Welcome Kandy

Kandy loaded on the float with a little help from a side rope. She got a little upset leaving but travelled well and unloaded like a dream, waiting until we were ready to unload her. She went into her paddock and trotted around, unfazed by everything. Tom was the big show off, cantering around with hss tail in the air, a memory I will cherish. After a few sniffs and squeals from Tom they were aquainted, Kandy was head down to much on the limited grass. Here are a few photos.

With sad news comes some good news

I feel a bit stink, but I answered an ad for a mare needing a home urgently. Of the three criteria I have she meets the temperment one perfectly and is in fact a gentle giant. She is huge and measures 16.2 hh unofficially. Her name is Kandy and she is a well built TB mare and the most laid back OTT I have come across. We went to meet her today and had a small ride and then just hung out with her. My daughter (7) came along and I caught a few moment of them together, Shannan up on the rails giving her a good scratch and Kandy lapping it up. I even had a few nice moments scratching her in a nice spot, her head dropped and the bottom lip started quivering, so cute. She is bigger than I wished for and I'm not sure the Dressage saddle will fit, even the Wintec needs a med/wide gullet in it and the girth well, my 120cm didn't go near her. Here is a phot of me on her and I'm quite pleased that I don't look like a dwarf on her.

Sad News

It is with a heavy heart that I have decided to let Tom cross the Rainbow Bridge. This is by far the hardest decision I have ever had to make as he is my one in a million pony on the ground that is.

I have recently had x-rays done and they showed pedal bone rotation in one foot and damage to the pedal bone in the other with signs of arthritis in the other. The vet has been wonderful and fully supports my decision as I suspect this is what she would have suggested, but left the decision up to me, which of course I needed time to make.

He is so up and down at the moment that he will start to feel good and over do things and hurt is feet again. Last Sunday he was watching the other ponies playing and I sensed he wanted to join in but was just too sore. He flicked his head and I undertood then that I needed to end his pain and set him free.

Sunday the 2nd of May is the day and he will be one day off being Eighteen and a half. Over the past year I have really bonded with him as I have visited nearly every day. I will be heartbroken as he has such a nice nature and is such a gentleman. Riding him was always a disaster and thinking back I suspect he has always been in pain and just put up with the riding but tried to hurry things along.