Where we look at horse agility plus other stuff

So in line with the last entry here we need to get these resident ponies -and horses - moving moving moving and doing stuff. I'm a bit long in the tooth now for daily work under saddle but am well fit for walking and  ground work...along with the ponies I've got fat over winter, hunkered down for the dark days and long nights...well hello? spring has almost sprung and we're all coming awake again and  time to get up and move move move!

Vanessa Bee's great concept of Horse Agility Club GB appeals to my ancient bones and  so we are  about to set up the course and start some simple training work using cones/jumps/tarps/hoops/ and all manner of weird and vaguely scary obstacles for our  residents to work with.

EMW LUYA in fat camp!

Vanessa has set up some simple walkthroughs of courses HERE is the first basic one to give people the idea..so watch this space for more news on our lot and how were are doing with agility.

Pathetic foal at Henley in Arden auction

EMW Luya is now at 'fat camp'  coming in during the days and out at night, her diet is oak straw and old hay mix, a tiny handful of The Pure Feed company  product 'Easy' and a liberal sprinkle of cinnamon. She now has a waist and her crest, always her biggest issue, is beginning to diminish though this will be a long hard road for her. Had it not been blowing a force 6 gale over the weekend, and with Lodore Farm being  on a high altitude, she would have been going out, instead I did a 10 minute walk and trot on lunge lines with her to help her start to use her muscles. I notice that she is almost incapable of bending, her short neck and broad chest are the problems so we will be doing some carrot stretches to improve her mobility too.
One of our colleagues attended Henley in Arden auction on Saturday 5th of February. I was due to go but with veterinary issues with resident horses it proved impossible to get away this time. Nothing is changing and for this foal it couldn't be worse.
All we hope is that he/she went to a better place than where it came from. Our colleague stated that there were no welfare present  (RSPCA ) nor veterinary presence. Shame on you Henley in Arden auction.
Also shame on LLanybydder auction for allowing these to be put forward. 
This auction was attended by a colleague of this charity who was appalled at the state of these ponies.

Once again auctioneers out to make a scant few pounds profit out of the misery inflicted upon horses and ponies by their 'clients'! The sooner the laws relating to welfare issues and auctions the better. Please support  EQUINE MARKET WATCH Sanctuaries UK and help us to help those with no one to care. without your DONATIONS we are unable to attend auctions and stand up for those with no one to care.