She wasn't meant to get pregnant, long story involving a neighbouring grazer's bull on our boundary paddock. But she is due in about 3 weeks and doing ok so far. Will bring her up closer to the house and yards a week before she's due and hope the blinkin rain stops so the paddock doesn't turn to mud. It's the smallest paddock but also the flattest and will be easy to keep an eye on her there. She's a lovely girl so hopefully things go ok and we don't need to get the vet out for her. She's not huge but the bull wasn't huge either so fingers crossed....It was actually sunny most of the day today - freezing cold but it wasn't raining so I'm not complaining! Took Choc to the arena and did some ground work and lunged him for a wee bit, including over some poles and low jumps (all of 20cm). He is really unfit so not working him too hard yet, plus the arena is a bit hard going right now and needs a good harrow.
Will hop on this weekend hopefully, although he has what looks like rain scald on his back so might be a very short ride if it's not looking any better. He was a lot better today than on Monday when he was quite full of himself and bounced around a lot. Have him on magnesium and Tox-Defy which is hopefully helping. Today he went quite nicely, working long and low quite easily and mostly behaving (apart from the odd attempt to run out of the arena, grrrr).
Still car hunting, which is a bit of a pain. Seen one I really quite like but the owners want to let the auction run and it doesn't end for another 10 days. Have one to look at this weekend, has done less miles so hopefully the rest of it is ok too.
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