In my waking moments last night, I tried to work out how I was going to manage to feed the five horses/ponies in their “new” field.  This was a new scenario for all of us.

So this morning I clambered elegantly over the fence with my four buckets and met Vitamin cantering up the steep hill towards me, teeth gnashing.  I quickly gave her the very large half of the “Shetland pony” bucket and then met Fivla huffing and puffing her way up too.  She got the other smaller half in the resident field bucket.

The three Icelandic horses were snoozing on the other side of the burn (stream) which bought me some time.

Kolka was next up and didn’t make it very far up the hill, so I dropped off her bucket and continued walking downwards to Haakon and Iacs who were just slowly crossing the burn

I offer the full waitress service here.

Kolka quickly finished her bucket but couldn’t be arsed to continue up the hill to hassle Fivla and Vitamin, which was kind of her.  She contented herself with talking to Albie.  She likes the Shetland ponies very much and if things were different, they could all share one field.  Sadly, this is probably the nearest they will get.

So, I was pleased with the way breakfast turned out today.  Of course, it could still be a good fight as they wise up to this routine and look for tiny cracks in my plan.  I am used to that scenario and will resort to wielding my feed scoop in a threatening way to get the good manners I would like!

And Gussie is looking very handsome these days.  My little lamb – all growed up and sporting a typical teenage floppy hair (wool)-do!