One More

Meet…….

He doesn’t have a name (well, he has his registered Shetland pony name but it really doesn’t suit him).

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He is very, and I mean very, small.  A few inches high.

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We brought him home this afternoon.  He had been looking for a home on Facebook.  Like Albie, he is a colt (that will be remedied in the spring).

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We fed Albie his tea first and then let them meet up in a small paddock.

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I have always thought Albie was a small little squirt but this pony is even smaller.

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He has lived on his own for the past two months, but he is desperate to make friends with Albie.

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I stood and watched them together while Daisy went and fetched Tor.  Albie hates being away from his surrogate mother.

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Once Tor arrived, things calmed down a bit.

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(I told you, he is tiny)

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Tor took an interest in this new little boy.

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We stood and watched them all talk.

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The tables turned.  Albie was the dominant one.  He behaved like Camus did to him when they first met.

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“Keep away from my Mum” – he kept saying to our newbie.

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I thought Albie would behave better than that but perhaps it needs to be said.  There is the hierarchy.

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Tor and Albie grazed (almost frantically) with their heads pressed up against each other.  It wasn’t a calm moment.  Most odd.

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Little Thing won’t let me talk to him.  He did arrive with a headcollar on (I think it had been on for a couple of weeks), and probably by taking it off we won’t get near him for a while but I am not a fan of ponies wearing them in the field.

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Most importantly, he needs to remember how to be a pony.

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And then we will get to know him and he will be another Minion.

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And then there will be no more.  We are full now.

So, please name suggestions – remember tiny – and lots of vibes for him.  He needs to tame down and for everyone to love him.

34 thoughts on “One More

  1. Susan Veal

    Dear little chap must have a name what about Fion, Finlay or Finn means small blonde soldier or Pieni is tiny in Finnish 🙂 there is always room for a small one xx

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    1. Frances Post author

      What is “there’s always room for a small one” in Finnish?
      What is “Small one” in Finnish?

      (huge fan of the Moomins!)

      Little Mi – if he had been a she!

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  2. Simone

    With Christmas just around the corner, I can’t resist to suggest Tiny Tim :-). In Icelandic, of course, he would be “Litli”. <3

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  3. Emma

    Frosty? He has a frosty mane in the first pic, and has had a frosty reception and a frosty attitude to people so far (I’m sure this will change)

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  4. Linda

    I vote for “Finn” too!

    What a cutie pie, Frances – thank you for rescuing him and giving him a wonderful home. It’s just a matter of time until he gets comfortable and makes friends (but you know that).

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  5. Freyalyn Close-Hainsworth

    I think Tim would be an excellent name for him too. He looks like a Timmy.

    Though to be honest our (previously) smallest cat, though named Sibyl which she answers to, it more accurately named and answers to ‘Tiny’ all by itself. It’s a perfect good name.

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  6. Claire

    I am so pleased he has a lovely new home, I was tempted, he looks adorable! What about Peerie Hestur? Would love to come and visit him if possible..

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    1. Frances Post author

      I can’t tell you his story. Shetland is a small place and I don’t judge.

      Suffice that I was told about him. He needed us, we took him and here he is.

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  7. Robyn

    Might I suggest “Munchkin”, one of the little people in “Wizard of Oz”, as it seems to me there is some magic in the way you rescue the needy creatures of God.

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  8. Linda K

    I hope that soon Albie will stop seeing him as a threat and that Tor is nice to him. Perhaps when Tor and Albie were grazing they were reinforcing their bond, in the face of this newcomer. Flynn might suit him.

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  9. Terri

    Little Thing melts my heart (that sweet little face!) — I’d definitely allow him in the house (would anyone notice?). How do you find these lost creatures? He was on his OWN? such a little fella? Norty Albie for wanting to keep beautiful mum Tor to himself! (but understandable I guess, in equine survival mentality) I hope Albie reconsiders, because LIttle Thing obviously needs a friend or two (or a herd). All in good time. Bless you once again, dear Frances, for making room for “just one more.”

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  10. Linda

    Cute about Henry being the 8th! Little thing reminds me of Tigger from Winnie the Pooh! Everyone is little in the land of Pooh! Bless this little guy…

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  11. Carol E

    I had fun looking through a Shetlandic dictionary. Here are some:

    Elsk – love (as a verb)
    Currie – lovable
    cöttikin – Ankle-sock
    Mooratoog – ant
    Minkie, mootie, peerie – tiny
    Soothmoother – incomer

    I rather like Cöttikin 😉

    — Carol E.

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  12. Sam

    I like “Eric the Red” for this new Minion in Training. A strong name for this boy who survived on his own.
    Thanks for reminding us that Shetland is a small place and some stories are best not shared. I do hope Tor and Albie make room for him.

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