Today my little lorry had delusions of grandeur parked in the HGV car park. The Buddymobile looked tiny next to the huge rigs. It’s a rarity to find a space big enough usually – no problem here! 😝
HGV
New shoes
Buddy had his pedicure and new shoes today. It’s a horsey joke that he gets new shoes every 6 week and I can’t remember the last time I bought a new pair for me. True though. I really can’t remember the last pair of shoes I bought.
He’s totally worth it though.
Speed demon
This is the face of someone who’s just let her horse gallop flat out up the gallop strip.
First time this year. And very much needed.
Not as much control as I would have liked over the speed as someone wanted to run!! He was definitely embracing his TB breeding today.
But he came back as soon as I asked and that’s the main thing. 🐎😍 Good job we both love going fast.
Groom’s life
First ODE of the year. But as a groom to these gorgeous boys at Poplar Park.
I got up at 4:44am and left my friend’s yard at 4:44pm. Spooky! Fuelled by caffeine, good company and horse slober, the day flew by.
I am pooped now. Aching from walking over 5 miles (and they say the horse does all the work). Yet beaming from ear to ear!
I love a horsey outing.
Dead wood
Today it was the turn of the front garden to be tamed. Even mowing the lawn made a huge difference. I got the hedge cutter out and cut back the hedge under my living room windows.
In the recent storms, it has started to sound like something out of a ‘Hammer House of Horror’ film as the branches scratched and banged on the windows. 😱
Still a long way to go but pleased with the result so far. Sometimes we need to get rid of the dead wood to allow things to grow again.
Pony pals
Buddy made a new friend today. In fact, I’d say they were pretty enamoured with each other. He kept looking at her and she kept looking back. 😊
Lovely hack out with Rachel and her beautiful Midge. It may have been windy, but at least we missed the rain.
Two pony play dates in one week Buddy Boy! Such a lucky boy.
Shade dance
So it seems that Hugo isn’t a huge fan of the sunshine. While Dodo was sunbathing on the patio. Hugo found the tiny bit of shade in the garden. Made me laugh.
I’m loving the feeling of the sun on my face at the moment. But it won’t be long before I’ll be doing the shade dance with Hugo. The joys of being an English Rose.
Morning stroll
I woke up and felt the need to get out and walk this morning. It was such a beautiful day. I definitely hit my steps today as I ended up being out for 2 hours.
Nature lifts my spirits. I’m so grateful to live in such a beautiful place.
Pony play date
Today Buddy and I headed over to High Ash to meet up with Sam and Halo for a pony play date. We lucked out with the weather as it was glorious sunshine. Mind you a rather fresh wind so I was glad of my layers.
We covered over 5 miles round the tracks. It’s such a fantastic place to go. We didn’t stop chatting the whole way round. After a few tough weeks, it was the perfect tonic.
Faith
This came up on my memories today. Not sure what was going on when I posted this 7 years ago. But it’s just as true today.
So much is out of our control. Having faith (whatever that looks like to you) can be really hard. Especially when things are wobbling. I’m spinning a lot of plates, it’s inevitable that some will wobble from time to time.
Let’s face it, sometimes you just need to put the world to right with some good friends, not take yourself too seriously and do the things you love.
