KJB Pony Adventures

There are a lot of funny pictures of our pets on popular social networks. I have managed to capture a few shots of B looking cute and funny. This one in particular of him last week when I told him I had been poorly, well this was his reaction; Show me your funny faces... KJB xxx

Social media can be a blessing and a curse. I have found it to be my go to place for advice when it comes to anything equine. Though like in the outside world away from technology I have to sift through some of the reasonable responses to the most unreasonable. My recent request for advice came after our yard owner issued a five day grass field turn out notice that came with stern instructions that all horses and ponies must be kept in at the weekends (unless out for a hack or using the school etc). Also that no horses and ponies are to be left out over night without having sought permission beforehand. I fear B may had something to do with this notice though I know he was not in alone. You see while I was away over Easter and then unwell a friend was helping care for him and struggled to get him in after turning him out for a couple of hours on a weekend - this had been allowed prior to said notice due to B's colitis and diarrhoea problem. Alas she had to leave him out in th

I don't generally play the lottery, maybe purchase a scratch card once a year or something, so imagine my surprise when I received an email confirming that I had won a competition I entered on the off chance on facebook! Not just any competition. Oh no. Drum roll please.... I awoke this morning to this amazing email, after spending the last few days in bed with a sickness bug: Hi! We are pleased to advise that you have been selected from a random draw to win a pair of tickets to join our brand ambassador, World Champion eventer Ros Canter for a private Jump 4 Joy xc course walk on Thursday 2nd May at Badminton Horse Trials. A cross country course walk with non other than the amazing, best surname for a horse rider ever, Ros Canter!!!! I mean if I wasn't feeling so weak from being poorly I would be jumping for joy like the company who have organised this amazing opportunity for us. J and I have never been to the Badminton Horse Trials ( @bhorsetrial

I want to wish you all the very best Easter. May it bring you Hope, Joy, Love and gratefulness. We have had the best day as our first Easter as pony owners. I am so thankful to these two boys for making it such a happy day. After a fun filled Easter egg hunt on Saturday at the yard J enjoyed a picnic with his friend and co pony sitters club member and some of the yard cats. They both went for a lovely hack - which I felt at a disadvantage being on two feet! It really got my mind whirring and wondering about another four legged friend lol. It was a glorious and relaxing day. Sadly that evening J came down with a sickness bug but was determined he felt well enough on Easter Sunday lunchtime after a long lie in to travel up to Wiltshire to our friends farm. It was the first Easter Sunday Service we have ever missed. I cherish my church family as dearly as I cherish my own flesh and blood. Tentatively we travelled the two and half hours to our calm and happy plac

Apologies for being MIA of late, have you missed us? Haha we have missed you and updating you all with our goings on so I am going to do I brief catch up now before I share some amazing news in my next post. We have been taking things slowly with B and working on our bond with him. By doing this we have been choosing which advice we listen to and avoiding any negative and toxic comments/opinions some people may have. I feel B has really improved on the ground. Remember when we couldn't even pick his feet up and he wouldn't let us groom him without pawing at the ground? You can read about that here: Question Time - Day 23 Well now he is a diamond and I feel like he knows we are helping him as much as he is helping us by making it easier for us by standing better and not biting us. One time B bit be so badly I almost lost my thumb but it was entirely my fault. Mixing his feed with my hand and then petting him was not a great idea. It has healed nicely now but meant I