby ride ( one of our faves) and some nutters have suggested that it is possible to go from field to a 20mile PR in 8 bastard weeks!! Every year we talk about doing it at Thorebsy but in the last 5 years it has never happened. Watch this space I reckon, be prepared for gut aches tomorrow methinks.

I spy

Dear Frank

I saw you watching me today. And I saw you watching TW. And I saw TW watching you watching me. And she was probably watching me watching you too. In fact, I don't think anyone else does as much watching as me and you at the moment (the girls certainly aren't fussed and we know Brack coudnt care less).

Anyhoo, you spying on me has resulted in me having to be uber good today. So I let TW rub my tummy all over on both sides ( even though it had been raining) and I also let her clean my sheath in the field. I hope we can be tag team chums again soon cos this being good will wear thin soon I'm sure. But until then, I will be watching you.

Tommy

Dear TW

I'm really sorry I grew big and made you scared about my height. I'm really sorry I have bucked you off a few times and maybe really hurt you (and that one time rear thing). And I'm sorry that my tummy has been poorly and I get stressed and worried alot.

Please can we get back on track though soon? We used to do so good at the pleasure rides and stuff, we were super fit and fast and were doing good, Please can we start again? I'd really apprciate it and I promise to be good.

Love

Tommy

PS I've started getting myself fit by racing and chasing Frankie to show off to Jezey so that's a good start I reckon!

sorry

Dear TW

I'm really sorry that none of the herd are talking to you at the moment, I reckon it's Franklyn's fault. It most certainly has nowt to do with me. Can you sort these bleddy flies out please? They are disgusting. Fortunately they seem to like the others more than me, maybe it looks like they like the lammi ones best, (Misty, Polly, Frank) - get your worrying head round that one.

Still no sign of any riding hey? Not sure we will manage any 20 milers this year? AGAIN!! FFS!!

Buck your ideas up,

TB Squire

Cool

Dear TW

It's cooling down, we need to start working again now. Frank is being wierd, he runs away from me all the time but I think he is even more scared of Lyra. I'm letting him in my shelter and everything but he still isn't sure he wants to be friends yet. Wierdo. I don't care if he likes hanging round with the other girls. Jezey will not be friends with him at all yet though. LOL. She's worried that everyone will be sad when he leaves again.

I reckon we should start making some nice plans for us ,

Love

Tommy

hmmmm

Dear TW

Ok, so its nice seeing Franklyn Bean really, him and Brack are loving it. It's nice to see him so happy.  The girls aren't massively fussed about him either, he seems scared of Lyra which is wierd. I don't mind him chatting to the ginges as tbh they can be hard work so it's less stress for me.

I think we need to make some plans together though cos we've been slacking in all this bleddy heat. I'm lucky I guess as the flies prefer the others to me.

Maybe we can be friends again

Tommy

WTF

Dear TW

Are you absolutely frikking kidding me?

For the last 4 years I have asked you to get Frankie back. You know how upset and stressed it made me when he went away and how it made my tummy bad. You also know how I've hated having to be head of a herd but I've worked really hard at it (even though it's a big herd full of complicated ladies) even though it made me worry all the time.

Finally in the last couple of weeks I have been feeling good and settled and happy. And then you go and bring the Bean back. WTF? My head is mashed man!! I want to be buds with him again but I need to make sure he knows I'm boss. And quite frankly (pardon the pun) I have not forgotten how shit he was to me when I first arrived from Ireland and he bit that chunk out of my ear. So yes, I have chased him a bit and booted his ass but I know he isn't bothered and that is annoying. And yes I am hugely pissed off with you so you can shove your extra strong mints and cuddles cos I ain't interested.

Yours

Mr Squire

PS please don't send me away

Flies

Since I posted last the weather has been fecking hot. And I've been in hospital and had 2 teeth out and had loads of follow up appointments which meant loads of drugs and putty in my mouth. Did I say it's been hot?

Jezey started having some lessons at the field so obviously I got my oar in and said I wanted a crack too. Today I had my second one and I was a most fabulous boy and TW was super happy. My tummy is absolutely bob on at the moment and we reckon maybe its cos the weather has been so dry. Feck knows. 

Afte rmy lesson bleddy Lyra had a groundwork lesson and she was good too. Too much fecking competition to be numero uno in these parts.

And the bleddy horse flies are eating us all alive.

best laid plans

So Sunday I was meant to do the sport endurance pink ride. I didn't go. The grass grew and my tummy grumbled, TW got nervous and I made it quite clear I was NOT going anywhere. So she took Jezey out for a walk up the trail instead. I ddn't mind so much.

Yesterday she arrived really early. Took me out of the field and gave me some food but I just wanted back in with the others. I got really annoyed when Brack was flirting with the girls too which stressed TW out.

A dude called Ross came to help TW get me on the box and then off we went. To the vets. To get my teeth sorted. Yuck. This was a new vets, a big vets with nice stables and a busy yard. So I had lots of friends to chat to. The nurse lady was very complimentary about me! Ha!

Anyhoo, I stayed all day and a special vet man from down south took out my two nasty teeth. One came out easily and the other I had to have a hole made in my cheek to take the other one out which they then stapled up. I got to stay overnight so they could keep an eye on me while TW went away . I even got a bran mash.

Today TW came to collect me with Boblet. I was still a bit stoned tbh. I walked nicely on the box as Boblet lifted the doors higher so there was more room for me. Then we trundled home. When we got home TW put hay out and I had a nice canter round the field and a roll. Noone else joined in though. Boring gits. Then it started raining. Great!

the chat

The weather has been fecking atrocious and everything is mucho behind schedule. To make matters worse Jezey has been out for a bleddy clinic while I have done naf all apart from get a bit skinnier.

This morning it was the second day of sunshine. TW gave us some hay and then said I was coming in for some grub. I most certainly was not. She then said if you don't come in then you won't go to  ride on Sunday. Gah! So I came in and had my grub and got dressed up. We went in the big field and TW hauled her fat ass up and we sat for a while just chilling.

Anyhoo, off we went and then she realised it was really slippy in the field. So I sorted her out and we strolled along chatting about the good old days. She really wants us to do 20 miles at Thoresby this year and I am up for that I reckon if my tummy stays ok and my teeth get sorted. There were some cows next door and TW likes cows so I went nice and close for her and we pottered about some more up and down the hilly field. Then she said we could walk across the top so I trotted and told her Jez had cantered this bit the other day, she agreed. So I had a tiny slippy canter too. We were both happy at that. No napping, no soreness, all good.

Sun

The sun is out again and everything is melting. When TW arrived me and Bee were grazing. We still want the hay though obviously. I shared my net with that Polly over the fence again,  it will be good when she can come in with us I think. TW tried to give me a scratch today to get rid of some hairs but I was not keen. So she best get worrying about my guts i reckon. I know she has ordered some vits and stuff again so that should be interesting to see how she managed to feed us all. Ha! Tbh I don't think we will all get vitamins or she will be bankrupted. There is an endurance workshop clinic thing on at the weekend and I am not 100% sure if she is taking Jez or not....we shall see. Hopefully we will get a bleddy dry week now .

icicles

TW wanted a lie in today. She didn't get one as there was so much snow and she was so worried that she crawled up to the yard as soon as it was light or therabouts. I think the roads were very bad. Anyhoo, when she got to us we were all covered in icicles and Mikka was shivering and shaking. Polly was still munching on her hay net from yesterday. Gah!

So TW gave us loads and loads of hay. And then some more hay. She tried to put a fleece and a rug on Mikka who promptly told her to feck off. Repeatedly. Jezey was sad today as they were meant to be going off for a nice ride but it was cancelled. Then she shuffled off in the snow. Later on she came back and gave us another bale of hay to share . And then went home and ordered some food for us and some vitamin supplements as she says this weather has made us all rotten and manky.

Pink

It is fecking snowing again. And windy. And absolutely fecking baltic. TW did three trips before 12.- which was most impressive and for once it wasn't because the water was frozen. Nesh dogs, hungry herd and a therapy session = 1 shattered and frozen TW!

She did a good job with huge hay nets today. Must have full tummies to keep warm. I have no idea when we are ever going to start getting fit though. She's booked me on my first SE ride of 2018 though much to Jezeys disgust as it is a pink ride and she wanted to go. TW remembered she had promised that I would do SE rides though so tough! None of us have even been in the bleddy horsebox yet though fgs.

psycho

TW went psycho today. When she got to the yard, Jez, Mikka and Misty had left Polly and got themselves into the bottom paddock and were galloping up and down shouting. In the rain. TW moved Polly out of the way and tried to get me, Brack, Lyra and Dilly into the big field. It didn't work. Eventually TW went a bit nuts which resulted in us all ignoring her until she apologised. I think it's a combination of being hangry, pre-season temper and ALL THIS FECKING RAIN!!! There's no excuse for it though.

We did get some hay though and she was very sorry but tbh by that point we all just wanted to eat. There's a holistic vet lady coming this way in April and she is thinking of taking me to see her to discuss my guts and stuff as it's in the diary that we are going to do 20miles at Thoresby in the Autumn. This has been our goal for the last few years btw.

TW says this is the shittest period of horse-ownership ever. Mardy arse. Although to be fair, Mikka and Polly have abscesses, Dilly is all itchy, Brack is getting ready for sweet itch season , I have poorly teeth and we are all covered in mud. Apparently under all our fluff me and Dilly are getting skinny which also isn't so good. Things will get better soon.

ffs

So there is so much bleddy rain I really cba. That Polly is a cheeky beggar who has TW wrapped round her finger and then steals my hay from the other side of the fence. And Jezey is getting a bleddy thermatex. WTF?

Anyhoo TW says we ARE going to do 20miles at Thoresby Autumn ride and she had started losing weight so that is positive. And she has her eyes on a cannock chase ride too but not sure if I will get to go to that one? wr all have soggy boggy feet and tbh I really cba.

WTF

WTF is going on with this weather? This morning it was frozen solid every where and baltic. By tea time it was 10 degrees and pishing down with rain. TW only came early today. She didn't stop long but we got extra hay and it was a nice light morning. I reckon it's going to be a lovely summer to make up for this absolute shite winter. I can't remember being so wet for so long since we had the bleddy awful wet summer in Bradmore.

emergency!

The weather is shite again and the fields have all gone back to mush! TW was not impressed this morning as me, Brack, Mikka and Lyra were in the paddock with the hole in the fence pretending not to be able to get out. And we might have trashed it. Oops! Things got worse when she counted the hay bales and realised we were going to be struggling soon. So we called a state of emergency and made her email the new hay dude who promptly replied and said he will re-stock us on Sunday! Good work!

fresh as a daisy

So last night TW text the dentist lady and asked if I was allowed to be ridden. She said YES! Now ordinarily that wouldn't been much as TW is a lazy daisy but today the sun was shining and I was more than happy to get my tack on. I do need a change of girth though due to my excellent winter weightloss.

Anyhoo, TW said we would ride in the field while the others nommed the hay and I was mostly obliging. TW was worried about my mouth so tried to ride with a nice long relaxed rein so I took advantage a bit and did some sprightly walking about . I didn't nap though and TW said I was a good lad. I maybe tried to bog off back to the others a wee bit but I don't think that counts. I think she was pleased with me. She's booked me onto the physio workshop thing and the endurance clinic too and maybe I will get out for a pre-op ride or two, just the short ones. I think I'm getting some equidgel too even though TW isn't sure about the alfalfa.

After I had been ridden, Jezey had a turn and she was a very good girl! Gah! That Polly-pocket has her eye on being ridden too. Bleddy girls!

sicknote

FFS I can't believe it! While the weather has been bad TW has been looking for rides and clinics and stuff for us to do. She had found an endurance training day for me and a physio day for both of us and decided that we were going to aim for a 20miler. Boblet is sorting out the tyre issue on the box and then we would be good to go.

So today the vet dentist lady visited. I had seen my dentist 2 weeks ago but she referred me to this new lady who was hopefully going to sort out my poorly fractured toothypegs. I kicked up a bit of a fuss when TW tried to catch me as I was nomming hay but eventually I came in for a big jab of dopey drugs. Nice. The lady had a good look at my teeth. She said that the fractures were not good and that she couldn't fix them. TW was sad. The vet lady explained that some horses just have wee holes in their teeth which make them prone to fracturing and sometimes the fractures are easy to sort. Mine are not. She suggested that I go to horsepital and see a visiting specialist who will do the operation for me and get my teeth better. My heart sank. TW agreed and gave me lots of cuddles. So did Boblet.

Afterwards I shuffled outside and went back to sleep while the lady did Polly arabs teeth. Then I shuffled down to the field and stood by the gate feeling sorry for myself. TW gave me some nice kisses and Boblet gave me some more scratches. It feels very unfair.

Seriously?

TW says she is fecking knackered from dragging water tubs to the yard. Well quite frankly we are all fecking thirsty. The yard tap better defrost soon or we are all going to shrivel and die and TW is going to turn into the incredible hulk with super strong muscles.

Anyhoo I've decided that I'm off out with SE gain this year so made it my job to push Jezey out the way at every opportunity and to give TW kisses. TW said I'm a nob as Jezey is going out with EGB anyway. That horse box best not let us down then or there will be big trouble. And TW best not lose weight and get Polly-pocket out this year or there will be real fisticuffs I reckon.

The best thing about today was that the rain never came. Although that might at least give us something to drink.

Drink

I cannot believe that it is still so fricking cold!! TW was in a right state today, taps still frozen, walking down through snow drifts, getting her car stuck in the snow. So I decided to make everything better by letting her know I was really thirsty and suggesting that a lack of water might lead to a wee bit of colic. So 6 hours later and three visits later we had all drank enough to last us til tomorrow!

The hay we have at the moment is really wierd. Nice but inconsistent. Very odd. But tbh as long as we can keep eating it doesn't really matter. It's a big old full moon tonight so we are going to manifest some warm weather for the rest of the month to save TW's poor old red face!

shut down

Snow keeps falling, everywhere is pure white. Today the wind got going too, pure baltic. We managed to get 6 bales of hay out of TW today. I don't remember it ever being this cold, Brack-man says it's been a long time. All we can do is just eat hay and huddle together. When TW visited for the second time today I was stood with my bum to the wind asleep. TW says it looks like I am shutting down and just surviving. There's no spare energy for owt else. Me, Jez and Brack were remembering when we had hotel barn to go in when the weather was bad. That was lush. I reckon we need a new hotel barn but one that we can come and go as we please. Boblet drove TW both times today as the roads are apparently really bad. She's not sure what will happen tomorrow as we need water bringing up as the taps still frozen. She keeps saying it will be better soon but I'm not sure she believes it at the moment.

too much snow

The snow keeps coming and going, coming and going. Absolute fricking nightmare. Especially as everytime the snow comes Mikka goes frikking nuts and tries to kill us all. We keep telling her (as does TW) that there is always plenty of hay but she gets in some wierd mad panic. Nob. Boblet got very cross at her today and said she needs to go and live somewhere else as she's a meany. TW just chuntered at him. We all know Mikka is here for good and we know she will be better when the weather warms up.

I had some lovely kisses with TW today while she was sorting out the frozen water situation. I ate plenty of hay and then did some sun bathing before the snow came again. TW says that the roads will be icy tomorrow so we had some extra tea time hay in case she comes a little bit later in the morning.

fecking baltic

let's be clear about something. It is absolutely fecking baltic at the moment, Thanks feck for having a big hairy coat.

TW has been contemplating riding me but is not sure whether it is fair on my poorly teeth and is not feeling brave enough to go bitless again just yet. Quite frankly at the moment my main priority is munching as much hay as I can to keep myself warm. TW seems to be employing the same strategy but substituting cake for hay.

At least she has finally acknowledged that I am mostly misunderstood. Ha! On friday before she went away for her birthday she spotted me pulling faces and moving everyone around. And told me off. Until she realised that what I was doing was moving everyone about so everyone got some hay rather than the gobby feckers ( naming no names Mikka) getting it all. She also noticed I did the same thing to move everyone out of the way for the dawgs to get through the gate. I am an ANGEL!!

Anyhoo, she rode the Belle today and I was sceptical as it was blowing a gale and snowing but to my surprise they did good. I need to get my toofypegs sorted and Boblet needs to get that horsebox good to go asap so I can get back out there and remind TW of my talents I reckon. And keep feeding TW cakeage too cos if she loses weight I suspect I might get surpassed by those two ginger monkeys.
Pah! Bracky says I've got nowt to worry about there then but the Belle has lost a tonne of weight over winter and if she can do it.....well who knows!

Let's do this again....

Ok so I know I have been quiet but quite frankly TW has been such a slacker again there hasn't been much to talk about. Last year I got out to a few pleasure rides but then got poorly after a lovely day at Chatsworth so I have mostly been chilling again in the field with the others, getting muddy and hairy.

It feels like the longest winter ever!! But I know TW has a new old horsebox and I'm keen to get out and about again if she can ever find the time to get going again. I had the dentist on Monday and she realised I had two cracked teeth at the back of my mouth so I have to have a vet lady out to sort me. TW called me sicknote!! I couldn't believe it. Cheeky git! So I decided to dust off my old laptop and start blogging again to prove that I am coming into my prime! Wish me luck.