pootleperkin
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Hauled myself out of the pit this morning and set off for the morning waddle down the field with the dogs.
Said hi to the horses and Gully then went and lay down...very strange, as they are usually waiting for breakfast at the gate at this time. So the alarm bells should have been ringing.
Got back to the garden and noticed that the rail on the fence that had been broken the night before, then replaced yesterday morning, was broken again (V. bad, naughty Sky responsible for this I think! She just pushes on stuff 'til it breaks!)
Then noticed that my lawn looked like a baby elephant's playpen. Big sigh - not the first time they have thought the grass looked greener. It is soo wet up here that they just sink into the lawn, so not good. I then followed the divots, which started to head towards the veg patch...... took one look at it and shrieked! My lovely, lovely carrot section was no more! There were carrot casualties all over, some with heads ripped off, some missing their bottom half, and very little left to recover; even so, I went into triage mode!!!! The poor Lollo Rosso had also been mauled beyond resuscitation and the leeks, although not eaten had been stood on with casual abandon!! Murdering horses!! Also a few potatoes had been ejected from the patch....fortunately they had not turned their hooves to the spinach and courgettes.
So that was my morning - I set to to rescue carrots (bake carrot cake with all those collected from the scene I think), then I had to get the huge, heavy hand roller out and try and do something with the lawn.....
All of this happened just two days after they managed to knacker the ball cock on the water trough and flood the whole top of field over night.
Good job I love them!! They have spent most of the day so far lying down. Obviously rather exhausted by their night time rampage!!! Was v. annoyed to start, but now sort of seeing the funny(ish) side of it! No signs of colic thank goodness, but definite fatigue!
Said hi to the horses and Gully then went and lay down...very strange, as they are usually waiting for breakfast at the gate at this time. So the alarm bells should have been ringing.
Got back to the garden and noticed that the rail on the fence that had been broken the night before, then replaced yesterday morning, was broken again (V. bad, naughty Sky responsible for this I think! She just pushes on stuff 'til it breaks!)
Then noticed that my lawn looked like a baby elephant's playpen. Big sigh - not the first time they have thought the grass looked greener. It is soo wet up here that they just sink into the lawn, so not good. I then followed the divots, which started to head towards the veg patch...... took one look at it and shrieked! My lovely, lovely carrot section was no more! There were carrot casualties all over, some with heads ripped off, some missing their bottom half, and very little left to recover; even so, I went into triage mode!!!! The poor Lollo Rosso had also been mauled beyond resuscitation and the leeks, although not eaten had been stood on with casual abandon!! Murdering horses!! Also a few potatoes had been ejected from the patch....fortunately they had not turned their hooves to the spinach and courgettes.
So that was my morning - I set to to rescue carrots (bake carrot cake with all those collected from the scene I think), then I had to get the huge, heavy hand roller out and try and do something with the lawn.....
All of this happened just two days after they managed to knacker the ball cock on the water trough and flood the whole top of field over night.
Good job I love them!! They have spent most of the day so far lying down. Obviously rather exhausted by their night time rampage!!! Was v. annoyed to start, but now sort of seeing the funny(ish) side of it! No signs of colic thank goodness, but definite fatigue!
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