The lorry is currently waiting for an MOT, which is a frustrating wait! I should have booked way earlier, sadly 6 weeks notice was not enough. My mechanic is optimistic it needs very little work, just general wear and tear, which is music to my ears when funding a 7.5tonne. Nothing has been quiet though while waiting......
I have now been to my second western show and first western championships and I have learnt so much, however what I have mostly taken away from the experience is that I still have a never ending amount of things to learn and I definitely need to increase my lessons and support.
I’m not sure why I was surprised, but the clocks going back an hour really caught me out this year. I just wasn’t ready yet for my winter yard routine. I work late two nights per week, and so when it gets dark before I finish work I tend to leave the horses in for the day.
Well its clear to see the season of winter is well on its way, we were lucky and only got a lot of rainfall in the last week or so, with the occasional high wind, but nothing like my hometown where a mini tornado went through and caused a lot of damage.
As mentioned in the previous blog, when I was at the Eastern Shetland Pony Group’s performance show, I met up with my lovely friend, Julia. For several years, Julia has fostered rescue dogs from Teardrops Romanian Dog and Cat Rescue.
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It’s safe to say the horses’ are feeling their teeth are back to normal as all are eating happily (phew as I always worry and did spend a good few days and nights going greyer), so good in fact Aria decided to try her knashers out on me!
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