Photo overload- a Hopalong ACTION update! :D :D :D

[applestroodle]

Ha ha DUG he was very confused and not sure whether he should have be falling people on foot or horses!!

 

[FigJam]

Again, thank you to everyone who has replied and is sending non-hopping vibes for vet visit! (and complimenting Mr FJ photos too... although we will need to watch his head doesn't expand too much...! He's had far too easy a summer this year, need to hope I make him work harder next year! )

Awwww I am soooooo jealous, always wanted to play on the beach!! She looks awesome, so pleased she is feeling better and u are out enjoying yourselves ) hope she keeps up the good work

It was one of the things I always dreamed of doing before I got my own horse and then transport... I am very lucky.

We have local llama issues too, he tends to run at the fence spitting

HS1 hint, I use a strip of sticky velcro (the hook side ) stuck to the hat and then that grips the silk . My new one is slightly better than the old one but still a bit rubbish at keeping silks on!

Oh gosh, I think spitting would have tipped her over the edge! The trotting along beside us (well.. about 20m away!) was bad enough! Great tip on the HS1/hat silk issue, thanks!

She is looking fab love all the photos but the one with the wee one on top is my fave

Very jealous of that beach and indeed the Scottish HHO beach party!

Piggy still isn't over her llama drama so she considers H very brave

Poor Piggy and Hopalong can form an llama drama support group?! Hopalong is quite clever and seems to know who needs more looking after than others, she would most likely have been absolutely fine off leadrope. It's funny/amazing how animals can pick up on stuff like that?

awwww you're making me miss riding on the beach! haven't been for a swim for years now

Thanks, although FlyingCoo made me promise no (unintentional!) swimming! (I'm not sure either Hopalong or me would have been brave enough to go intentional swimming either...!) Have to admit the presence of Mr FigJam waiting for a big splash gives you much more incentive to stay onboard!

Woohooooo!

Thank you for the fantastic company - even if you and Hopalong made M and I eat dirt!

She's looking (and obviously feeling) wonderful and is a real credit to you. M and I have everything crossed that she gets the all clear so more pony play dates can be organised. Loving the idea of a HHO meet up at the beach too.

Can't you all see how much Hopalong resembles a pure TB?! In her head she is anyway... she lurves to gallop! Thank you again for your company and I also hope we will be combining forces at pony parties soon.

I love the photos of you and M- she was having as good a time as H. And poor Dug being confuddled by the "wrong" coloured pony!

what a fab day you had! Lucky And may I have some of that food you made? It looks gorg!! Im starving here and wish i was able to cook something decent for once love the egg box too

Afraid cake doesn't hang around long in this house...!

I got around half way through you're post and thought this Lady needs a blog and then i saw you already do! You're writting style is fabb and so are these pictures im sure you shall cherrish forever!!!

Aw, thank you. I start typing and then forget to stop sometimes...! Have been very lazy with blog this year with her being out of work, but will do a round up and then try start it up again if it looks like she will get back to doing fun stuff again.

Is that the beach in Irvine by any chance?
hoping to take my boy there once we get transport

Not Irvine, other side of the country in East Lothian I'm afraid.

Ha ha DUG he was very confused and not sure whether he should have be falling people on foot or horses!!

Sadly no photos of Dug doing his disappearing magic trick into the big puddle! Mr FigJam was still giggling about that on the way home, poor Dug!