Stable, Moi?!

Thanks to the lessons from my friend Kim, and the patience of Merlin, her cob, my riding lessons are coming on a treat. I'm only allowed to take it slowly still, working on fine control, confidence and balance, but last Tuesday we went out for a hack instead of schooling! These pictures are from a lesson a couple of weeks ago, I can't ride and take pictures yet


Here's one of the stable cats with her new kittens, I'm having one of them!

And the first foal of the year, turned out with her mum for the first time

Tired out afterwards

The proud father

And the yard dogs

My kittens are now 3 weeks old (couldn't choose just 1!)

This colt was born friday morning

and here's the filly born last month

i like horses myself but never managed to master rideing them yet. they are to smart for me and know i am a novice lol.

very cool Lil , my OH loves to ride , so to speak, I used to but not much now ( bad fall ).

cute kittens !

no don't ask Pete you are to big to ride the kittens lol

pmsl !

Another foal, born Monday night, I'm meeting her today!

thats gotta be an

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw !

I'll aedd more total 'Awwwwwww's' when I sort out photobucket, I've now been groomed by all 3 foals!

its a great time of year, life blooming everywhere, the nothern hemisphere coming to life after the winter chills. the newborn horses look so cute and vunerable, unsteady on their new legs. hope you get back to riding your horses soon Lil.

Thanks, Jimmy. I'm scheduled for a lesson a week Monday!

have you got your own horse or are you useing the stables?

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww the foals are beautiful

i want one lol

Bad news, a foal still-born yesterday. The mare has been checked by the vet, she's fine and was taking no interest in the foal's body at all. The vet couldn't find any obvious reason, but the foal hadn't drawn breath at all so probably died during delivery.

aw thats to bad. i suppose you have to accept these things happening no matter how sad it is though.