Having had a bit of a cultural week - two more events at Salisbury Arts Centre - it was back to work with me on Saturday. Julie and I spent a full day at Bere Regis working with two Quarter Horses and a Welsh Cob cross. Each presented quite a challenge - Quarter horses are born with big muscles and big ideas! - but we made good progress and we are going back in a couple of weeks to see the difference it has made.
Petra and I went to the Rockbourne Charity Ride with Frances on Zac. Another year gone by. Petra was rather lively to begin with but coped well with horses cantering by and jumping right next to her. We popped over a couple of fences but they all look quite solid to me.
Thankfully Nelly, Blue and their male escort, Oliver turned up at the farm today. They have been missing for a week and with Nelly so heavily pregnant I was worried that she had gone into hiding or been kidnapped by the stallion. They have all had a pile of hay and I was able to have a good look at Nelly-noo. She now has a definite bosom and I think she could foal any day now.
