JAK
Well-Known Member
The Black Baggage does not like the Canada geese in the field, in fact she tries to polish them off at every opportunity!
Last week, MD was riding her in field & BB spotted a lone goose a dozen or so feet from the pond......the perfect victim!
Goosey possibly having an idea that he was perhaps in some danger here decides to shuffle sideways a bit to get out of the 'line of fire'!
With BB's black eyes (& blacker heart!) firmly fixed on him, goosey takes a wary step to the left, then another, then a third!
Unfortunately, he is so busy watching out for the murderous BB, he doesn't realise he has now run out of terra firma & his last sideways step is into fresh air over the steep bank above the pond & with a loud honking, he topples gently sideways like a plane whose landing gear has failed!
Poor goosey is now lying on his side in the mud, flapping frantically with one wing & honking his head off!
The other geese (who had sensibly retreated to the pond when they saw BB coming!), all stop swimming & turn to stare at him!
The unfortunate goosey is absolutely plastered in mud & now resembles Swamp Thing!
Evil BB does the pony equivalent of smirking presumably & MD is rather wickedly clinging round her neck with tears running down her face!
Goosey finally freed himself, heaved himself upright & toppled into the pond with what little dignity he had left!
(He made a full recovery & was fine the following day!)
Last week, MD was riding her in field & BB spotted a lone goose a dozen or so feet from the pond......the perfect victim!
Goosey possibly having an idea that he was perhaps in some danger here decides to shuffle sideways a bit to get out of the 'line of fire'!
With BB's black eyes (& blacker heart!) firmly fixed on him, goosey takes a wary step to the left, then another, then a third!
Unfortunately, he is so busy watching out for the murderous BB, he doesn't realise he has now run out of terra firma & his last sideways step is into fresh air over the steep bank above the pond & with a loud honking, he topples gently sideways like a plane whose landing gear has failed!
Poor goosey is now lying on his side in the mud, flapping frantically with one wing & honking his head off!
The other geese (who had sensibly retreated to the pond when they saw BB coming!), all stop swimming & turn to stare at him!
The unfortunate goosey is absolutely plastered in mud & now resembles Swamp Thing!
Evil BB does the pony equivalent of smirking presumably & MD is rather wickedly clinging round her neck with tears running down her face!
Goosey finally freed himself, heaved himself upright & toppled into the pond with what little dignity he had left!
(He made a full recovery & was fine the following day!)