Ruth has been in a quandary about whether to put a rug on Prince who has never encountered one before. She has been practising putting it over him and flapping it a little to try to assess whether he might panic once it was fastened on. The horrible weather brought by Storm Eowyn and then Herminia forced her hand at the weekend.
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| Hmm, I think there has been a cover up. |
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| Cool with it now. |
It is most fitting that Julie and I should go to visit Lady Doris of Janesmoor in a full blown storm, just like the night I discovered her seven years ago, all skin and bones up the track from my fields. That night I asked her gently, "Do you want to come home?". She followed me back to the gate and into the yard and that was the last bad day she ever had.
After four weeks with me, having basic medical checks and plenty of food, she was found a place at the Blue Cross, and from there a loving home as a companion. I had hoped to see her a few years ago after the gentleman who had her contacted me, but the pandemic intervened and we lost touch for a while.
Her whereabouts are still a secret and so I felt privileged to go and meet her. She welcomed me easily and just to remind her I said, "Do you want to come home?" and I like to think that she said, "No thank you, I am very well here."
Her loaners love her and her companion very much and take good care of their welfare, measuring their weights once a week, They were such pleasant people and I should think that Doris thinks that they are her angels.
If you want to read about Doris then there is a blog on 20.3.17 and on on 3.4.17. Storm Doris was on 23.2.17.
Last weekend, Harri and I went to meet Stephanie and her beautiful Arabians. I have a special soft spot for Bernie, (Eastworth Bernini) who is now a grown up stallion who has been doing a bit of showing. Here he is at his most natural in the winter field.
Like many horse owners, Steph has recently experienced the devastating loss of one of her horses, Eastworth Ahmoshini, known to everyone as Skip.
This amazing mare has been the backbone of Stephanie's career as a trainer and show producer, and is intertwined with her family too. She achieved wins and championships in the top Arabian classes with Steph and her daughter, Amelia. but turned her hooves to everything from dressage, hunting, movie films, and taking part in the London New Year's Day Parade as well as teaching people how to ride.
I couldn't resist going to see my friend's rising three-year-old Arabian filly, Indy. For her age, her manners are pretty remarkable and like all Arabians, she is a gifted child.
