Marco Montage!

Caroline pieced together these photos of Marco for me, isn't it just so interesting to see them colour out and grow up!

Another Nico Youngster.

Hannah and Louise's three year old filly by Exbury Ghost out of a Jumbo Hirt TB mare.  She is 16hh, chunky and has a few spots appearing to go along with her stripey hooves and mottled skin.  As is typical of a Nico youngster Hannah has lightly backed her loose in the field and she is described as a very laid back dopey girl.  In the last photo she is with a new pal, Solway Dawn who has been covered by Chamfron Marco Polo for 2013.

Chamfron Marco Polo - Four years old.

Built like a tank and looking very well, photos thanks to Hannah and Louise.

Olympic Round Up!

Well we are all at a loose end now the Olympics are finished (could do some work I guess?) so we thought a wee round up was in order.  Quin (Ireland) got a gold, silver and some bronze medals in the boxing and a bronze in the showjumping, he said "ah be sure we were always grand at riding and fighting!"  Malambo and Bugsy discussed what a super job Great Britain had done, and even better no Paul McCartney at the closing ceremony, bonus!  Stela said 29 Golds, 17 Silvers and 19 Bronze, so so many highlights, while her brother Malambo can pull of a Usain Bolt impression she is struggling to do a Mobot.  Ruby stuck out a cheeky tongue, top of the medal table, you did good yank!!  She quietly hummed the Star-spangled Banner before hurtling around the field shouting "Ooooosa, Ooooosa".  Pitufa (Argentina) got Gold in Taekwondo and Silver in hockey, mini you are bad ass!!  Arrayan (Uruguay) no medals but plenty of beer and womans beach volleyball, he said "Sport doesn't get much better than this"!  

New Chook Update

The new girls (ex free range!) have settled in well, only one sadly thinking it was Michael Phelps but finding bald chickens wouldn't get any medals in the pool (cattle trough).  The rest are first out in the morning (bouncing up and down with chickeny excitement) and last in at dusk.  They take their sunbathing seriously (some look fractionally roasted on their bald places) and are a great "help" around the yard!

Back Field Tidy!

Mark is out in the back field topping and making a grand job of it, one wee malfunction which had to be fixed with the hammer while all the horses hung about muttering "You don't want to do it like that"! Once he got going again Stela offered to follow along and check everything was working while Malambo kicked back and showed off his Usain Bolt impression.

Chamfron Malambo - 38 months old.