PENNY IN FOAL

It's been a while since I updated the blog. Penny is in foal, she caught first time which is fantastic news. She will be due in March time next year.

Percy is approaching his fist birthday and growing fast. He has had a spurt in the last month or so, which probably coincides with the grass! He is really starting to grow into himself, looking slightly less gangly. He came in today and I pulled his mane. I have been doing it gradually but today I tidyed it up. it still isn't really short but I didn't want to push my luck. My friend Kirsty helped. It did involve twitching his muzzle with her hand, but he was very good about it.

I am ever so pleased with his attitude and temperament. I am constantly suprised by his maturity really. People keep remarking on how good he is, I just hope it continues! At a year old he leads well, will walk away from the other horses in the field and cross the road and go to the yard and vice versa. He does this without fuss and without the company of another horse. He also leads with other horses with no problem. He's easy to catch, in fact he comes to me! |He is very good to do, he has no problem with being dressed over and will pick up his feet. He is not yet perfect with the farrier but we are working on that.

I have probably fated myself by writing all of that but it's true and I'm not going to be daft about it. I just really hope that I'm saying the same this time next year!

I hope to take him to a show in July. I need to confirm that as it would be good to get him to at least one this year.

Anyway, that's it for now.