Everyone got de-loused today and Charlot was happy to cooperate! He likes meeting new folk and has no problems with his rug, which is keeping him nice and warm.
Remember on Day 1 when I wrote that Charlot chased dogs. Jo was already in the field and had forgotten my warning. She had let her two collies out. Today Charlot didn’t care at all about dogs. He wasn’t chasing them and was totally unconcerned even when they were nearby. Such a huge change and so quickly.
So, we took the Icelandics out of the field to be ridden and Charlot watched at the edge of our arena utterly gob-smacked. He was bemused and just stood and stared in amazement that anyone would possibly want to do this, let alone enjoy it. Funny little boy! His learning curve must be vertical.
He is well and truly part of the herd. I think he sees himself more in the Shetland pony camp and is playing, both instigating and being part of the gang. He likes a good game with the lads. The Shetland mares are secretly quite impressed with him too!
The weather is deteriorating at the moment, so I hope Charlot copes with Shetland at its worst.
No comments:
Post a Comment