These are horses ……

Or so we thought!

And, this is a husband.

That was about the extent of our knowledge on this particular subject one week ago.

I was honest when I applied to undertake this housesit. I said we’d had no experience with horses, but we had cared for two very large sheep 🐑 for seven weeks. I also mentioned I used to ride a horse when I was young, but I did omit that someone else was leading the jolly animal.

I said we were willing to learn.

And, we certainly have!

For a start, these are ponies – German Riding Ponies, not horses, and Mick has pointed out that they are very efficient animals.

We feed them about the equivalent of four wheelbarrow loads of hay every day, and pick up four wheelbarrow loads of manure every day.

This photo shows the empty sling after the girls have eaten all their hay.

…And this is where we get some more.

……to fill the sling back up<<<<<<<And this is what we have to do next ……

……Then taking turns, we deposit the load into the quickly-filling dump truck (very appropriately named ha ha).

…The largest pony has to wear head gear when we let them out in the orchard to stop her from eating too much.

…We have to turn on the electric fence to make sure they don’t escape.

…The afternoon routine is varied slightly as both girls get some pellet food and nutrients. The biggest girl also needs a tablet which Mick gives her.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
ained for most of the day, so we treated the girls to a brush. I should have done my own hair first. Ha ha

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