We got the horses moved on to a different bit of ground today, as you can see from the photo above they had fun blowing off some steam. Niko likes to have a good run, roll and rear when he is excited, sadly I missed the chance to get a shot of him rearing because I was fetching Pippin at the time.
And here Niko is again enjoying the mud, as you can probably see he’s missing a front shoe, the farrier will be coming on the 13th to trim everyone and most likely remove Niko’s remaining shoe, I think he may be going barefoot for a bit, ah how I hate the idea of that.
Having them shoe-less in the winter isn't so bad. At least Pippi is fine with it. I always take her shoes off around Nov. and she gets them back in March or April. She seems to be fine with it.
ReplyDeleteSpotty never runs around, he just eats or rolls in the mud! Great pictures of Niko in action and I look forward to seeing your post with pics of your new saddle pad.
ReplyDeleteKind regards, Abby
They are so cute! I love that first picture. :)
ReplyDeleteNiko reminds me of my dog Jack, he rolls exactly like Niko is doing and comes in with a variety of 'bits' on him, and it doesn't even matter if it has been raining...silly animals!
ReplyDeleteCrikey, no rugs, though. Are they out bare all the time, and are they clipped? I would have an awful job if I let Barnaby do that, but it's very muddy here.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your comments
ReplyDeleteMiranda, Yes I suppose you are right, there’s no real need for shoes at the moment, it’s just I am a very big on them but heck if he’s ok with no shoes then that’s just fine by me.
Abby, ah Spotty is one of the smart ones no need to waste energy, Pip often has a roll too.
Sherri, sadly Niko also comes in with lots of “bits” on him and sadly he also doesn’t mind if it has been raining in fact I think he rather likes it if it has, he is a big animal and has a lot to clean, but I still love to see him having a good roll, I am sure it nice to see your dog rolling too.
Jane, for now they are out with no rugs, it is very mild here, but they are not clipped so they do have quite fluffy coats, letting them out with no rugs does mean a lot of grooming but as we are moving them about lots so the mud isn’t too bad.
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