My new metal chewy thing---by the Spooky Pony

[spookypony]

The Carrot Lady has been neglecting me a bit lately, which has actually been ok, since it means I get to stay in my field and eat with my friends. But I do like carrots, and she really knows how to scratch my neck where I like it, so I was really happy to see her when she did come.

We went to the square place with a roof on yesterday, and today. And it was all as normal, except that I got a new metal chewy thing, and I think I like it better than the old one, which wasn't really metal but some strange chewy stuff shaped like a stick, and the one before that, which I really didn't like a lot. I like this one: it's sort of bobbly, and the Carrot Lady isn't gobbing me in the mouth as much, and it's smaller, so I can waggle it around.

I'm not sure why she insists on putting one of these in my mouth all the time, and I've tried to tell her that it doesn't need to be done many times, but she will insist, so it may as well be a nice metal chewy thing.

The other thing that's sort of new is that I get to canter lots when we are in the square place. I'm really tired now after our sessions, because I constantly have to stop and start and then I think I have to stop again, except that instead, I have to canter really really small, and then I'm supposed to trot really really fast. At least I think it's really really fast. The Carrot Lady says something about lengthening, but I can't really make myself longer---I'm already 147cm long!---and if what she wants is that we get to the other end of the square place sooner, surely it doesn't matter if we do so by getting longer, or by going faster??

I also had to do lots of that thing where I have to go sideways but my bum has to stay where the wall is. Except she also made me do the bit where I have to move my bum around my front legs. I'm lots better at that than I was!

What is this obsession the Carrot Lady has with going sideways, anyway? I'm pretty sure the Pole Lady told her to make me go forward! I want to go forward, except when there's something horrible there---or when I want to go sideways.

After we finished, I really really needed to stretch my neck very long. For some reason, she thought that was good. It certainly felt good. Then I ate some hay, and then we went home!

Carrots,
the Spooky Pony

 

[YorksG]

Hi SP, I keep getting into trouble for going sideways

I did it on Wednesday when the person I own, her friend and the horse that owns her friend, went out to play on the roads and tracks. There was something nasty in the grass at the side of the road and so I walked sideways to keep an eye on it. Then I got into trouble for my bum being in the way of a car! I ask you, it could see me, especially as I had the new yellow frock on.

Everyone knows that monsters eat horses and cars don't. Wouldn't it be nice if the humans got their acts together and let us choose, we are so much better at it

Thanks for the carrots, the human I own won't let me have them, but you can have some of my grass nuts in exchange

The Young Appy

 

[Flibble]

Its alright for you going on and on about going sideways with your bum against the wall. Mine keeps asking me to do circles and step under more with my inside hind.

For gods sake I'm not a banana and as for moving my bum around my front legs its a long way to travel especially when my brain is so far away from my bum that there is a 60 second time delay before it gets the message to my legs.

Luv frum Horse Too Big!!

 

[spookypony]

Dear Young Appy,

thanks so much for the grass nuts! I don't get those often, and I really like them!

Dear Horse Too Big,

I know what you mean about never getting time to think things through. The Carrot Lady says that I am a banana, so maybe I can help you with your circle problem?

I thought a banana was one of those yellow things...I'm not sure about those; I know you can eat them because the Field Boss came and took mine away and scarfed it, when I was trying to work out what it was. But it's all soft. I'm not sure I like them.

Does she call me a banana because I wear that big yellow blanket thing when we go out in the woods sometimes?