Minty Mutt benefitted, as Furry Mama was keen to get out. Clever Bird decided last night, before bed, that she was going to make Furry Mama and Grotty Groom stand up to Hannah! Furry Mama went first and took Minty on the "water meadows" walk. Minty was feeling good too. Hannah had made Furry Mama forget to give him his painkiller, but he was still all bouncy. When he spotted a very large rabbit, he decided to chase it. He caught up with it!!!!!!! It stopped dead and froze in fear. Mint looked down at it, sniffed its back, then licked it! Soppy dog. "Leave it Mint", Mint lifted his head and turned to Furry Mama. The rabbit shot into the nettles. Then another appeared behind Mint - repeat performance. Bless him. Neither rabbit had the dreaded myxomatosis thankfully, both just seemed to be very big and old. Then a few yards later Furry Mama and Minty had an even more interesting encounter! The path was blocked.
Much negotiation took place. The cows were going nowhere. Clever Bird decided that Furry Mama should go back the way they had come. Minty Mutt was having none of it. Furry Mama gave in and decided to see if the cows were friendly.
They weren't, as they needed to look after their babies, so they wandered off. Furry Mama and Minty got through and Mint got what he wanted a drink and lie down in the stream. As they were walking along a path that was almost hidden by Cow Parsley, Clever Bird suddenly decided that Grotty should pick some for the Boys. She picked a HUGE bunch and looked ridiculous for the rest of the walk. As they entered into the back garden, Gloria Gardener pointed out to Clever Bird, the copious amounts of Cow Parsley that needed pulling up from the fences! Hmmm! Baggy laid the big heap of Cow Parsley on the outside table while Furry Mama dried Minty Mutt off. Went in and locked the back door, ready to leave the house. Clever Bird suddenly remembered the Cow Parsley. Went back out - carried it through the house and dropped it on the front lawn, while Furry Mama settled Minty Mutt. Baggy locked the front door; got in the car; started the engine. Clever Bird remembered the Cow Parsley on the front lawn. ****ing Hormonal Hannah. Baggy went back and got it; chucked it in the back of the car.
Grotty Groom told Hormonal Hannah, who was getting Baggy in a proper state about going to the yard, to back right off! Grotty adores her horse and wanted to be brave and school him, so in spite of Hannah making Baggy feel sick and breathless on the ten-mile drive to the yard, Baggy kept going. At one point on the drive, the anxiety was bordering on a panic attack, but Baggy started to sing to herself, and kept going. Grotty hopped out of the car and was greeted by a whicker from Wessles. She went over and stroked his nose. Clever Bird remembered the Cow Parsley that Baggy had left in the car. Arghhhhhh! The Boys were appreciative that Hormonal Hannah had lost that battle of remembrance.
Grotty took the Boy Wessles in the main (huge) arena. No one at all was around. Grotty schooled him for thirty minutes. Probably the first schooling session in three years! Grotty is a happy hacker normally. Clever Bird had forgotten just how well-schooled and responsive Wesley is. It was very apparent how on the wonk Baggy is, as Grotty attempted to ride Wessles properly!! Leg yields; when they were supposed to be going straight. Even a beautiful half-pass when attempting to canter up the centre line. Hmmmm! Rubbish. But Wesley was an angel and by the end of the session, Grotty was cantering twenty metre circles like a pro. And riding the full sixty metre length of the arena with no reins, Baggy's eyes closed and the gate wide open (to tempt Wesley out) and staying on a straight line. Yee-hah! Get stuffed Hormonal Hannah............
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