This morning was chaos.

Utter chaos.

It started well. I gave out the four buckets to Kolka, Iacs, Klaengur and Haakon and left them to it.

Then I took my other buckets downhill to the Minions’ part of the field.  I put out their buckets in a row, Storm flipped them over one at a time behind me.  I put them back the right way and then dished out the food.

Then I heard thundering and Iacs was galloping down the hill for a second breakfast, followed by his team-mates.

Iacs intimidated Fivla who squealed like a stuck pig and gave up eating her bucket.  So there might’ve been a low-flying feed scoop that smacked one large hairy Iacs-shaped bottom.

I moved Fivla and her bucket away from the fence.

By now everyone else was finishing up so there was not much I could do except good luck if you want to try and get Vitamin’s bucket off her.

Iacs was unrepentant, possibly triumphant.

It was good to see Kolka being nice.

You can see what’s on her mind…… more food, please.

I absolutely hate horses that lean over fences.  Hate.  I might bring the electric fence down with me and set it up if this continues.

But they are sharing the salt-lick.

Mr and Mrs K.

Poor Fivla. She did not deserve Iacs’ horrid ‘haviour (Albie was not helpful, either – he was planning on stealing Fivla’s bucket so I put a stop to that).

Awww…..

Feeling slightly calmer, I cleaned teeth, sprayed hooves, gathered up my buckets, put the rubber feed ones back over the fence, collected more buckets, gave Haakon his special secret biccie and climbed up the hill.

Iacs followed me up probably to see if he could wash up.

I got home and texted Daisy to take her horse away next time she visits.  I will happily pack his red spotted hanky.

A few photos from way back – 2015 to be precise.

When Lambie was a cute little fluff ball….

…. who loved me.

It was good re-discovering these photos again.  Lambie had the best eye-lashes and I had forgotten that.

And luckily eating the bluebells didn’t kill him either.  This was in the days before Lambie was banished from the garden by OH for nibbling the trees and also before Bert arrived on the scene.

So Happy Easter from everyone at Thordale.

Day 2 and living in the new field is going well.

Obviously I spent all night wide awake worrying whether all my horses were rolling with agonising colic and of course I knew I would turn up today with my buckets to find corpses lying everywhere and it would be ALL MY FAULT!

But, no, I found four happy Icelandic horses stuffing their fat faces with the lovely green grass.  They were very settled and relaxed.

So I was mightily relieved at that.

My imagination runs riot at night with all the terrible what-if’s that might occur.

I think it is because, apart from Klaengur, everyone is so old – 27, 28 and 29.  But then I tell myself that Fivla and Vitamin have managed perfectly well and they are the same age and it is only for a few weeks and it will do the Thordale fields nothing but good and perhaps I need to calm down a bit.

But I worry.

Kolka is busy making friends with the neighbours.  She quite like the little ones, which is good.

But I doubt she could eat a whole one, though!

I had some help today – my friend, Mandy.

First we loaded up Iacs and Haakon and moved them over to the nice grassy field at Leradale.

Then we fought our way down to the Minions’ field (with Iacs and Haakon bothering us for our buckets) and fed the Minions.  It was a struggle and I had words with a certain Iacs, who was appalling (I blame the parents, thank you, Daisy).

For once, Storm almost behaved.

Then we drove back home to collect Klaengur and Kolka and took them to Leradale too.

When they arrived in their new field, Klaengur and Kolka immediately started to explore in completely the opposite direction to Haakon and Iacs.  So no one knew the others were here too.

Finally Haakon found his brain and spied his old friends.

And I have to say this is the most action I have seen for quite some time.

Iacs favoured the less glamourous approach (this is him jumping a ditch – we howled with laughter).

And, again, Iacs flew over to his friends.

You can possibly hear the gallumphing and the effort.

The Minions were very happy to see new neighbours.

Klaengur got his stallion-trot out of a bag he had been keeping under his bed.  Impressed, much.

Bored of the neighbours (it was a brief), the Oldies went back to their exploring.

Action……

…. And then totally knackered.  These guys are much older than Klaengur, so I forgive them.

Kolka stopped off to talk to Mandy while the Old Men continued on their foray.

So, that’s that for the time being.  This is the first time Thordale has been without horses for nearly 25 years and yes, I miss them desperately.  And I did check them later to see that everyone was absolutely fine.

Poor Ted – I found him lying upside down in his bed enjoying his new-to-him sheepskin.

And then so did Pepper.

Watch Monster – he doesn’t even bother to move while all this ruckus is going on.

Pepper piled in.

And it was suddenly all teeth snapping.

Things were a bit calmer after lunch.

You may be able to tell that it is raining here and the dogs are bored.

This was after we had just finished our lunch.

I was watching Bargain Hunt.

Pepper is not allowed to do this but she does it anyway.