A shiny new pony

[bunn]

When I was walking the dogs this morning, I met a brand new foal and his Mum. His legs weren't quite working properly yet, and his mum was still trailing afterbirth. I am not sure why she chose the spot right next to the busiest carpark with footpaths either side busy with people and dogs, but she did.


Baby pony looks just like his Dad, who with his various wives, has the job of keeping the grass in the park trimmed. I think they are Dartmoor ponies.

I am slightly worried about what happens to all the baby ponies: there seem to be six or seven new ones born every year. I *hope* they all get nice homes!

Bonus photo of a bramble flower looking frail and lovely.

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[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

With good horseflesh extremely cheap at the moment (as a look in Horse and Hound will testify) and Irish breeders trying to unload their spare stock over here, because they bred far too many horses and then the market crashed, and the credit crunch affecting many people who would otherwise like to keep horses, I'm afraid there are going to be a lot of heartbreaking stories around soon.

I follow an American blog which has recently had dreadful stories about several hundred horses being abandoned without food and water (one of the people who did this also abandoned his granny!)