bright and early

a lovely morning for some longlining before the day got going.  was at the stables by about 7 or thereabouts, decided to longline her out round a nearby field next to the river (a field she doesn't like!  it has jumps in it, and you go towards a bridge over the river  ) it was a good exercise!

She started off not wanting to go that way at all (wanted to head off up the hill back towards harbour house!  we're not going to go that way for a while) and napping away from the little copse you have to go to to get to the field i was aiming for (it's only a small copse, and a small field) - could have got a bit dodgy, i suppose this shows my abilities on the longlines are improving as well ...

after 2 or 3 naps she decided to walk on, napped again when she saw the first fence (which of course there's bags of room to go round, which we did) and then i set her on a circle round me (didn't want to go through the gate and under the bridge) and then back to the stables

by the time i got back, charlie had been turned out .. we think he'd be better out if molly's going out working.

later, charlie was taken out of the field to go across to the arena, does molly get brought in or leftin the field?  we decided (phone conflab) to leave her in the field, and she was good and happy about that, phew!  she's not used to being left on her own

and tonight, she was left in the field when charlie was brought  in, and again, good - she could stil see him!

so we're hoping they both settle when being left, on the basis that they learn that the other does come back!  we're not always going to be able to work at the same time (probably not at all during the week, only at weekends) so they need to be ok about this.

and what was really funny tonight - i went into the house for a cuppa and a chat after i'd fed molly, and said i'd left the outside lights on so i could see my way back! -  my friend had thought the lights didn't work and hadn't found the switch, LOL ..