Exciting!

Something very exciting is going to happen this weekend, I can't say more, but hopefully there will be photos and good news, fingers crossed for us :)

Relaxing.

After all the hard work he's been doing lately, it's good to let Merlin have some time off and a little grass. We have far too much this year, after hardly any in previous years, and so both ponies have to be severely rationed.



The bare paddock in the background is where Toffee and Merlin spend the majority of their time. I'm terrified of laminitis and so it's a case of being cruel to be kind. As their workload increases though, it's good to let them have a treat.

Lungeing.

Merlin's schooling has been going really well, and his lungeing lessons have been a huge success, with him going over trotting poles and doing a little jump too.

Here he is learning to stand quietly and not be such a speedy boy :)



I love the shape of his bottome here, as he's beginning to muscle up nicely.



He is loving this soooo much.



My instructor is really taken by him and was 'ooing' over his lovely paces.