Tales from Eastar-Ville =)

Eastar got a new toy yesterday: D  “Likit Snak Ball” which he wasn’t fazed by at all, in fact I think he may have had one before. He rolled it around for a minute or two but didn’t seem very impressed; maybe we’ll have to try some treats rather than Dengie mix. I left Eastar to his dinner (in manger) & sat the ball on the clear patch by the door. Within seconds of me leaving all I could hear was the banging as he whacked his ball around (meaning he chose the ball over his carrot, apples & hay!). This morning his stable was a mess, so the first thing was hunt the water bucket that had been shoved & buried. The ball was buried over in the far corner & his hay was only half eaten! Normally Eastar will eat all his hay then clear up any mess (fallen hay), but it was all still there today. Umm so I think the ball is a success after all :)

Teehee - I must remember to make sure he doesn’t have it if we have friends staying as his stable is below the flat. I’m told it’s bad enough with the Jackdaws that live in the roof, owls hooting & the odd cough or sneeze from the sheep. We’ve only had one person (Louise) stay there since Eastar moved in & she said there was the odd bit of knocking but nothing major. However Louise is a sweet girl who possibly wouldn’t say if he had kept her awake all night. Heather on the other hand isn’t one to flower things up…. and is coming to stay at the end of the month, so I’ll soon know for sure :D

Talking of Heather’s visit, I can’t flippin wait! It will be so great to see her as I miss her so much, plus it means I get to see my yummy god daughter too *yay* Poor Hebs though doesn’t know what she’s in for =) I lured her here with a free ticket to see Monty Roberts but plan to extract every hint & tip I can, while cramming in as much riding as possible.

Riding…. Yup we went for a ride today & it was great! :D I dropped the stirrups another two holes and although I felt “wobbly footed” (need to work on that) overall I felt a lot more stable/ not so tilted forward. We only went down to the road & back (about 2 miles) but by that time Martin was back from the school run & could film us for me to see how my position is these days.
I'm feeling brave click here  if you want to watch.

There is a funny bit at the end of the film... Once untacked Eastar decided it was "stable" time & as I turned to put something down he was halfway in the stable! I made him back out & also around a wheelbarrow for punishment, so he then sulked a bit & refused to follow me to the field, he could only keep it up a minute mind :D