Pictures The Adventures of Cousin It!

[P.forpony]

So glad you are on the mend from your surgery. Love CousinIt at the seaside, did he find any seaweed to sample? You’ll be swimming with him next……..

No seaweed was seen!
We shall have to try again and look more diligently
Pretty sure he'd gobble down some lava bread given half a chance!

Swimming!
In this country!
I come from a family of mad people who like cold water and Channel swimming and other such vigorous pursuits.
The last time I was persuaded to try swimming in the sea, we discovered cold anaphylaxis is a thing, rare, unusual, and just my bloody luck!

I prefer my adrenaline to come from the four legged source these days

 

[P.forpony]

Today's adventures started early and unsupervised!

I wandered up the field rather sleepy, after attempting to treat myself to an (unsucessful) lie in.
Only to gradually realise from afar that something may not be quite right...

Two bigguns awaiting brekky, no mini in sight.
I wasnt immediately alarmed, he can be tricky to spot from a distance, but I had a feeling, so began to scan the horizon just in case....


Cousin It ownership now adds eagle eyes to the list of necessary attributes...
For those not so blessed I zoomed in.



Clearly exhausted after his escapades!
Fortunately he'd made it a total of about 200yds I'm guessing to flirt with the ladies in the paddock next door

As I got to where he should be, the tiny criminal masterminds method was soon revealed...


He quite happily allowed me to lead him back to the field by a handful of mane and trotted along thoroughly pleased with himself!
I quickly attempted a bodge containment job (thank god for pockets full of baler twine!)



He laughed in my face
I legged it quick for hammer and nails!

 

[BBP]

You are giving me a picture of things to come!

 

[Merry Maxmas]

Love his little face at the end

 

[CrunchieBoi]

Today's adventures started early and unsupervised!

I wandered up the field rather sleepy, after attempting to treat myself to an (unsucessful) lie in.
Only to gradually realise from afar that something may not be quite right...
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Two bigguns awaiting brekky, no mini in sight.
I wasnt immediately alarmed, he can be tricky to spot from a distance, but I had a feeling, so began to scan the horizon just in case....

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Cousin It ownership now adds eagle eyes to the list of necessary attributes...
For those not so blessed I zoomed in.

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Clearly exhausted after his escapades!
Fortunately he'd made it a total of about 200yds I'm guessing to flirt with the ladies in the paddock next door

As I got to where he should be, the tiny criminal masterminds method was soon revealed...

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He quite happily allowed me to lead him back to the field by a handful of mane and trotted along thoroughly pleased with himself!
I quickly attempted a bodge containment job (thank god for pockets full of baler twine!)

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He laughed in my face
I legged it quick for hammer and nails!

The cheek of that one! Such a funny wee man!

 

[ElleSkywalkingintheair]

Wonder if he visited the ladies properly and there will be more Cousins It's plopping out next spring

 

[P.forpony]

Wonder if he visited the ladies properly and there will be more Cousins It's plopping out next spring

They're all Thoroughbreds...
If he managed it without a stepladder, the offspring will be truly miraculous!
Endowed with speed, cunning and extraordinary agility!

 

[ElleSkywalkingintheair]

They're all Thoroughbreds...
If he managed it without a stepladder, the offspring will be truly miraculous!
Endowed with speed, cunning and extraordinary agility!

Yes please

And also where there's a will......

 

[P.forpony]

Oh I don't doubt his resolve, just his reach!

He's under close scrutiny at present because my bigguns include the 2yr old filly.
Fortunately she's a thoroughly spicy little ginger warrior princess who is his best playmate, but tolerates none of his shenanigans!

She still has to sleep though and I want no accidents when her defences are physically and metaphorically lowered!

 

[CrunchieBoi]

They're all Thoroughbreds...
If he managed it without a stepladder, the offspring will be truly miraculous!
Endowed with speed, cunning and extraordinary agility!

You never know, he might have taken a flying leap.

 

[P.forpony]

You never know, he might have taken a flying leap.

Oh I can believe that!

One day I'll get video evidence of him launching at his big brother from behind, taking the tail flap of his rug in his teeth and water-skiing on his hind legs across the paddock behind him as big brother canters off!
Its a fairly regular occurrence

 

[Surbie]

If he can make himself a door to the ladies, he can make himself a step...

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

The actual ad is gone, but the title remains....

 

[P.forpony]

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Now no-one can say the postman wasn't warned!

 

[P.forpony]

Another skill to add to his CV....
It turns out Cousin It can effectively graze at both trot and canter on the lunge!
Kicking himself repeatedly in the chin doesn't seem to deter him in the slightest

 

[Cloball]

Long, low and lots to eat

 

[P.forpony]

Long, low and lots to eat

I'm wholly supportive of the first two!
The last he seems to get wether I intend it or not

 

[Chuffy99]

One of my best ponies was by a shetland stallion out of a TB mare, she was rotten banana coloured dun and passed for a very nice connie

 

[chaps89]

I’ve only just discovered this thread but it’s magical. Thankyou for sharing OP

 

[P.forpony]

Saturday afternoons as they should be, pony, pub and a pint of cider

 

[P.forpony]

Heaven is a place on earth!

If you're a shetland and the grass is high enough to tickle your belly that is

 

[Time for Tea]

Whose a lucky boy then!!

 

[P.forpony]

Him!
There's definitely not that much grass in my paddocks sadly

 

[ElleSkywalkingintheair]

Him!
There's definitely not that much grass in my paddocks sadly

Has he been an escapey boy again?

 

[Time for Tea]

His lordship is at leisure!

 

[P.forpony]

Has he been an escapey boy again?

Not this time, he's bearing a permit and on official lawn mowing business!

 

[ElleSkywalkingintheair]

These three also have Official Grassland (garden) Management permits

 

[P.forpony]

Spamming now just because these photos make the 10yr old me who dreamt of a pony very happy

 

[Caol Ila]

Not this time, he's bearing a permit and on official lawn mowing business!

Are you saying Cousin It has a job??

 

[P.forpony]

Are you saying Cousin It has a job??

He has several!
Quite an impressive cv in fact, his skills and titles include chief domestic groundskeeper, thoroughbred emotional support assistant, village fete entertainment provider, pub celebrity, stud stallion, ankle biter, and is also solely responsible for the removal and trampling of clean washing from the line.

Edited because I forgot to say he does actually drive!
The one 'real' job and I missed it