Ample Prosecco
Still wittering on
Well today I was moving Felix and his pal to pal's owner's yard so they can be gelded. (She is a friend). Friend was moving her horse to the land Felix and pal were on, to join the companion.
I took my box for the foals and she took hers with her horse on. As soon as horse arrived it went bananas, broke out of box by jumping the external partition and sodded off down the road towards the A6. Cue 999 call to get road closed. After about 30 minutes re-caught her. Aim had been to leave her on box while we loaded foals then put her in field. But that was not going to work. So we tried to put her in field leading her past the foals, while we I was holding them so they did not gallop back up the hill with her. She went for them. Proper attack. Pal reared and fell over backwards. So we tied her to the box. Removed foals from field but well away from her. Put her in the field. She went up the hill at speed. Hurrah. Phew. Now to load the foals! Pal walked on. Felix could not work his feet out and just kept stepping on the spot. Pal got bored and backed out. Repeat several times. Felix leads nicely so in the end we blindfolded him and he walked on fine. Stumbled a bit as his feet hit the ramp but he never made to pull back and walked up happily once he could no longer see the 'I can't possibly walk up that' ramp. Need to work on that before I move him again. Still everyone is now where they are meant to be. And no drama on the roads in the end.
I took my box for the foals and she took hers with her horse on. As soon as horse arrived it went bananas, broke out of box by jumping the external partition and sodded off down the road towards the A6. Cue 999 call to get road closed. After about 30 minutes re-caught her. Aim had been to leave her on box while we loaded foals then put her in field. But that was not going to work. So we tried to put her in field leading her past the foals, while we I was holding them so they did not gallop back up the hill with her. She went for them. Proper attack. Pal reared and fell over backwards. So we tied her to the box. Removed foals from field but well away from her. Put her in the field. She went up the hill at speed. Hurrah. Phew. Now to load the foals! Pal walked on. Felix could not work his feet out and just kept stepping on the spot. Pal got bored and backed out. Repeat several times. Felix leads nicely so in the end we blindfolded him and he walked on fine. Stumbled a bit as his feet hit the ramp but he never made to pull back and walked up happily once he could no longer see the 'I can't possibly walk up that' ramp. Need to work on that before I move him again. Still everyone is now where they are meant to be. And no drama on the roads in the end.
