This was a breakthrough Maggie moment…..

Maggie: This is my Winning Smile
Lambie: Please don’t.

Lambie: I may smile but I wish you would go away first.
(He had butted her, so she ignored him)
Maggie: I don’t know what to do.
Lambie: Go away would be good.

Maggie:  Am I enchanting?
Lambie: I am shocked!

Maggie: Look at me!
Lambie: Preparing to smile.

Maggie: And off I go!
Lambie: Prepare to be amazed.

And Maggie was shining.

But then there is Lambie’s Winning Smile.  He was not going to be left out.

Me:  A bit too desperate Lambie.

Me:  Ok, better.

Maggie: Stuff you Lambie!
Me:  Never give up Maggie. You are beautiful. Always beautiful.

I was amazed at Maggie. I have never seen her do this.  She and Lambie make me smile too.

And then it all went a bit Abba!

The old men are still living around the house (outside obviously) with free access to the whole of the stable.  They are fine – ad lib hay, a daily bucket and anything else they can get off me.  Haakon has taught Iacs how to knock on the front door like a hooman so the dogs bark and someone has to get up and answer it!

When Haakon was ill, I noticed Iacs wouldn’t leave his side.

He followed Haakon all the time.  He was there when we made Haakon walk around the school with his nose up his bum, urging him all the time to keep going. It was one of those very eerie odd moments when you can almost hear the conversation.

And this annoyed Haakon so much that in the end he stopped dead (a bit of Colonel Hathi’s elephant pile-up situation), backed up into Iacs and told him to stop. So Iacs didn’t!

He also didn’t want Haakon to give up.  He wouldn’t let him.  Very strange. I’ve never seen that before.  Mostly they leave them to die – the weak vulnerable horse in the wild herd not holding everyone up.

But these two ….. well, it’s different.  I might add that when Iacs had colic a few years’ back, it was Klaengur who stayed around and Haakon left the scene pretty quickly.

Everyone is enjoying the ad lib hay.  You can almost hear ‘Bert talk with his mouth full!

I think we will keep the old men around the house (outside, obviously!) It is nice to be able to have them close by and I think they enjoy the special attention.

It has been a long 24 hours for us all.  We had the vet out again last night because it was obvious the injections were wearing off and Haakon’s colic pain was returning.  Back to Square 1 really.  He was so miserable, we walked him round but he was trying to roll, etc.  Not good and scary too.

The vet came promptly (phew!) and gave the injections and so Haakon brightened a little. We were told to check him every two hours and let him rest now.  We put out haynets, water buckets and left Haakon and Iacs in our indoor school – nice and big and hopefully no getting cast.

The night was long. Floss and I took it in turns. I did the 2 am and 6 am slot, while Floss did the 10 pm and 4 am slot.  We are now shattered.

This morning was ok….. Haakon ate a little bit if his regular bucket and then walked away. My heart sank so I decided to try him on other things.  He liked the soaked hay (Daisy’s idea – easier on his teeth), some barely soaked fibre block and a veteran mix.  I also noticed when mucking out that there had been a pee (concentrated) and possibly a poo too that was his.  He is also drinking better now.

I have kept them around the house all day and they can come and go into the stable.

Another fibre block argument this afternoon.  It is good to see.

I was followed back to the house and this made me smile so much.  I think he is on the mend now.

Bibble has been a God-send. He is so enthusiastic about everything. More about that tomorrow.

I hope tonight is better than last night.

Currently Haakon has colic.  The minute I saw him after lunch (when delivering hay), I knew something was wrong.  He was tucked up and miserable. Not eating.

The vet was called and, luckily was in the area doing visits, so came almost immediately.

The vet thoroughly examined Haakon, including a rectal, and said his bowel sounds were there but quiet. She also gave him an intra-venous anti-spasmodic and painkiller injections.  We were instructed to walk Haakon for five minutes every fifteen for two hours and then five minutes every thirty for two more hours and see.

So everything crossed please.  Prayers, thoughts, anything….. for Haakon.

Update: Floss and I are sharing the walking and he now seems a bit more settled and happier.  I hope it is the injections working, everything is sorting itself out and not masking things.

When something happens in this house, no one will believe you unless there is photographic evidence.  Thems are the rules.

So, here goes – the other evening, Monster sat on me.  I was thrilled (that’s my thrilled face).

Monster, as a rule, only sits on my OH.  Everyone else doesn’t really exist in his mind.

OH was away for the night working on another island.  So, I was next best!  Yay for me.

Floss and I were watching our Chinese drama on the telly.  I could see Monster was interested too.

Quite interested – Zzzz……

This is my text conversation with Daisy….

There has to be photographic evidence or it didn’t happen.