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.