What a lovely evening!

[kirstyhen]

I have just had one of the nicest evenings in a long time! Managed to fufil something I have wated to do for a long time

I took Henry for a hack and Otto came too

Met my OH at the woods and he came on foot so he could grab the dog in case of an emergency, but we need not have worried!

Otto was BRILL!! Completely aware of the horse's feet, trotted along merrily infront, behind and alongside! Came when I called him

and even ran along behind me when I trotted

Henry was also brill, as he wasn't bothered in the slightest by the mad spaniel that kept leaping out the cover in front of him, splashing around in the lake or rustling around in the bushes next to him!

The sun was shining and it was lovely! OH even got on Hen for a little bit

and for any of you that now, Hen has been a bit iffy infront for a while now, but he felt fab tonight

Even threatened a rear when I stood still for too long

No photos this time, as I left my phone in the car

Sorry

 

[CorvusCorax]

Sounds like a lovely night, glad everything is coming together with your wee family unit

I love taking the terrible twins out on a nice sunny evening - we had loads of fun splashing about in the waterfall tonight.
Don't think I will ever risk throwing a horse into the mix though

lucky you!

 

[FestiveSpirit]

I now have a dream about Bob and two greyhounds galloping through the fields together......

Sadly they would probably have left me at the first gate

Glad you had a fab time

 

[kirstyhen]

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Don't think I will ever risk throwing a horse into the mix though

lucky you!

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I won't ever be risking the horse and the dog without someone on the floor to grab either one!! Henry is pretty dependable, but he can be funny with dogs (mainly labs and terriers!) plus I think he thought he was hunting today so got very excited

And the dog is still not that trusted

 

[kirstyhen]

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I now have a dream about Bob and two greyhounds galloping through the fields together......

Sadly they would probably have left me at the first gate

Glad you had a fab time

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That would be some pace

3 ex-racers together

Otto was just about flat out trying to keep up with Hen's trot

 

[Spudlet]

Sounds fab... I hope to get a horse before Henry is too decrepit to keep up!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Otto is a good boy!!

I tried to do that with Sweep - but we failed miserably

......Sweep was just to interested in the hedgerows and just got left too far behind

- was really stressful for me worrying about the silly daft mutt!!

Anyway it only happened once - the next time I tried Sweep just took himself back home and refused to come out!!

Now when ever I tack up he just mooches around and then when I mount up he just takes himself home!

 

[kirstyhen]

Otto was actually better behaved if anything

because Hen was moving quicker than we walk, he was having to work to keep up, which meant less time to investigate things!

It tired him out more too!

 

[Spudlet]

Henry is really funny, he spends loads of time straining to say hello to the horses then hiding behind my legs if we actually get close to them (although in fairness the last time we said hello it was a ShireX with HUGE feet!)

*sighs* I miss having a ned to play with...

 

[kirstyhen]

Otto is VERY wary of Horses! It was the only thing he had any experiance of before we bought him, he was bought from a Welsh Cob stud!

Henry is a ShireX with huge feet

but he is scared of all horses, even the dinky Shetland that is only a few inches bigger than him!

 

[Lucy_Nottingham]

awwwww I wanna do that!!!!!

Damn my mental dog and my current lack of a horse! (only slight flaws in the plan!)

 

[Spudlet]

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awwwww I wanna do that!!!!!

Damn my mental dog and my current lack of a horse! (only slight flaws in the plan!)

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Lucy - are you sure you're not me???

I just need a magic free horse that comes fully equipped and can live on a fiver a week and never ever gets sick or injured in any way shape or form and I'll be off...

 

[Lucy_Nottingham]

Damn straigh han, that sounds like a much needed requirement on my end

 

[kirstyhen]

If it helps, my ned is actually very broken

and costs a lot more than a fiver to keep

 

[Lucy_Nottingham]

o thats naff

Hope he gets better soon and drops to £5 a week

 

[kirstyhen]

I don't think he will be getting better TBH, but we can still go for lovely hacks so I don't mind

 

[Lucy_Nottingham]

well it sounds like that is now a lovely family outing experience so thats still fun!

 

[Spudlet]

Is Henry the bay in your sig or the coloured in your avatar? Guessing the bay? He looks lovely!

I love heavier horses, would adore a ShireX... shared a Clydesdale once he was so much fun

*thinks... 2 years til the car is paid off. 2 years til the car is paid off!*

 

[kirstyhen]

Nope, he is the coloured in my Avatar

He is also in my sig, the vague white lump on the ground in the background is him sunbathing

 

[Spudlet]

OK, now I might just have to come and pinch him...

Love coloured horses, even before they were cool

 

[kirstyhen]

I had him before they were cool, I like to think I set the trend

He does have a rather large fanclub, lots of people on the waiting list if I die