Sunday 24th September - All 9 seen

Six ponies were found in the area around ///large.tenure.cope at 12.35 this afternoon.  One of the newbies was happily munching on grass at the side of the path.  The other five were on the opposite side of the path, huddled together.  I quickly spotted a pony I hadn't seen before (and who appeared to have a different brand to that of the others) and that the other four were unsettled.  I then looked back and saw the tan pony wandering down the path, confirming something wasn't right.  The ponies really weren't happy and proceeded to chase the newbie away.  They progressively chased her all the way into the thicket around ///lake.float.ruling.

I was in the process of making Lottie at HIWWT aware, when a second new pony appeared.  This one looked similar in appearance to the tan pony, which made me think perhaps some extras had been put on site.  Lottie kindly contacted the owner, who confirmed that she had put three new ponies on site this morning.

The ponies continued to graze but remained unsettled.  They were being very vocal, with lots of loud neighs, and continued to chase the newbies away, particularly the one I found first.  Over the next hour, they all settled down, with the two newbies remaining on guard, grazing on the periphery of the group.   As the ponies calmed down, several came over and said hello.  This included the newbie who resembles the tan pony, who was super friendly considering the circumstances.

The eight ponies had made it to the area around ///fish.wobbling.fond by 13:35.  I wandered off to search for the ninth pony, who I found in the south-west corner, near the corral, ten minutes later.   She was happily munching away on grass in the sunshine.  She was very relaxed and was taking the time to get settled into her new home before meeting the others. 

I returned to the group of eight who were continuing to graze together.  Just before leaving at 14:00, the tan pony decided to chase away the first newbie again.  Hopefully they'll all quickly settle down and become friends, just like Monday's newbies did.