Teddy and the cows

I brought Teddy in to change his rug.  The cows were in the paddock behind him, and managed to crowd at the fence, thinking that I might give them something yummy.  With all this commotion behind him, Teddy just couldn't stand still.  And no, I wasn't able to change his rug.

So, on that occasion, he went back out into his paddock.  I brought him back in another time, changed his rug, and both he and Bess went out into the paddock with the cows.

In the evening, when the horses got fed, the cows started jostling with each other, head butting, pig rooting and jumping about.

Teddy took his head out of his feed bucket, and gaped at the cows.  Then he quickly galloped over to Bess and hid behind her.

Welcome Teddy

We have a new addition at the farm - a horse called Teddy.  A friend has decided to agist him with us, while she is unavailable to ride him.  In the meantime I am allowed to ride him.  With Lilly sill out on injury leave, and Dingo about to go out for his annual holiday, Teddy's arrival is perfect.

I picked him up from Yarrambat the other day.  Well, he loaded onto the float fine, but then rocked the float, and neighed for a decent hour of the two hour trip.  Then, he didn't know how to back off.

When I did manage to get him off the float, he stood tall, all 16.2hh of him, and shivered in his boots, wondering where in the world he was.  I felt very insignificant.  But, I did manage to worm him and put him in the paddock.

Then, I brought him a paddock mate - Bess looked like she was volunteering.  Well, did she take a liking to him.  I've never seen anything like it.  It's the middle of winter, and she was acting like a filly in spring time.