Ever wondered what our horses get up to day to day here?
This is an average day in the life of our herd 😀
Eat, Sleep, Play, Repeat
Tiger making the most of the fresh bale of straw and eating it while having a rest 😂
Having horses in the winter is hard. Running an unsurfaced track (even if it does have hard standing areas) in the winter can feel impossible some days but this is the reason I do it all.
This morning felt like one of those days where it felt impossible. Due to the storm over the weekend, we now need to replace several wooden post, all the plastic fence posts now need re positioning and the fencing tightening (this is all on top of the never ending jobs list that comes with running a track anyway). Everywhere is soaking wet, the mud is ridiculous and to top it off, we got up there this morning and the rats had eaten through the wheelie bin lid, knocked stuff everywhere and eaten a load of hemp seeds that were in a sealed tub in the barn. It's safe to say that I was definitely feeling fed up.
A while later, I go round the corner to see where some of the herd are and find Coco, Tiger and Jasper playing in the school. Coco then left and Frosty came in and Tiger insisted that he needed to play too. Tiger and Frosty are often seen playing together but it's lovely to see the others playing too.
They were definitely reminding me today of finding the joy in life and the reason I get caked in mud daily and go home soaked through to my skin regularly. It's these guys. I might moan about the wet, the cold and the rats 😂 but I wouldn't change what I do for the world. I do it to give these wonderful animals the life they truly deserve of friends, forage, freedom and most importantly, a life where they are listened to and are valued for who they are and not what they can do.
Sorry for the length of the video, they were playing for over ½ hour all together and I couldn't pick just one part of this video to crop it down to 😂
Full on play mode entered by Frosty and Tiger at Kindred Spirits - Equine Track System
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Playtime for Frosty and Tiger 🥰
Nice to see that Ocean is now sporting the standard orange tail that they all get from the sand in the school 🙈😂
Horses having a mad ½ hour yesterday. I love watching them play 🥰
Paul decided that he was better staying out the way eating in peace 😂
The herd were a bit unsettled by the wind the other day so we had to go and ask them to come in for their breakfasts (they normally come up when they see us arrive). Love how they all trust us enough to know it's safe to follow, even when they are feeling a bit unsure 🥰
I think Frosty enjoyed his sheath cleaning yesterday 😂
Thankyou Sheath Cleaning International for making sure the herd are now all clean and comfortable 😀
Paul always tries to groom with the others but noone ever does 😔 that was until Jasper arrived and he is more than happy to have a grooming session with Paul 🥰
Love watching Frostys reaction to milk thistle seed powder today.
He wont eat the seeds in any form (whole or powdered) but will eat the liquid in his feed. He didn't eat any of this kept going back to smell it.
Unsurfaced track system located in Leicestershire, near Warwickshire and Northamptonshire boarders.
