Anna wrote:

Obsevations from Anna ( middle aged lady new to horses), made in the first week of her ownership of her first horse a stunning black 16.3hh gelding.

Whole new ball game tonight 8 large bull calves and one bull in field next door. Much snorting and galloping from him !
Didn't dare go in with him, so spoke calmy to him from the other side of the fence and gates (coward that I am) ! He came up to me now and then. He seems calmer now.

He was funny to day, he was up at the top of the orchard with me , while I was poo picking, the bull cavles came over, he went to run off but when he saw I was not moveing he stopped and watched me, (my heart was going as I have a fear of cows), with this he became aggitated and started stamping his front feet, with this the calves ran off, his face was a picture, the calves came back and he stamped his foot again and again they ran off, he then tryed it with the bull who also ran from him. He is so pleased with himself, he is not scared of them now he knows he can control them, amazing !

Sitting in orchard watching him moving the deer from spot to spot !

He has not chased the cats since I told him not to as they are my freinds and he follwed me around this morning. I feel so privilaged. He is igroning me tonight. It's fab in the orchard at dusk.

He is very happy and relaxed munching great variety of wild herbs and grasses, not touch fly lick yet. Still ignoring me any tips ? I have been in the orchard quite a lot. ( Pips answer........ Go sit in the orchard with G & T and ignor him and wait).

He is beautiful and seems alert and happy, plus he is not ignoring me any more.