Here we are in May 2008 and I've not written anything since March! I have been keeping busy, but nothing of any interest.
Bazil had his first Birthday on the 5th May and is now a yearling. He is a good boy, but can be a handful at times. He still annoys the other horses and ponies, and until recently, his new sport was to pull the rugs off the others - oh! what a laugh. Corrie and Maud now need new rugs for next winter as binder twine and scraps of material will not keep them warm in the Autumn.
On bank holiday Monday, my niece Rachael and I took Maud to Easterton Spring Show. She was entered into the M & M in-hand and M & M ridden classes, and came in second in each class. It was an incredibly hot day, Maud was sagging a bit in the heat as her winter coat was still quite thick, and Rachael & I burned or should I say cooked in the sun shine. But hey, we were not complaining!
This weekend past, Chris and I went down to Devon to Dumere Stud with Ruth to have her covered by Graduate again. I am hoping for a filly foal next spring, and that will be the last foal for a while as I will require more ground to run all these equines on and it is expensive when you add up all the fees that need to be paid. But it is such good fun breeding ponies if done properly.
My kennels are still not built! Quelle Surprise eh? I have done a lot of work to the ground round the site, and at last I am ready to replant all the plants I moved to dig the kennel footings - so that is quite exciting. At the moment I'm laying a new path so that the dogs can get to their kennel run without stomping through my plants or mud in the winter. Knowing dogs, they won't use the path anyway!
This Saturday, Imogen is sitting her Kennel Club Silver Test. Oh Dear, what a lot of practising we still have to do. I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to it or not. I will let you know how she gets on. ... fingers crossed.
