LovePinkBitsonmyHorse - i thought of you yesterday

[SupersonicDave]

while my mare was cantering sideways and putting her head between her knees

Inbetween the thoughts of "little trollop" (as she squealed! WTF?) i thought "I wonder if this is what Love's hacks are like, and does she really enjoy them?"

When i got back to the yard i did feel i ought to go to church to thank God i got back in one piece

Here I am, have pm'd you! My hacks always involve a bit of sideways cantering, one of my favourite things :) do NOT like pony rodeo though as come off at least two out of three times .

Life has been a bit too exciting in general recently - turned 40 which was fun, taxed my car six months late which was a relief, went to funeral of daughter's friend which was awful, became a grandmother on Saturday morning while dressed as a prostitute which was exciting and embarrassing as am usually in jeans or jodhs, not flashing the tops of my seamed stockings - funny how what seemed appropriate for a night out looked wildly out of place by 7am in a birthing unit. Then on way back from birth (would not have missed the event for anything) my tyre came off on A14 which was exciting at first but cold, boring and unnerving after several hours of waiting (still dressed as prostitute) by edge of dual carriageway.

Now we have mud fever which is a headache from a moving them around night and day point of view, hoping a stable will materialise.

Is that you Alice? I have not pm'd you! I thought you were Smug Dave from the stage 3 group at my yard

who is not even on here (I hope)

( I need sleep!)

Hi

I have literally lol'ed at your recent events.

And no, i am not Smug Dave you are right i am Alice.

Congratulations on becoming a grandmother! What is it boy or girl? May i call you GrannyPinkHorse?

Please tell me you have posted your story on chat (or gransnet ) It would be discussion of the day!

Boo for mud fever though, it is rubbish. I can't remember what cream DH recommends for it, can ask later.

Just asked DH about cream, it is called Special heel ointment, and is basically lanolin(nipple cream!) and a couple of other things.

HI Netex do a really good range for mud fever. Its called muddy marvel. They do a wash to get rid of the scabs and then a barrier cream after it has been used for a while it is only put on once a week.

It's a boy! It's insane how anxious and excited the whole thing makes me, like having my own babies but worse in some ways, better in others. He is even cuter than a foal or puppy or kitten :)

I got Muddy Marvel barrier after absolutely everyone raved about it, also (probably pointlessly) loaded up on Mud Guard powder stuff. Caught it early, it's dry and no scabs - just little bald bits. Annoying but at least he isn't lame with it. Might as well be, having just broken his NEW(ish) bridle . was tacked up and tied for literally two minutes and did his 'I know how to get my head collar off' trick and broke the headpiece of bridle underneath it instead. WHY?

Congratulations, just don't do what my mum did and get broody so have another

Bloody horses huh?

Congratulations grandma!

(and you'll be needing that shetland in about ooooh, 18 month time I reckon!)

Ooh congrats on becoming a Grandma :)

I find the idea of someone called Smug Dave quite amusing :)

you can almost picture what Smug Dave looks like can't you?

Quite...and the image makes me giggle :)

Goodness. You sound like me! Those are the kind of things that happen to me! I broke down in Tesco carpark, at ten pm, after attending the Ann Summers catalogue launch. I was dressed as one of he seven dwarves!

I need to talk to you! Am reminding self here in public to call you before I ride tomorrow - in that hour when their breakfast is going down and I am evading poo picking!

Cool, I'll be glad of the interruption! I've got 10 horses to turn out and muck out tomorrow!

Yay I did it! Must start thread 'what do I need to beware of when I go to saggy's?'

Not much, I'm starting slimming world tomorrow, so there's a chance I might eat you, other than that, you are fairly safe!

ah don't worry, there is plenty of me to spare :)