The Continuing Heducation of Hammy

The big bad world outside is a very different place from the nice safe indoor school.  Hammy continued with his learning from where he left off yesterday.

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We thought it prudent to take a friend along for moral support.

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So with friend in front looking fairly non-plussed and Hammy following, we took Hammy outside to get him used to the dragging sound of the wooden plank on a hard surface.

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It was going quite well until Hammy had a bit of a hissy fit.  There was rearing but I totally managed to miss that.  Jo quickly and calmly untangled him and, using the quick release knot, removed the scary wooden block from the equation.

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To calm Hammy down (now a little hysterical), Jo took him back a stage in his education, and they went out for a walk up the track with just the traces dangling.

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Moral support went along too.

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Bozz-Bozz was, again, fascinated by the action.

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He left the herd, who were happily chomping on their silage and ignoring everything, to go dashing off up the field to follow and watch.

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They returned, with Hammy much calmer so IndyPingPong, having fulfilled his role of moral support, was returned to the field.

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Hammy was attached once again to the wood block but with Fiona on “quick release” and taking most of the strain. Off they pootled up the track.

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They went for quite a long time, this time.

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I was very bored so I took lovely photos of the most beautiful thing around me.

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Eventually, everyone returned in a very calm fashion with Hammy pulling the block all by himself like he had done it all his life.

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Untacked, Fiona leant over his back to tickle his tum.

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With her foot on a bucket, she sat on his back, side-saddle fashion.  Jo was on the front end acting as the carrot vending machine.

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As Hammy didn’t react and his body language never changed, Fiona slipped her leg over his back and sat on him astride.

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Hammy walked happily towards his carrot vending machine.

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And off they all went for a circuit of the school.

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One big congratulatory snog for Hammy plus all the carrots in the world….

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…..and Hammy was taken back to his field where he could tell all his friends about his latest exploits.  I think he enjoyed himself.

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