well, molly is anyway!
gaynor decided to ride charlie from the field to HH and i would lead molly the other way back to the stables we were leaving.
that almost went seriously pear shaped at the start, as gaynor got bucked off. but she got back on again (with benefit of a leg up .. she told me later that charlie doesn't like being mounted from the ground and is at a loss to explain to herself why shd tried it). she's in a bit of pain but just bad bruising.
molly and i had to let them out of the field as they were going other way from us, and hence, of course, molly spent some time circling round me insted of walking, and trying to get after charlie!
power walked with intermittent shouting all the way back along the track and to the stables... when i got her in, she stood and shouted (between mouthfuls of feed...)
wagone arrived and we got the hay in; i wasn't sure how molly would load, but she did, and travelled well - only a couple of miles ... and came off quite calm.
turned her out in field with three other mares - a yearling shetland, a palomino and a black, none larger than her .. a bit of a run round and they all seem quite happy. so that's good.
unloaded the hay, cleaned the wagon out, went back to see gaynor and decided not to do any more tonight..
tomorrow, finish off sorting rugs, moving all the stuff that'll fit in the car, refilling cupboards et.c.
both gaynor and I have lost our respective drills, so taking stuff off walls will be interesting if nothing can be found...
then at some point we have to jet wash the stables...
but i decided i'd done enough for the week! it is friday after all...
gaynor decided to ride charlie from the field to HH and i would lead molly the other way back to the stables we were leaving.
that almost went seriously pear shaped at the start, as gaynor got bucked off. but she got back on again (with benefit of a leg up .. she told me later that charlie doesn't like being mounted from the ground and is at a loss to explain to herself why shd tried it). she's in a bit of pain but just bad bruising.
molly and i had to let them out of the field as they were going other way from us, and hence, of course, molly spent some time circling round me insted of walking, and trying to get after charlie!
power walked with intermittent shouting all the way back along the track and to the stables... when i got her in, she stood and shouted (between mouthfuls of feed...)
wagone arrived and we got the hay in; i wasn't sure how molly would load, but she did, and travelled well - only a couple of miles ... and came off quite calm.
turned her out in field with three other mares - a yearling shetland, a palomino and a black, none larger than her .. a bit of a run round and they all seem quite happy. so that's good.
unloaded the hay, cleaned the wagon out, went back to see gaynor and decided not to do any more tonight..
tomorrow, finish off sorting rugs, moving all the stuff that'll fit in the car, refilling cupboards et.c.
both gaynor and I have lost our respective drills, so taking stuff off walls will be interesting if nothing can be found...
then at some point we have to jet wash the stables...
but i decided i'd done enough for the week! it is friday after all...
3 comments:
That was a lot of work. Molly was a good girl to load and travel well. And how nice that she settled in right away with the other horses. It's always good to have several pasture mates so you can take one away and the others still have company. What are the riding facilities like in the new place?
excellent arena, M-L! hacking you have to cross a major road, but since molly only goes out in company and people do go out, should be ok, they reckon it's fine. and there's a track round the place as well i can use for longlining..
going to give her a few days to settle though...
Well done!
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