Tales from Beyond the Horseshoe

As we arrived I spot two grey donkeys tied to the fence both looking like they had long since retired from the beach. "While you are here, could you just trim Nobby and Ted for me?" asked the small grey haired lady. I happily volunteered for this task as I felt it was an easy option. However, as I approached the donkeys they eyed me suspiciously.

Forty minutes later I am wrestling with two bucking broncos. I've been kicked, trampled and bitten while the old lady cooed "Good Boys" and fed them carrots.

Suddenly, through the hedge arrives a llama from the local animal park obviously wanting his feet trimmed. My boss who had kept a low-profile during the donkey trimming suddenly leapt to his feet brandishing his woolly hat. Pursued by the grey haired lady with arms windmilling , they chased the llama back the way it came. The llama stops and turns to look at them. Now my boss will surely tame the llama with animal expertise but oh no! He ran to the van and pinched my sunglasses just in case the llama should spit at him. The llama looked at the small gnome like man waving a woolly hat and wearing my Raybans and disappeared back through the hedge never to be seen again.

Which is why when people say to me, "While you're here could you just", I always ask what animal it is first!

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