24th September, 2012 Poignant Moments

Coco was gently backed for the first time this afternoon and was very calm about it all. Rose was long reined out on the Forest track and seemed to really enjoy migrating. These are poignant moments, when horses seem to take great leaps of faith with little or no fuss. However, while we were working, a horse across the way (and out of sight) was quietly put down and taken away by the hunt, and we couldn't help feeling for the owner knowing what a horrible wrench this would have been. It's the time of year when anyone with an old horse that is struggling thinks about whether it is fair to put them through another winter. So hard to play God.