Special Brew?!?

I am fed up with flies!!!!!!!!! Especially HORSE FLIES!!!!!!!
The trouble is now it’s warm & sunny they seem to have appeared from nowhere!

Now as you know I’m not a pony to complain, but I’ve had enough of them buzzing round me while I’m trying to work!
   
It seems I’m not the only one.  Had a nice chat with my mate Hendrix & he was telling me that the flies are bothering everyone.   The staff are putting ‘smelly stuff’ on all of us to try to keep the flies away, but it only seems to work for a little while then they come back!

I heard one of the staff talking about making up a ‘special brew’ of fly repellent – not sure what that could be…

...to be honest I don’t mind as long as it works!

Will keep you posted!

Hot hot hot!

Hi everyone – hope you are all doing OK in the rather hot weather…..it’s great that the sun is out but I wish it wasn’t quite so hot!!!!

I thoroughly enjoyed my bath  the other day……..but the effects have worn off now & it’s not good for me & Bailey to have a bath too often as it dries our skin too much!   
The others are doing OK in the heat (I think); they get a nice cool wash down at the end of the day then are put out into the field - heavenly.

Of course, we shouldn’t really complain about it being warm & dry after last year…

…what we all wanted then more than anything else was to see the sun & be dry! 

Having the Spa treatment!

This week the weather is  lovely and hot.  The only problem is that Bailey and I hail from colder parts (the Shetland Isles), and we still have our long Winter coats…. just in case! 

Today was the warmest yet and we were feeling a bit hot and bothered. The staff noticed this and soon we were having a bath!!

Bath time!

Bailey has never had this done to him before, he was a little worried about the hose pipe, I think he thought it was a snake. He soon realised though how lovely it is to have a cold shower when its so hot!

I of course have had this treatment lots of times,  being an old hand I was completely relaxed and showed him how it’s done, I even had the staff wash behind my ears for me, which was a special treat! I bet not many horses get this sort of spa treatment from their humans, but I deserve only the best. 

Chat soon, got to go and dry off in the sun!

Cheeky Bailey

That Bailey is a cheeky lad you know!

Cheeky Chappie Bailey!

We were allowed to go loose in the big outdoor arena today for a bit of a run about & fun. All was going well until Bailey decided to put his head on MY BOTTOM!!  

I tried to get away from him, but however quickly I turned or fast I went he was still there!!!!   

In the end he got bored with that game & left me alone…

...It’s now up to me to find out what I can do to annoy Bailey!       Watch this space!!

Bye Bye Bruno

Do you remember my mate Bruno?   He did the blog for me a while ago –  and has been at Calvert Trust Exmoor for a long time (I heard it’s been 8 years!)

Mr Bruno!

He’s now gone to a new home; where he’s going to have even more love & attention and spend his time riding out with his new owner – lucky boy!!

We will all miss him of course, but I wish him lots of luck in his new home.

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!!