A bit of a BBC repeat of the last time I saw them, the ponies were shading in the same corner but then followed me over to the water trough. As we walked out into the open wild grass meadow, they seemed so surprised by the strong, cool breeze and perhaps wondered whether they should have come out of the trees much earlier.
The only one I am a little bit worried about is Pie, who with his pink colouring, has always been more susceptible to flies, ticks and sun-burn. Next time I see him I shall give him a liberal coating of Filtabac and fly-repellant but I do wonder about the future of horses with pink extremities, and greys who are far more likely to get melanomas, in this change of climate.
