I took Little Herself to see the ponies at Sandness. Pepper behaved very well despite Silver trying to kill her.

And so, what to do?

Silver is fat.  There, I’ve said it (as is Newt but not quite as bad).

I must stop seeing that I have four ill ponies as one pony and therefore treating them as such.

So, this morning, I put Waffle and Tiddles in the school to give them a bit of exercise.

They both cantered and trotted about the place.

Plus a spot of mooching.

In my opinion, Tiddles is fine now.

…while Waffle is about 90% ok…..

Tiddles was irritated by a badly fitting head-collar.

I said I would change it but he wouldn’t be caught…. so, therefore, not my problem.

Plan: I think Tiddles can now go back to the herd and Silver must come home. He is obese.

Tomorrow, plan will be executed.

This afternoon, I put the four little boys into the school to see how well or badly they were now moving.

Waffle and Tiddles were fine.

And, yes, they did roll into each other – silly boys.  A huge sand school and they have to almost crash.

There was running around, bucking and playing from Waffle and Tiddles, but not really Albie and Storm.

I could see just how crippled with the laminitis they really are.

So, after 30 minutes, while I did some serious mucking out of the stables, I put them all back in.  Waffle and Tiddles in the larger stall while Albie and Storm have the smaller stall with all the soft bedding.  I shall put Storm back on painkillers too.  I had thought he was moving better than he actually is.  My mistake.  Separating them will also stop Albie being tormented by Tiddles (who was furious at my decision and started eating the gate!)

So…. what to do?

The boys want out… mostly Waffle, Tiddles and Storm who are now looking pretty much ok.

Tiddles is walking so much better – remember, he had a rotating hoof capsule (farrier diagnosis) after laminitis  last year.

And then Storm was walking badly, all pottery – early laminitis?

As was Waffle…. again very pottery.

And then Albie was beyond ghastly – ready to die – but now doing so much better but definitely out of the woods.

The thing is, Albie is being picked on especially by Tiddles who is fed up and looking for a fight. We have had words about this attitude.

But, they must stay in for at least one month….. Poor Albie.  I don’t know what to do. I feel sorry for him but it is far too early (lulled into false sense of security, I know) to let them out.

The blog today is a total cop-out.

After my daily horse/pony check, I came home and cleared some wood from one of the sheds and my back is paying for it now.  I am in pain and feeling very tetchy.  Painkillers are not cutting it.  Not even slightly. I hurt therefore I am.

So here are my photos of the sheep that could be a potential album cover if anyone needed.  Please do say if you want.

And one of my little not-so-precious…. (she was returned by a neighbour – oh, the shame).

And her friend (who was not).

Sorry this is brief but I am in that awful state of don’t-know-what-to-do-with-myself-because-I-hurt-so-much stage and I can’t take any mind-altering painkillers until later tonight, when I have tucked up the Minions in their stable for the night otherwise I won’t reach their stable!

Hopefully it will all calm down by tomorrow.

A little known fact – I have given up riding. It was killing my back. It has taken me a while to get my head around this, hence why I said nothing.

And Klængur is in “Fat Camp” at my neighbour’s to lose weight.

It was needed.  He was dangerously large but is getting less so, now.  I am grateful for this intervention.

Klængur will probably come home in November.

And then what?  I am not sure.  I will do my best to keep the weight off, but it won’t be from riding, more less intake (he can live in the Minion’s wee park, if necessary, sans Minions).  Yes, I feel bad that I am not riding Klængur anymore but, to be perfectly honest, my back is so much better from not riding and I don’t have his saddle anymore either (Daisy wanted it for Efstur).

I don’t think the Ginger Ninja is missing this riding thing.  I sort of do missing riding and, if Haakon was 100%, I would happily hop on but Klængur spooks at grass that looked at him a funny way and that makes things stressful and we all suffer.

We’ll see….. Never say never.