Their initial probation period is over and the ponies have not been given their marching orders despite The Mysterious Incident of the Jackapony and the Cattle Grid in the Evening. A few people have become familiar with them now. One of the neighbours was worried that they might not have any water in the dry conditions and I was able to reassure her that there is a water trough full of fresh water over by the cricket pitch, another neighbour has offered me the use of her outside tap for emergencies. As well as the Lookers we have all those cricketers and occasional visitors keeping an eye on them. I am doing my bit by litter-picking the reserve and the surrounding laybys when I have enough room. Now that they have settled I can tell you that they are in a reserve at Hook where there are numerous sets of ponies - New Forest, Exmoor and the odd cob, 'managing' the reserves. I hope that with all of their Forest experience my ponies won't get into trouble.
