2013 may 18

yay im finally upto date with the blog, hopefully no more or rather very littlöe back dating in future.

arrived just before feeding time, we are moving house today so i wanted to get there early to see her and get our horsebox inorder to move.

i helped lillians daughter and grand daughter to put out the food, i found it very touching as natalie was very interested in lilja and was giving her a little attention.  they had already put out some food in the feeding area and lilja was the only horse to have access.

we put out all the food, however lilja wasnt very interested in it.  i left her for a while hoping that she swould be more inclinded to eat without a distraction and went to inspect the fencing in the summer field ... oh dear looks like ive got at least a days work fixing it, and making it far more standardised and maybe alittle more young horse proof.

i returned to the field with a food bucket and a brush.  i collected lija and whilst she was eating i gave her a brush.  she was very keen on beioong scratches today, i took a hair removal tool and started trying to remove some of the winter coat.  after i had done most of her body i started on her neck, and when i lifter her main my heart stopped, i found that she has rubbed off quiet alot of hair, up towards her main, i dont want her to be a sweet itch horse, it will be horrible for her to be itchy and need a rug and lotions and potions to sooth everything.

i returned her to the field almost in tears and fed vinur.  when i returned him to the field i spent a little time there and am now paranoidaly upset about the possibility of sweetich on my little baby,

now much later in the day, sara thinks that i am over reacting, and its most likely nothing, or maybe that she is just taking advantage of a field with trees - something that she previously hasnot had, but im still worried.  i hope tomorrow to take proper look and maybe to go through her mane and maybe apply some aloe vera gel, and lots of fly spray to keep those nastey things away.  i really am keen to get sara up to the yard to take alook at it herself, but im fearing the worst.