It's great to be back on Exmoor working with this year's colts. We've named them all after nuts this year following a very generous donation from Mrs Almond. Today Pistachio, Peanut, Almond, Butternut and Cashew have all graduated and gone out into the field with two post-graduates from last year, Brandy and Barny. Pistachio and Peanut have already got foster homes and Almond will be renamed Manila now that he is to be sponsored by a rope manufacturer! Valerie has also treated herself to a 21 year old mare that turned up for sale at Brendon Market. She turns out to be Pippa's mother and is in fantastic condition for an older mare. She's letting us touch her and will eat out of a bucket close to us.Tomorrow we start the fishing game where we bring back the graduates and see how many will let us catch them in the big pen. Great fun......Peanut was the first to graduate.
