2022 - My Shetland Blog
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Decision, decisions….
I took Little Herself to see the ponies at Sandness. Pepper behaved very well despite Silver trying to kill her. And so, what to do? Silver is fat. There, I’ve said it (as is Newt but not qu…
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What to do?
Tiddles out, Silver in
So that’s Tiddles back with his friends now. He loaded beautifully (last time, he put the brakes on in the middle of the road and a neighbour had to help shove him into the van!) I popped Ti…
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Ponies here and there
Waitress Service Only
Upon my return from feeding the ponies, I found the Old Men having a morning nap in the old tattie rig (potato field). It is beautifully enclosed in the valley with high drystone walls all the way…
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You just can't get the staff, these days!
All Home (again!)
I brought Klængur home this morning. It was time he came back. I would like to say the Old Men were very pleased to see him and, to be fair, they did sort of canter up to say hello, but I think Kl…
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Feeling angsty
The Great White Hunter
A couple that hunts together, stays together ….. apparently. Some photos from yesterday when I was lurking about with my big camera. The Great White Hunter stalked his prey, yowling and whini…
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Weird, yes, but definitely not stupid!
The Perfect Method
I have worried for a while about my horses and ponies eating from haynets. It is not the best method – the knots erode their teeth and gums, while being at totally a bad angle. Equines eat f…
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I love stuff that works!
And then there were Two!
It is been pretty obvious, even to me, that Waffle is better now while Albie and Storm are not. Waffle is going stir-crazy in the stable. He is horrible to everyone and needs to go. Albie and Sto…
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Hope this is the right decision
If you have doubts then keep them on the painkillers. If it's bute or similar then it's more than just pain relief, it's an anti-inflammatory that will help reduce the inflammation of the laminae that's causing the problem.
A Few Photies from the Field
A few photies from the past few days. The autumn evening sunshine is perfect and then today it was windy, which gave a good hair day. Newt Fivla Silver Tiddles Vitamin Waffle I should go out more w…
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A few piccies
Pepper Nose Kisseys
Pepper is very good around the horses and ponies and, mostly, they are all very good around her too, with the exception of Silver who would like to chase and possibly stamp, if he could. I do not e…
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lovely kisses
The Frenemies
Yesterday was a beautiful day (today, less so). I was on dog-walking duty so we went out early as the wind was meant to be getting up later. Obviously I took the two dogs out, but Monster followed…
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Love or hate?
Home for a Change
The sheep are rarely home these days. They love grazing in a far field, that I was saving for winter. Everyone can get there by going under fences. Everyone, that is, except for ‘Ster who si…
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Lovely sheeple
November Weather
We’re only at the beginning of November and the weather is now officially vile. I was on dog-walking duty today so we went out fairly early trying to catch a brief weather-window. I was full …
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Dodging the rain
Bigger Field
A lovely, if fresh, morning. I decided to take down the electric fence that divided the field. It served no purpose anymore. The chaps were busy but Newt spotted me and walked over to see what I wa…
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Taking down a fence
Wrong Decision
Yesterday afternoon, I put Albie and Storm back into the field to rejoin their friends. I had watched them in the school and Albie was trotting about, moving nicely and freely. Storm was lame on o…
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I made a mistake
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