Little Mia and Flame have just had their summer wardrobe updated with fly masks and flysheets in coordinating colours. Meanwhile, Tess, who despite being a princess does not appreciate being rugged, even in the middle of winter, is more than happy to be piggy out on all the spring grass …
It’s my favourite time of year again, the birds are singing, the bees are buzzing, the sun is shining, all the plants are in full bloom and the ponies are shedding their winter fluff to expose their shiny summer coats. We are truly blessed to be living the dream 🙂 …
Shiloh was spoilt with this gorgeous blue sparkly set that looks stunning against his bay colouring.
Miss B and Shiloh are starting to get some nice height in their jumping 🙂 He still just lifts his legs and seems to barely put any effort in at all so its going to be interesting to see what height he needs to start putting in some effort.
The light this evening was absolutely spectacular, it allowed me to play with some interesting backlight techniques while Miss B and Flame trained.
There is nothing worse than a thick winter coat when your horse is in full work so Miss B clipped Shiloh today. She’s getting really good at this clipping gig and does a MUCH better job than I ever could! I was just a little bit concert that someone was …
Its been really cold but not much rain or pasture growth so far this winter. Ponies are all spending a lot of time in their winter pyjamas.
Little Mia is sporting a very thick winter coat this year and is looking more like a teddy bear than a pony. Miss B did some groundwork and liberty training this evening while Flame looked on very unimpressed that he wasn’t the centre of attention 🙂
The ponies are all getting fluffy and just about ready to clip to make them more comfortable over winter.
It always amazes me how different the winter coats are for each of our horses. Mia being the pony always grows a massive fur coat, making her look like a cuddly teddy bear. Tessa’s winter coat is fairly thin as is Flames, but they both still sweat up terribly when …