Fivla can’t eat hay – it gives her a runny tummy and that’s not good which means I can’t let her go out with the other Shetland ponies to eat hay outside.

So today I put her and Vitamin around the house to dig for grass.  They could stay outside for the day.  The others were outside in their respective fields/paddocks.

As a precaution, OH made me a barrier on the sheep shed door which would prevent ponies going in and I could keep up the haynets for the sheep as well as  their licks.  The sheep are now hysterical and refuse to go inside ever again.  I left them to think about it and dither.

Meanwhile Fivla and Vitamin were very happy eating what grass they could find.

I even met Fivla by the front door.

Kolka has an obsession about the Shetland ponies so spent her day obssessing in a creepy pervy way.

I diverted her with a haynet and didn’t kiss her nose – I know where it’s been!

However, I did kiss Tiddles’ lovely snowy nose and told him that, as he was looking and feeling so much better, he could stay outside tonight with his friends.   If I find him by the gate looking miserable later on tonight, I will obviously bring him in but his diet wouldn’t be any different as we can’t soak hay while it is this cold.  He seems to be coping well.

After lunch, while Floss and I were sorting out haynets for the night, etc, Fivla watched us and wanted inside quickly followed by Vitamin.  We said no, and left them for a few more hours to go and find some grazing.