The sun was shining, yes it was a tad blowy but nothing too miserable so I thought Haakon, BeAnne and I could go out for a walk.

(yes, that’s BeAnne’s grumbly face)

I put Her Maj on a lead before we reached the road as there are little lambs about now.

Lambing season has just begun and even though BeAnne would not chase a lamb or ewe, I would not be popular for walking a dog off a lead in the scattald (open hill or common grazing).  It is not the done thing.

So I “knitted” with my extending dog lead and the non-extending horse rope and both animals behaved very well.  BeAnne has often walked with Haakon and he knows she would take a very dim view on being trodden on.  So she walked in front of me and I cursed her for trying to trip me up instead!

After a while I grew bored of the endless “knitting” and tripping and let Haakon do his own thing.  He is used to this set-up and happily walked beside me.

I love this photo.  Me and my best friend just pottering together enjoying each other’s company.

On my walk, I did noticed that Haakon has another hoof abscess (his third).  It was draining nicely, no lameness or misery and actually the gentle walk increased the drainage nicely.  A small part of me is not surprised.  At the back of my mind I was thinking something else might be lurking.  Ho hum…… better out than in.

I think if this weather holds up, these gentle ambles are good for Haakon both mentally and physically. I push him onto the grass verge when I can and he happily potters alongside.