Today, after a bit of an absence from Charlot, we wormed him with a nuclear wormer. In Shetland we find the usual ascarids and red worms, but it has been known for bots to appear in imported equines. They are not a frequent visitor or resident.
Charlot took it like a man and was very good about having 4 lots of worming solution shoved down him (we only had a small syringe!). A bit of mutual grooming later, he led perfectly like a pro back into his field. He seems relaxed and happy with the little 'uns. The big guys have been moved into the slimming field as they had got a bit too fat so Charlot is with 4 Shetland ponies and one old mad Icelandic!
He really is the most beautiful shade of red. Now we've wormed him, perhaps he'll grow up to be a Suffolk Punch - he's certainly got the knees!
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