They all come in early in the morning, about 7am. I have to walk them all up a road so can’t really do any earlier as it’s too dark to be safe.
They are never waiting to come in, usually grazing or sleeping so when I was asked to work early this morning as a one off I figured they could stay out for a day with hay and food.
I’ve come home to carnage! VERY grumpy ponies! They are all plastered in mud, squabbling (in one case fighting) bored, fed up. The fields have gone from pretty good to trashed at the gates and having huge skid marks everywhere.... I imagine I’ve been called a few choice names by the local riders aswell obviously normally they ride past empty fields. Today they had a Shetland and section A challenging them to a race down the fence line * huge apologies everyone! I got home to two poor women hanging onto their horses for dear life....
tomorrow normality resumes! I thought it might be nice for them, evidently not
I seem to have the only horses who need less time out to stay sensible!
They are never waiting to come in, usually grazing or sleeping so when I was asked to work early this morning as a one off I figured they could stay out for a day with hay and food.
I’ve come home to carnage! VERY grumpy ponies! They are all plastered in mud, squabbling (in one case fighting) bored, fed up. The fields have gone from pretty good to trashed at the gates and having huge skid marks everywhere.... I imagine I’ve been called a few choice names by the local riders aswell obviously normally they ride past empty fields. Today they had a Shetland and section A challenging them to a race down the fence line * huge apologies everyone! I got home to two poor women hanging onto their horses for dear life....
tomorrow normality resumes! I thought it might be nice for them, evidently not
I seem to have the only horses who need less time out to stay sensible!