Bloomin hooligans

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Went up to give my lot breakfast this morning. The spotty one wasn't in his field, or any of the adjoining ones - all electric fencing intact. Ran round the fields like a headless chicken - no sign of an exit route. Heart in my mouth, bottom squeaking...

After way too much running round for a 40-mumble year old woman of substantial build, I looked across to my back field, which has an impenetrable hedge, and a solid gate (definitely closed) - and caught a glimpse of spots, where there should only be brown-ness. Fugitive identified, sigh of relief heaved.

Then saw text from one of my owners "Chaos and destruction everywhere this morning. All electric fences down, back field gate open, and no horses where they should be. I've moved the ones I could catch back to their own paddocks, put the fences back up, and closed the gate".

Party at mine last night then...

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Hooligans the lot of them. Probably best you didn't witness it *nightmare alert*

The last time mine went out partying it cost me £200. They used a sunken garden as a jumping lane :eek3:
 
It's such a horrible feeling!! Diego always leaves his escape attempts just long enough for me to be lulled into a false sense of security
 
Oops. Naughty ponies :D

Years ago before I moved my herd down from Scotland, I went home for the weekend, went out to say hello to them next morning...no ponies anywhere, all fences intact, gates padlocked. Uh, Mum, where are the ponies? Where were they? Causing mayhem on a golf course about 3 miles away, that's where. :o
 
So, so horrifying when they are missing! :eek3:
Having 'mislaid' Tiny Fuzzy one early morning last summer, I totally understand your panic. She turned up - behind the field shelter in an under 18inch wide gap, behind the 3 lines of tape, wedged in brambles.... horrible creature!

As to parties? Put them all on the naughty step for a week :D
 
I have lost an entire Ardennes in a hedge before so I understand your panic. I was hyperventilating whilst he was happy nibbling on something tasty.

When I was locking up the other night the riding school mob broke free of their electric fencing into their winter field (knee high grass). Now normally I would do some rounding up, but there was running, bucking, general high jinks and it was G&T time. ..... disturbed YO's G&T time instead
 
Apparently Alf is the only one who wasn't spotted somewhere he wasn't supposed to be, so he is the golden boy today. The others are grounded for a week with no pocket money or internet
 
What a riotous bunch! The spotty one's face says it all :p
I currently have a few rails of fencing patched up with roofing joists hastily assembled by builders as the midgety one decided that a spot of demolition was on the cards while they were quietly having their lunch (the dogs did appreciate the sandwiches dropped in the scramble though).
I have been spoilt for too long with the big lad, who is such a goody two shoes he wouldn't dream of trying to escape. I always know when little mare has been paddock hopping in the night because he will appear at the gate (of the correct field) around 6am, loitering, to tell on her
 
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DabDab said:
It's the spots - each one is a little pool of mischief showing through.....
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I reckon he gets a new one to mark every incidence of naughtiness. A few weeks ago he bronced like a mad thing, just because it amuses him. We noticed today that he has grown a new spot...Coincidence, not!
 
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