Instead, here's some pictures taken 'down on the farm'. My retired horse Roxy lives very happily at Warrigal Farm near Darenth in Kent. It isn't a working farm - its a livery yard which also has a few sheep, geese, cats & dogs and lots of off-road riding around the neighbouring fields. Its a happy yard and all the animals get on well together so when I moved away from the area I made the decision to leave Roxy there (on full livery) as to move her to a new home closer to me would be like uprooting a little old lady from all she knows and loves. The downside is that I only get to visit her once or twice a week but I know she is in excellent hands and Clare the Yard owner loves Roxy like her own!
I have a love/hate relationship with the Geese .... at this time of year they are cantankerous and very hissy and aggressive. They have a big bathing pond but don't always like sharing so there are also lots of smaller baths scattered around so they can have 'individual' dips:
I was quite pleased with this series of photos I took of one of the 'bathing beauties' - but she doesn't look too happy about being watched does she ...
and Roxy couldn't understand why I'd abandoned her by the woodchip store just to take photos of bl**dy geese! I'd just removed Roxy's rainsheet and neck cover, hence her messed up mane - a real 'bad hair' day for her!
Perhaps a better caption would be 'does my b*m look big in this???
Yes ...... it does :-)
I am definitely not fond of geese nor of roosters but Roxy's butt does not look big! lol You can reassure her that she looks good.
ReplyDeleteI will never forget what my elderly neighbor said when I bought one of those really stocky looking quarter horses after just having my young TWHxQH filly for about a year. Anyway, the old man came over and said, "Well, I see you finally got a horse with a butt to match your own!" Needless to say, he wasn't one of my favorite people!
We'll look forward to your UKCPS entry photos at a later date, Sue and I'm sure we won't be disappointed!
Why do old men think they can get away with saying things like that LOL :-)
ReplyDeleteRoxy is very old and grey now but is still the matriach in the mare's field!
i can still see your art on my feed reader ;) its very nice :)
ReplyDeleteand i have seen so many older horses sold at auction to the meat buyers when their owner gets tired of taking care of an old horse, that its nice to see a happy old horse :D nothing wrong with the older horses, make good lawn ornaments :)
Roxy's been with me longer than either husband (as I keep telling David when he asks how MUCH LONGER does Roxy intend to go on) LOL
ReplyDeleteShe's determined to get her telegram from the Queen!!