Grotty Groom has a plan and is very excited about it!

After a rather splendid roast lamb lunch - The Goddess excelled herself - Calum and Grotty have just been over to check on the Boys after their night out. They were both chilled, having had a bit of a snooze. Grotty groomed Wessles for well over an hour, by the time she had finished he looked rather like a horse! A vast improvement on the shaggy donkey look that he's been sporting recently. He's a funny horse though; he asked Grotty to wipe his nostrils as they were dusty and itchy, so she did it with her fingers, rather ineffectually. So Clever Bird asked Calum to get her a little sponge and wet it, Wessles took one look at it and shot off round the stable, this went on for over a minute, even though Grotty kept explaining that she was just doing what he wanted. Clever Bird asked Cal to pass the headcollar. Headcollar on, not being held you understand - just on - suddenly Wesley stands completely still and lets Grotty wipe his nostrils. Hmmmmm.

They were keen to go out for the night even though it had started raining. It's meant to be cold tonight too, but Freda Fretter is not going to worry about them, they will be fine. But before they went out Grotty was very excited to tell Wessles her plan. Today, Calum and Baggy have booked a bit of a "holiday" and the Boys are going with them! Actually, it will probably be the hardest that any of them have ever worked. They are off on a three day training course at Ashen Equestrian Centre, where Grotty went and rode the computerised "horse" a few weeks ago. It's quite local, so they will be able to come home at night to the home furries. Hopefully apart from improving their riding, it will be good fun and it means that Grotty and Calum will get to spend some real quality time with the horses. Sooooooo excited. Grotty has wanted to do it for a few years now, ever since she went on a "Confidence" clinic there (minus a horse).  It's booked for the 25th-27th July, so Baggy and Calum have a few weeks to get themselves and the Boys fit enough to do it. Well actually, the Boys probably already are!

Baggy is seeing the physiotherapist on Wednesday, so she will get some exercises to build her stomach strength back up. Plus it gives Baggy even more incentive to get down to her target weight before then. Motivation for Grotty to get on with stuff, sorted. Yee-hah.............