Mud, Mud, Gl.......?

My turn this week (its me Louise!) - are we fed up or what!? - nothing but rain and mud. We now have a smart new hose that washes us down when we come in each evening - but it was hilarious this week as The Mrs had to be washed down as well!!!

We were near the gate in the field putting on our bridles to come in - and the mud there,I have to say, is particularly deep,sticky and soupy. Anyway, The Mrs was putting Big T's bridle on when Big T started itching against her - as she tried to move, her foot just got stuck in the mud and she went over backwards - SPLAT into the mud soup!!!!! Luckily, she saw the funny side and just lay there laughing while Big T stood there looking down at her in complete horror and suprise. We all just stood there in shock for a moment, before we started laughing as well. She got up and we went in as usual - now I was following behind them and there was mud all over her back! We got our wash down, and then it was the Mrs' turn - luckily she had been wearing a long coat and the mud didn't go quite everywhere - but almost.

But thats been the story of our week - whoever said mud was glorious didn't know what they were talking about, as we see it quite differently!

a bientot Lou Lou

A Firm Footing

Hello - its me Big T this week - we've decided to take it in turns updating you for a bit.

Its been a quiet week but wet again and, I must say, with frost followed by thaw keeping our feet as we walk out to our field has been difficult in places. The ground has been squelchy to say the least and the mud around the gate has been over our fetlocks at times and affecting our equilibrium! It hasn't just been us - yesterday as we were coming out of the field The Mrs got her foot in so deep that she couldn't get it out for a minute and I had to stand there while she tried to pull it out - it suddenly came with a great squelch and she nearly went over - that would have been interesting. Now The Gaffer, The Mrs and The Vickster continue to be very particular about keeping our feet clean and dry once we come in of an evening and so we now have this little routine going. Into the stables, wash the feet and legs down and then pick out the mud etc. I heard them say that its so we don't get foot rot (doesn't sound very nice to me) so we just let them get on with it although it does slightly delay us getting to our nosh - however, talking of which, the new food is now going down well.

This week we had the measuring tape - I've grown quite a bit and am weighing in at around 320 kilos - Louise, who of course is younger, is around 260 kilos so you see I really can throw my weight around when it comes to keeping her in her place and sometimes I really have to! I think next week it will be measuring how tall we are - now I'm taller than LouLou as well - but I will be interested to know by how much. They say size isn't everything but when it comes to being the boss out in the field it certainly helps.

Hope you are having better weather than we are wherever you are! love from Big T xxx

Mending Fences

Well at last we have had some better weather - it may have been cold but at least it has stopped raining - we think we are starting to sound like people as we seem to talk about the weather a lot, but it is rather important to us as we are out all day come what may! We're going to divide up telling you about our week between us - Thelma first.

Well this week The Gaffer, The Mrs and The Vickster have really been working on our feet - the mud in the field has made keeping them clean rather difficult and some days when we have been coming in we have really been getting our feet dirty. So every day this week we've had our feet and legs washed and had a really good clean out of our hooves in the evening as well as the morning. Its become quite the routine - and we're both quite good at it now. Louise has her moments, and has been a bit stubborn at times but has improved at lot. I've been generally good but I have one front foot that I'm not very keen on having done, so I've developed this technique of leaning on whoever is trying to do that particular foot and, because I'm so big, its quite hard for them to move me or the foot! Come on Louise, you do your bit now.

Ok, so they have started to give us some new mix for our meals this week as well - we really weren't too keen on it at first and even Thelma left a little the first night but we are getting used to it now and it really isn't as bad as we first thought. The other funny thing this week was Thelma's bum - she has quite a large one and this afternoon (sunday) it was a bit itchy and so she decided to rub it on one of the fence posts. Now it seems that she chose the wrong one because as she was having a good rub she gave a particularly big heave ho with her backside and the post broke at the base along with two of the rails - it was quite funny really - one minute the fence was there and then it was gone! Big T looked around all suprised and was a bit embarrased by the whole thing - in fact when everyone came to lead us in and saw the fence she just wandered away as though it had nothing at all to do with her - I think they all knew though! We think that The Gaffer will have to do some repairs tomorrow - that should be fun to watch.

love from the two of us - Thelma and Louise

Sacre Bleu

Well we have been quite excellent this past couple of weeks - both The Gaffer and The Vickster have been away at various times, so at first it was The Mrs and The Mysterious Broom Man who were left in charge, with a bit of reluctant help from The Daughter who we think doesn't really like us - hard to imagine we know, as we really are two little sweeties (most of the time).

We really only had one anxious moment at the start of this week - we were on our way in from the fields and walking past the bottom barns heading towards 'goose corner' when we saw this rather large coil of something bright blue. Now, we were sure it hadn't been there the day before because it was soooo large we couldn't have failed to notice it - not even if we were being distracted by the goose. Anyway we put the brakes on a bit, but The Mrs and The Mysterious Broom man coaxed us past eventually and now its a breeze - but who makes plastic pipes in bright blue????

No sooner had The Gaffer come back then The Vickster went away. Now this is where we have been really very excellent, as The Gaffer and The Mrs have led us in and out all week - no third man needed and we have been good with a capital G! We've had to adapt and help with the opening and shutting of gates but its been no problem. We've had to walk right past the big horse who has been very close on our way out to the field - no problem - in fact we have been altogether no problem!!! Extra pats on the nose for us this week we feel. A bientot.

Love Thelma and Louise