Let There Be Light!

Yours truly was the first of us guys to go into the indoor arena; and what do I think? One word sums it up…

...WOW!!!!!

It looks so much bigger & it’s so much brighter; Teddy may have been joking about the sunglasses but having seen it for real he might just have a point!

In fact it’s been the topic of conversation in the field in the last few days as none of us expected it to look so different!

The Indoor School in use

Mind you I think that will be it for a while now; we've had a new surface, new watering system & now new skylights. 

You know, It’s almost as if we've now got a brand new indoor school…

...aren't we lucky!

Running with the Herd!

You’ll never guess what I did!

Yours truly manage to get out of my field and have a run with the other guys, it was so cool!!

I had a great time playing about with the others until someone must have seem me and told the staff. So here I am back in my own space now, but it was fun while it lasted!

Now I bet you’re all wondering how I managed to get out of my field; did I put my new jumping skills into action?  did I get down onto my knees & sneak under the fence? 

Well that would be telling! I happen to know that the staff read my blog so I’m just going to leave you all guessing!

Practicing my escape skills?

In the Big Field

I forgot to tell you that while the roof is being done I’ve changed fields; I’m now the big field down the road with all the others.  How cool is that!   Mind you I’ve got my own ‘mini-paddock’ inside the field –  shame as it would be great to run round with the others.

But they’re a good bunch & most of them come up for a chat during the day.    What’s really good is I’ve got to know Lammert a bit better – he’s really cool & so big!

Lammert visiting me in my mini-paddock

I’ve got to be a bit careful though………..I noticed Brin giving me a funny look when I was chatting to Lammert yesterday & I don’t want to upset him as he’s a good mate!

Busy doing nothing...

It’s really busy here at the Calvert Trust Exmoor – although yours truly is able to put his feet up! Why is that I hear you ask as we are usually so busy here at the stables? Well it’s good news & very exciting!

I don’t know if you’ve heard but we’re having new skylights in the school.   Now until I spoke to Teddy, I though skylights were some kind of bird; well it sounded right to me! 

Teddy told me that skylights are the parts of the roof that let in the sunshine; to be honest I’d never noticed them so maybe that’s why they’re having new ones.Teddy reckoned that it’ll be so much brighter in the school we might have to wear sunglasses!

I managed to sneak into the arena and a get a photo when the workmen had gone home; can you tell which half they have done? :-)

half and half!

Just as I was planning which pair of ‘shades’ to get, Maxwell told me that Teddy was only joking! Pity, I think I’d look good in a pair of Ray Bans…

...what do you think?

You'll never guess what I've been doing!...

You’ll never guess what I’ve been doing...

...Yours truly has been Show Jumping!!!

Well, maybe show jumping is not quite right; but I have been jumping over some coloured poles & looking GOOOOD!!! 

here’s some photos of me in action to prove it!:

I never thought that I’d get a chance to jump. To be honest it’s never occurred to me to ‘have a go’ before! but now I’ve done it I feel great, I can’t wait for the next time...

....I wonder if they do Shetland Show Jumping without a rider?!?

Lammert's a BIG fella!

Hi there! You know I talked about our new horse, well I didn’t really tell you very much about him other than he’s a nice chap, so I thought I would tell you a bit more!

Well, firstly he’s a lot bigger than me: yes, I know that most horses are bigger than me but I mean much, MUCH bigger than me! Lammert looks much bigger than my mate Brin, & Brin is the biggest horse I’ve ever met!   

I had a word with Teddy to find out a bit more about him as he knows everything about anything that’s worth knowing about around here. According to Teddy, Lammert is a Frisian horse, which is a breed from Europe (wherever that might be!); Frisians are always black in colour and have long manes and feathers on their legs – that sounds exactly like our new guy & I know he’s caught the eye of a few of our guests already!

Teddy told me that he’s almost ready to start doing some work with our guests; but just as with all the new ‘recruits’ he will start off slowly so he can get a feel for  the job. I’ll keep you posted as to how he gets on.

Lammert? Really?!?

We’ve got a new horse at the stables, and his name is Lammert; yes, I know it’s a funny name but he’s really very nice!
   
I’ve only met him over the fence as he’s in the field next to mine, but he’s very nice and so relaxed. he told me that he does driving as well as riding and seems to like both the same.

Lammert enjoying some yummy grass

He couldn’t believe that someone my size could pull a carriage; he’s obviously not met many Shetlands!   We are very strong, in fact for our size we are stronger than a big horse; I bet he doesn’t know that!

Anyway, Lammert is a nice chap and I reckon he’s going to fit in here just fine. You never know he might like to do a bit for my blog; but I’ll let him settle in first.