Happy Hooves & Trusted Paws

25/11/2025

🐴 HORSE HELP & YARD COVER — EVEN WHEN WE’RE NOT 100% 🌧️

We’ll be honest… we’re feeling a bit under the weather today. One of those days where the duvet was calling louder than the alarm clock.

But horses don’t wait — and neither do the people who rely on us.
So, boots on, waterproofs zipped, and off we went.

✔️ Mucking out (x 5)
✔️ Hay, waters & rugs (for 7)
✔️ Horses ridden (x 2)
✔️ 5 fields poo picked and waters filled (for 11)
✔️ Mandatory cuddles for all (obviously)

Even on the rough days, we don’t let anyone down. If you need yard cover, horse care, or just an extra pair of reliable hands when life gets hectic, give us a shout. We’ve got you — rain, shine, sniffles and all. 💚

19/11/2025

🚨 Emergency incoming!

When their planned doggie holiday cover fell through on the day they were due to fly, a dear friend rang with an SOS… and this lad moved in for 9 nights.

He’s giving zero apologies for taking up 80% of the sofa and 100% of the attention.

At 45kg of pure muscle, you’d expect him to be a powerhouse — and he absolutely looks it — but inside? He’s the biggest soft baby going.

He is HUGE. Like “could tow a small tractor if he fancied it” huge, but in reality he’s just a giant marshmallow who believes personal space is optional.

Yard work? Please. 🤣
He took one look at the mucking-out tools and basically said:
“Absolutely not… but I can stand directly in the way while you try and do things if that helps?”

Instead, he’s taken on the extremely high-pressure role of Head of Sofa Operations, where his daily duties include:

✔ warming the cushions
✔ supervising snacks
✔ leaning on humans
✔ looking ridiculously handsome

He’s settled in like he owns the place, adores a cuddle, and has firmly decided the sofa is where all serious business is conducted. He’s behaving like an angel… just an angel roughly the size of a small horse.

And truthfully?
We’re already a bit obsessed. 💚🐾

19/11/2025

15/11/2025

🐹Dobby the Hamster Has Moved In! 🐹

We’ve got a tiny new lodger — meet Dobby!

Dobby is here for a little holiday with us while she learns that being handled isn’t scary (and that humans come with treats). 😄

So far she’s mastered “look cute and get snacks” and we’re working on “sit still for cuddles.” Progress is progress, right? 💕

Once she’s feeling confident and friendly, Dobby will be ready to find her forever home. 🏡

We are actively involved supporting this amazing page and often have rehab guests staying from orphaned hedgehogs to baby pigeons. Never a dull day here…. 🦔 🕊️ 🦉

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13/11/2025

🐾 New employee alert! 🐶

Meet Otis, our temporary supervisor — here to make sure we get enough work done (and to check if anyone drops snacks).

He’s spent the day patrolling the yard, keeping the horses in line, and demanding ear scratches as payment. 🐴😂

Performance review:
✔ Excellent at looking cute
✔ Below average at following instructions
✔ Outstanding snack detection skills

09/11/2025

Back helping at a yard we’ve been visiting for a good few years now… We always have a hard job deciding which deserves “Most Adorable Resident”.

This time we’ve decided it’s the American Miniatures absolutely stealing the show. Tiny hooves, tiny noses, huge personalities… we are always smitten 😍

Not going to lie… there is always a moment where we consider seeing if one would fit in the boot of our car - Purely for research. (Don’t worry, we behaved.)

Always a pleasure to return, check everyone over and catch up with them all (from the adorable tiny ones, super cute yearlings, hyperactive and ever growing crazy 2 year olds, to the huge 17hh+ show-jumpers).

💚 Happy Hooves & Trusted Paws. Understanding the quieter ones too 🐴

06/11/2025

Today’s lineup: a pony, a dog, a sneaky cat, and some very energetic rabbits! 🐎 🐕 🐈‍⬛ 🐇 🐇

We love how varied our clients home visits are!

We’re officially torn—how is anyone supposed to pick the cutest? 😍

05/11/2025

Just end of day jobs with a view for us today ☀️ 🌒

04/11/2025

A nice quiet day for us today — just these two cuties’ field to do (plus our own of course!).

We’re not sure what month it is anymore… we are certainly not moaning but it feels more like spring than November! (But they have clearly found mud to roll in none the less…! 🌸🐴😎

30/10/2025

🐴🐾 Busy Day for Happy Hooves and Trusted Paws! 🐾🐴

No dogs on the list today, but plenty of hooves and feathers keeping us busy! 🐎🐈🐓
We’ve been out helping lots of lovely horses, two cheeky cats, and a few clucky chickens while their owners enjoy half term or are hard at work. 💛

It’s always a pleasure making sure everyone’s happy, fed, and cared for — no matter how many legs (or wings!) they have! 🥰

28/10/2025

Spending the day with some lovely dogs in their own home 🐾
Plenty of cuddles, playtime, and company while their owners are out 🐶💛