This is Iacs before his amazing transformation.  Fat, wet and scruffy.

I gave Daisy, for Christmas, a leather headcollar, a personalised leather girth and a pair of  stirrup leathers.  All made by Jo – http://www.journeyman-leather.co.uk/. They are for Daisy’s Icelandic horse – Iacs or Mr Bimble as he is affectionately known.

Bimble was not too impressed to start with.  He looked like a small boy grudgingly trying on school uniform.

But once the silly-frilly was bouffed up a bit and he was made a fuss of…..

…. Iacs managed to summon up some enthusiasm for his new bespoke gifts.

Daisy and I even imagined that he looked somewhat thinner and more regal in his new headcollar.  The power of the headcollar!  Tis obviously majikul.

The stirrups were re-fitted with the new leathers and attached to the saddle again in the correct fashion.

Earlier, I pointed out that the girth had a little message on it…..

Daisy’s response – “Thank you so much for my new girth (even if it is for fat bastards), my new stirrup leathers which means I now have even feet (and initialed so certain people, Frances Taylor, can’t steal them!). Iacs looks very nice in his new headcollar, perked up and looked like a proper show pony. 

Fat bastard girth can be available on loan for other fat bastard horses. As they are not few and far between for us.”

We went for a lovely Boxing Day ride with more weather looming.  I spent most of the ride trying to work out what DT stood for – Dog Turds, Dirty Tribbles, Dunking Tables!  It was a superb ride.  Iacs was positively animated – this, again, was the power of the new girth with added equal stirrups!

I don’t know where Daisy thinks these other Fat Bastards are, though.  News to me.