Magee has arrived!!!!

It has been a very long wait, but he finally arrived on Thursday 16th December - and what a fantastic Birthday present!!! I must take this opportunity to thank Alice so much for bringing him down in her beautiful new float - I really do appreciate that!

It was an extremely long day as I was up early in the morning for work, had the farrier call after work, and expected Magee around 9pm ... but a traffic accident on the road ahead of Alice meant a substantial wait, then she needed to unload her new pony as well, so Magee actually arrived at around 1am!!!! Ok so technically it wasn't still my Birthday but who is checking on that??!!! :-)

Really hard to see him in the dark as we walked him down the lane to the yards for the night. I was so very tired I went straight home to bed and couldn't wait to see him in daylight! That blaze was glowing in the dark ...

So here is an assortment of pics from those I've taken so far. I absolutely love his look.... his height, that mane colour, the stockings, and the beautiful grooming job Mark has done (thank you!) ... now I'm giving him a few days to settle into this strange place before doing too much or expecting too much. It must be so odd - the different sights, smells, noises, other horses, strange human, I really feel for him! I have however held him by the halter and given him a good scratch on the shoulder making his lip curl, so I guess I must have scored a couple of points there! lol

Camdin's Progress

What a little sweetheart! Camdin has been so curious and inquisitive that it has been easy to play with her. Lots of desensitising, lots of rubs and scratches, and encouraging her natural "joy of life" ... she has the most appealing nature and wants to know what everything is about, what it tastes like, smells like, etc.

She has learnt how to play with a ball when I move it away from her (she has to follow!!), and also how to play with Ella, one of my dogs. There has been much laughter on my part watching Maggie take part as well, sometimes putting herself between Camdin and Ella, but sometimes not, and seeing her happy to trot, canter and change direction at a moments notice!

Camdin now wears a little halter in the paddock, though I do want to get her and Maggie used standing to have it put on so that they can go "naked"!!!! She is really very good when I hold her - a little resistant then realises she can't get away so stands until I'm done! She allows me to pick up all 4 feet too now, because she knows she gets scratches on her itchy spots afterwards! I'm hoping she never runs out of those itchy spots!!! (If only I could find one on Maggie!)

In the last week she has started eating some of Maggies hard feed too, so thats great. I give all my horses a small portion each day to give them their minerals, and its a routine they know. It means I can include any medications etc and as far as they are concerned its just another day! So much easier!!!

Now, it's rest time!