Taking Red Rum's and Shergar's advice...

Well Mum is getting on quite well and is walking nearly normally, but she's not allowed to walk too far, so Zippy is still carrying her to and from the field. She's also looking a bit thinner, Zippy reckons she's weighing about 2 stone less now, so doesn't mind carrying her quite as much as before - though I know secretly she prefers to carry Michelle - who is super light!

Well as Mum has had a bit of a tough time with her fetlock, we decided she should go on a short break to the seaside, as we understand that's where sick people go and Red Rum and Shergar swear by the salt water to heal poorly legs. So this weekend we have booked her and Uncle Tony on a break to Poole. We had to send Uncle Tony too because we know without him telling her off, she would go doing too much frolicking in the sea and long coastal walks and then she would come back more poorly then she went. It's our only hope of keeping her under control!

Now this has led Zippy and I into great debate as to who should look after us. Zippy wants Michelle to, because then she's hoping to be able to go out on a ride too. Personally I don't think that's fair because I know I'll get left in the field by myself. We also wanted to make sure it was someone qualified enough that we would be allowed down to the big field each day and not stuck back in the mud pit garden. We both agreed on this.

In the end a compromise has been put in place. Mum has given Michelle an evenings training on looking after us, but is to be supported by Mum's Dad, who is a big softy but kind of knows what's what and Aunty Mary & Uncle Keith, who do know what's what!

So all in all I think we are quite well provided for over the weekend only time well tell.......