Back in the saddle...

Hi guys!
It’s been ages since I talked to you - I'm not sure where the time’s gone!!!!

Thanks for all your lovely messages and emails, its especially nice to hear again from people that have already been here to see me - don't forget you can email me on pilgrim@calvert-trust.org.uk.

This is me reading your messages!

We’re all very busy at the stables; meeting lots of new people & working hard. The boys were telling me the other day how much they enjoy talking our guests down by the Reservoir; it’s so nice & quiet and makes a great change from the arenas.

Let’s hope the weather stays nice & dry!

Max is back, Hurray!

Good news!!!
After his long rest, Maxwell is now as good as new & back to work.
He said he’s so pleased to be back in action; reading between the lines I reckon he was getting rather bored not doing anything.

Max hard at work

He also told me about his new best friend…

...Brin! 

Maxwell said they both have lots of fun & games in the field; they even have a competition to see who can get the muddiest!

I know who wins that one - Maxwell – I’ve seen him come in from the field many times looking more brown that black & white!!

Enjoying the sun and working hard!

Hi there, it’s you mini reporter once again, with all the news from the stables here at Calvert Trust Exmoor.
You may have noticed that I’ve not done the blog for a while…

……been busy enjoying the sun and working hard of course!!!

I do love a good roll in the sunshine!

The new chap, Henry, has settled in really well.   He’s in the same field as all the others (except for Bailey & I that is) and seems to get on with everyone, just like yours truly!

I've just had a lovely day working with some of our guests.  

I didn’t do much agility, it was more about them getting to know me and feeling confident walking with me on the yard.

They all did well and I could feel when they began to relax and gain confidence in themselves & in me…

...it’s one of the many things I love about my job!

New things are happening!

A strange thing happened last week……… a big yellow ball appeared in the sky! It suddenly got warmer and the grass started to grow!  I checked with Duke and he told me the sun was out!  Hopefully that means summer is on the way and we can all enjoy lots of grass! :-)

do you remember I said there was lots of work going on in our indoor arena? Well I've been in there now, and its great! 

We've got a new super springy floor that's great to run around on, and a rain making machine so we can have rain indoors even if its sunny outside! (I'm not quite sure why the staff want to make it rain indoors, but they seem pretty excited about it!)

The rain making machine in use, and our lovely new floor!

I've also heard the staff talking about getting new windows in the roof of the arena, they said we are looking for 96 people to each buy one, and we have 61 so far, so it won't be long until we have lots of light in the arena too!

If you want to be one of the "Noble 96" or just find out a bit more about it, there is a page about it on the Calvert Trust Exmoor website.

Henry is settling in...

Our new stable mate Henry is doing really well. He has become Dukes best friend which is great; Duke's been here a long time and he knows all there is to know about being a Calvert Trust Exmoor horse!

Henry enjoying our outdoor arena

He has been training every day with Nicky and Abi and he tells me he is learning new things all the time. He gets ridden and I have heard the stables staff talking about him pulling a carriage in the future – I bet he’s not as good as me at that though!

Showing my Best Side

Hello guys Pilgrim here to give you an update from the stables here at Calvert Trust Exmoor. Things are busy at the moment and we have lots of visitors to the stables, as well as lots of work going on in our indoor arena - I don't know what they are doing, but when I find out I will let you know!

I am back to full work now doing agility and pulling my carriage. It’s great to be doing what I am good at and showing people how useful a miniature Shetland can be!

I love pulling my carriage!

People love getting close to me for photographs and of course I always show my best side. Not that I have a worst side! 

Amazing Place, Amazing People

This place is full of amazing people, both those that work here as well as our guests.  

Having just heard about my friend Rebecca, I then hear about Matt and his incredible 15,000ft sky dive!!!!!   I see Matt when he pops in for a chat; he’s one of the fantastic team of folks we have who keep Calvert Trust running smoothly for all the staff & guests.

What’s really great is that he’s doing this for us here at the stables!!  We need a new surface in the indoor arena & skylights in the roof – so he’s hoping to help raise money towards them – Thanks Matt, you’re a star!!

I will be supporting him of course, but only in spirit - I’m a talented guy but I think flying is a bit out of reach even for me!   If you want to support Matt then go to his website http://www.justgiving.com/Matt1977  for more details.

I wonder what I could do to help the Trust? ideas on a postcard please………….