A little addition

[scats]

I’d like to introduce someone to you all…






This is Nutmeg, a 7 year old welsh a (I assume cross shetland) who I collected today. Very sweet but very nervous and needs some TLC and more handling. She’s come to hopefully try and get the girls a bit less attached to each other in time. For now the focus is getting her to trust humans a bit more.

 

[catembi]

Congrats! What a cutie!

 

[ycbm]

She's the same colour as an Orang! Just saying

Damn cute too.

 

[Kunoichi73]

Adorable!

 

[scats]

She's the same colour as an Orang! Just saying

Damn cute too.

The orang is the right size jockey for her! Infact, you’ve just given me an idea about who can back her for me!

 

[babymare]

What a little cutie

 

[splashgirl45]

Very sweet

 

[snowangel5]

Aww she looks so cute do you have much information on her history

 

[scats]

Aww she looks so cute do you have much information on her history

She’s only been with the people I got her off for 4 weeks. They bought 2 horses (I think they buy and sell) and she came with them. They have kept her for a few weeks to do some handling and sort her feet out but didn’t have space/time for her long term so they wanted her to have a nice home with someone who could spend some time with her.

She loaded like a pro and travelled home like a dream, not one peep out of her. She is very nervous of being touched so having to leave a headcollar on at the moment so I can get hold of her, but she is the sweetest little thing. I’m guessing she’s probably just been out with minimal handling.

 

[Horseysheepy]

She's adorable and the name suits her perfectly

 

[Surbie]

She's very very cute!

 

[SantaVera]

She's beautiful

 

[Rumtytum]

What a little darling! And a very lucky girl too to have found a home with you

 

[The Xmas Furry]

How lovely, wishing you all the best with getting her to accept life x

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

Awww little Nutmeg!

 

[94lunagem]

The is totally adorable!

 

[Lauraback]

Bless her wishing you both a beautiful future

 

[Peglo]

I just saw this on Instagram and wondered if there would be a thread.

Congratulations but also a Shetland! (even a cross) are you mental?

 

[misst]

She's gorgeous

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

Isn't she gorgeous!

 

[julesjoy]

She's cute!

 

[Titchy Reindeer]

She's a cutie!

 

[Fjord]

Oh she's a bit gorgeous isn't she?

 

[southerncomfort]

Very cute!!

 

[TheOldTrout]

She is lovely.

 

[Baroque]

One of the finest ponies I ever drove was a Shetland x Welsh A. I am very envious of you and your sweet little new addition

 

[Haniki]

How exciting - she looks very cute! I love little ponies.

 

[Aperchristmas]

She's gorgeous. Her eyes look so sweet but scared, she'll be a different pony in a few months!

 

[AmyMay]

Lucky, lucky little pony to have landed on her feet with you

 

[scats]

Thank you all for your lovely comments
Little Meg is doing fine this evening. She’s still wary about being touched so I’m not forcing the issue at all. I went in and poo picked, checked her water and gave her more hay, then just spent time chatting to her over the door.
The girls came in for the night and met her. They’ve been on their own in the barn for 5 or so years now so they were quite shocked by the new arrival but settled within a minute or two.
Just before I left, Meg came over to me at the door and reached up to me with her nose, so that’s massive progress as when I first arrived this evening and went in, she hid in the corner of the stable.

I’m just going to take as long as she needs as there’s no rush. Once she is happy to be touched, I will get her out to walk and hand graze. Hoping by the weekend she might be confident enough for a couple of hours in a paddock next door to the girls.
I think there’s a really sweet little pony in there and I’m looking forward to seeing her come out of her shell