The Little Guy

The little ones, the Shetland ponies, mostly group together leaving the bigger boys, the Icelandic horses, to themselves.

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Albie is looked after by everyone, but mostly all the older mares in the herd mother him.  They stand over him when he sleeps.

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Tor has been wonderful since Camus left.  We adore her.  She can stay for as long as she wants.

Secretly, and when no one is watching, Daisy gives her a handful of Albie’s hard feed.  She loves that and positions herself in a “I just happen to be by the fence” sort of way!  A wise little mare who knows the score. I wish she could stay forever, just for Albie.

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Whenever Albie sees me, or anyone actually, he comes over.  Sometimes bouncing, sometimes walking but he appears, with enthusiasm and his rug a-flapping like a smiley navy blue Batman.

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Albie has filled our lives.  We adore him.

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He is resourceful, determined and an altogether very nice little chap with beautiful manners.  He leads perfectly, never bites or kicks and loves a nose kissey.  My kinda guy.

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I was told that orphan Shetland pony foals are a pain in the arse to keep, but bringing up Albie has been nothing but love and fun.

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He has adapted totally to his situation and lacks for nothing.

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Well adjusted and definitely one of the herd and not “Mummy’s boy”.

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The herd collectively look after him and I love them for that (I may have had gin, *** sniff ***).

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I was determined Albie would not rely on us and things, for once, worked out fine.

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At the moment, winter is upon us and when needed, Albie’s little rug goes on because he is not as waterproof as I would like.

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He also has some very dodgy friends.

*** ahem *** cough *** very dodgy!

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3 thoughts on “The Little Guy

  1. Sam

    So wonderful to see the whole herd taking care of Albie. Giving a treat to Tor is to be expected. And one should always have a few dodgy friends about to keep things interesting.

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