Boys will be Boys

Carnage......

That is a description of my paddock this morning!

Moved the boys into the littlest paddock last night as it's the most sheltered and we were forecast heavy rain. It's also got the most grass in and I was having to put hay out in the others. It used to be a section of garden so has lots of trees and bushes, with pockets of grass and passageways..small but interesting!!
Got up this morning to find gallop tracks all round it with spectacular skid marks along the way...my top slip rail pulled clean off, both brackets ripped out and two boys still charging around playing tag, rearing, boxing and play fighting - generally acting the loon whilst plastered in wet mud!!

Neither jumped out I'm pleased to say - RD has previous form for this, he spent most of last summer bouncing over the fences between paddocks breaking rails left right and centre with joyous abandon....until I whacked electric tape on the top of every fence line **evil mother**

RD has managed to cut himself like he's been garroted across his throat and has bramble cuts and spikes too :-( The bigger wound would possibly have needed a stitch had it been found in time, but too late now, it's not deep, just ragged and looked clean so I've washed it out and packed it with dermagel then sponged fly spray all around his neck and head.


With his numerous bite marks, the scars from being run into the fence by Whizz last year and now this little lot....Good job I didn't buy him as a show pony eh!
Ziggy doesn't have any injuries that I can see, he's a little older and more careful and balanced I guess...Oh RD!