I think that the Shetland ponies may be losing a teensy tiny bit of weight.
I hope I am not fooling myself but I think I can almost see a “waistline” on Fivla.
I found all the ponies after breakfast having a bit of a kip in the spring sunshine. Although, quite cold, the sun was making an effort.
For a brief moment, I honestly thought Albie was dead.
I love this photo – Vitamin, despite her advanced years, always has perfect posture and stands very upright. Such a gorgeous mare.
And that is why her son, Indy Ping-Pong won Best Black Stallion at the SPSBS Breed Show in 2007. He was gorgeous too – obviously a family trait.
Less gorgeous, but always a laugh, are Storm and Waffle, with a hint of Albie in the background, who had now stood up after his death-like nap.
Silver was busy being wind-swept by the harsh south-easterly.
Newt looked like he was settled in with his entourage for the rest of the day.
They are still very hairy mostly because I can’t be bothered to brush them yet. It’s too cold and the wind will take care of most of it anyway.
So the way forward this spring is the encouragement of waistlines. I will do anything to keep laminitis at bay.
We are not going through that again.
