New pony!

Well it's official, I have a new pony. His name is Oscar, he is a dark bay thoroughbred gelding, probably about 16hh and has three socks and a stripe. He's just turned five and is really really green but such a sweetheart (i.e. a sook) and a very willing young boy. Had a great ride on him today, our first proper one and he was a star. Quite wobbly and choppy feeling to start with but the more work he did the better he got.

Some trot work - just as this pic was taken I started asking him to work from inside leg to outside rein and he just went all soft and into this lovely outline. Great effort for a baby! Shocking position from me, let the team down a bit!And some free walk where I started giggling because it was a bit too free and we went wobbling all over the place, haha. But a great relaxed frame from him and if this is what he does on our third ride together then I am stoked!!

Got home to find a fantastic clean house (Ben had his pinny on and hoovered, did washing and tidied up, was fab!) and two gin and tonics in the fridge - great to end the day with!

Ben had a bit of a burn off of some branches in the paddock where the heifer and Harry live and they both positioned themselves downwind of it, the cows seem to love the smoke. Harry even came over and got really stuck in, inhaling it all, the little pot head.Harry managed to get into the next paddock yesterday and his mum was funny - got sick of standing there waiting for him to come back through so just wandered off. Very liberal mum! Went down and herded him through the gate, she didn't even try to come through the open gate into the paddock he'd escaped into, just waited for him. So he has had his first herding/gate experience and his first belt from the electric fence. Bit rough when you're only nine days old but at least he knows now.