duly collected

but my goodness i don't want to walk up a hill like that again!

Natasha didn't fancy the hill down the yard in her wagon - possibly sensibly, as at the top it looked a good bit worse than it in fact was ... so i walked down and led him back up .. .oh, and having got all the way down to the yard, what had i left in wagon? that's right, headcollar!

they said, have you not got a bridle? a Chifney? hadn't thought to fetch a bridle, have never owned a Chifney. I think they thought i was a tad mad, and i had to agree (i was agreeing re. the steepness of the hill! but of course, he won't have been led anywhere in a headcollar, never thought of that doh)

so a 10 minute walk down, was about a 20 minute back up, trying to get him to stay on the tarmac - an early lesson in aids at the girth!

and of course, you can bet they usually trot that hill!

however, in the scale of things he was very good, didn't try to play be up or dance, just thought it was all a bit odd being led up this hill!

got him loaded at the top, no bother. and of course he travels well.

Got back to the yard - it was locked! YO had tried to text me but i'd switched phone off due to very flat battery, to conserve what i had left, so just had enough charge to ring her up and say! so YO's OH had to come along and unlock.

He seemed to like his stable, didn't object to the friend in the mirror! spotted the huge mound of hay in the hay bar.

got his second rug on (they'd let me bring him away in the stable rug he had on, as that came with him!) in the stable, he will need that (YO told me later it was -11 at 5 pm EEK)

he had a good roll! never saw molly have a roll in the stable, i was a shade concerned but it was fine.

made his tea up = hadn't put any sugar beet up, and shoudl have done, but i guess it would have frozen anyway if i had, must sort out a spare rug for insulation for sugar beet container! and he tucked into that

would have done a shade more water, but taps all frozen

so left him to it.

hope he does have enough hay, but it was well stacked up so i guess so (still can't find my scales, dammit, hope i don't have to buy another pair).

plan for the morning - the geldings field has two halves, if i turn him out early and take him through to the second half, they all get a chance to talk to each other over the gate when the rest go out. and I'll use the bitless bridle to turn him out, it gives a bit more control.

so i'll get up and do him, before coming back here to get ready for work.

he'll probably be glad of a good groom, but i'll see about that tomorrow as he should be a bit more settled.

wormer went in the feed ....

no photos again: at -11 and flat battery, there was no chance, LOL