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.