Sunday 28 July - All 3 seen

The ponies were all grazing in the southwest corner near the corral at 14:30 this afternoon. They were very friendly and came straight over to see me. Pandora allowed me to stroke her, and when done, she gently licked my arm numerous times. The foal enjoyed a long neck and head rub and was giving me lots of cuddles in return. The ponies were happy, relaxed and looking well. The ponies got out of the warm sunshine fifteen minutes later and went to relax under some trees. The title one wanted more attention and soon came over to see me. He was very affectionate today and there wasn't a single attempted bite. After about twenty minutes, they got back to grazing. The ponies wandered down to just beyond the corner by the racecourse at 15:15 where they ate lots of fresh grass in the shade. There were a couple of horses doing jumps on Tweseldown which sparked their interest for a short time. The ponies then had a rest under the trees by the fence line, with Pandora coming up and standing right beside me, before giving me some gentle nuzzles. The little one took the opportunity to nurse from his mum. At around 15:35, the ponies followed the track through the trees that ran parallel to the racecourse all the way to the far southwest corner. They started to relax among the trees. It was actually quite cool in there, and they didn't seem to be getting bothered by the flies so much. The little one came over for a final back rub before I said my goodbyes just before 16:00.

The ponies were all good today.