24/06/2026
I cannot tell you how grateful I am to the farmer and his wife for allowing me to use this track recently.
Itās been a bit of a weird time here recently in that Clover hadnāt been quite right and then she was ok again and then off again. I couldnāt quite put my finger on what was wrong but she wasnāt herself. No heat, no swelling, no pulses, nothing really other than lethargy but then she went footy so I pulled her off the grass.
She improved in every way within 24hrs so she was either on the verge of lami or perhaps eating something that was making her feel off or something else. Whatever it was, sheās back to her usual self, thank the good lord!
Thereās been a bit of reshuffling while Clover spent the week off grass but thankfully this track has been a god send especially in this heat!
Tom has been helping the ponies eat down some grass on a strip grazing system. This has meant Clover can be on the track with hay but Tom, who is VERY loyal to his mare, can be on the grass but he can check up and groom Clover over the gate.
Once the grass was grazed (it was Toms absolute pleasureš¤£) he joined Clover on the track.
In the meantime Iāve been sorting fencing and a fencer for when they do go back out because one thing is for sure, this has scared me to death and I wonāt be complacent again!
I have to say though I donāt think Iāve seen the grass growth as much as it is this year. Even the farm animals seem to be struggling to keep it down!
