2025 - My Shetland Blog

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/not-to-plan/

My day did not go to plan. Van had flat tyre and we had to limp home without achieving much.

Home for my sanity.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/stranger-danger/

Sitting chatting to sheep.  My favourite pastime.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/doing-well/

The Shetland ponies are still living off barely nothing and they are doing well. I am pleased with them.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/building-fences/

A whole morning building another track extension for the Shetland ponies' summer grazing. I think they are happy. I , however, am now exhausted.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/already-missing-flossie/

My daughter left tonight.  We are all going to miss her.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/annoying-me/

A whole afternoon being annoyed by a huge white cat.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/wee-fatties/

I think they look fatter. And they are meant to be on a strict diet.

Shetland ponies, this is.

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/tyres-or-tires/

Horsevan needs new tyres. I found this out and have learned this science. 

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https://myshetland.co.uk/rugby-match/

Feeding the old horses and ponies is not dissimilar to a rugby match.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/pepper-watching/

Playing flute duets on a Saturday afternoon, while watching for my wee dug not running away.  Trust.  That's it. Trust.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/eye-problems/

To town to see the optician.  Now referred to hospital for emergency appointment.  A bit of a shitty day then.

I need a seeing-eye pony, I think?

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/water-day/

Sitting waiting for the big water containers to fill up, chatting to sheep.

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myshetland.co.uk/how-lambie-arrived/

Looking back to almost ten years ago when Lambie arrived at my door.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/more-weights/

All the Icelandic horses and Shetland ponies were weighed today. Most have lost weight which is what I wanted to achieve for the fatties.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/the-new-dining-area/

I spent last night worrying about how I was going to manage to feed everyone their breakfast in their new field.  Turned out, everything worked out just fine.