Went down at 630am to see how everyone had survived the night. I had left Fleur Suze and Sapphire stabled and Buddy and Tintin were out in the winter field, Buddy was still out Tintin on the yard.
Fleur had drunk a huge amount of water and was still warm and uptight. Fed them all. I put Buddy back up the winter field so he couldn't interfere. Led Fleur out in the old collar they sent her in - not my leather one she went in and which I will ask them to return - and she was pulling barging everywhere, very upset.
Got the Giraffe to the far field out of the conflict and Suze in the field next to Fleur. Suze was unsettled and did a bit of charging around.
Did the waters then took Buddy's rope halter which I use on them all - i gave them Fleur's but they clearly never used it or returned it. I put it on Fleur and measured her, she is 470kg, she is very hungry. I have straw for her so she can be in there and the paddock hasn't much on it and she can have bales of straw. She is lean but i have had her down to 450kg in the past, but she looked good on it, nice coat, shiny, bright, she looks dull and down. Hopefully she will bounce back.
I put her halter on and did some work with her. She instantly moved her bum, walked correctly, backed up, halted, all the stuff she knows. Quite what they have done to her I have no idea, but once she was asked to behave she walked around the field with me and we walked halted backed up on a loose rope, no pulling, no being strong like she was in the conventional halter.
Suze is pretty upset. She has bonded with Sapphire so somehow we have to get Fleur into the loop or get Sapphire and Buddy to be pals. I will let Tintin comfort Fleur, he is totally non aggressive and he knows her.
