Saturday

 No sign of them this morning at 8.30-9.30

Friday 30th August - All 3 seen

The ponies were happily grazing in the sunshine near ///model.thumb.lure at 17:10 this afternoon. Pandora was first to trot over to say hello, making soft nickering sounds as she approached. She was very friendly and allowed me to stroke her neck. The foal, who had been waiting patiently, soon came over to greet me and receive a long neck rub. He was very affectionate, giving me head rubs and licks right away.  Megan was enjoying plenty of fresh grass. The ponies were all happy, relaxed and looking very well.

The little one stayed by my side for the next half hour, enjoying countless strokes and rubs. Meanwhile, the girls were busy grazing and had reached the east side of Brock's Hill by around 17:50. When we wandered over to join them, the foal nursed from his mum. Soon after, the fun began as the little one showed off his rolling skills in the sand at the bottom of the path. He had a great time, rolling over on his back five or six times. When he was done, he came straight over for more strokes.  He was an absolute joy to spend time with today.

Megan and Pandora started grazing on the eastern slope of the hill. About twenty minutes later, the foal joined them and started eating some grass and heather. He soon wandered back over to me and happily accepted a back rub while continuing to graze. I said my goodbyes to all three shortly after 18:40.

The ponies were all good today.

Tuesday 27th August - All 3 seen

The ponies were grazing close to the Test Track gate (E6) at 16.30 today. They all appeared well and not too troubled by flies.  The foal hid behind mum and started to feed when I arrived but then came out to check me out.  I took a look the water - the stream is not flowing but there is still plenty of water in the pond, though the level has fallen far enough to expose an Environment Agency crayfish trap.

Tuesday 27th August 7.30 - 8.30am

 Pleasant morning for a quick walk. Slightly cloudy with the sun breaking through. Warm with good visibility.

Located 3 ponies, including the foal, close to the cattle grid in B5/B6. All looked healthy and enjoying the grazing. The foal was doing short  runs and then trotted back close to the other two. 

Many thanks.

Ronnie

Sunday 25th August - All 3 seen

The ponies were found in the trees near ///linguists.guarding.rise, in the northeast corner of the site, at 17:00 this afternoon. Pandora and the foal were resting, but both came straight over to say hello. Megan was munching on long grass around the neighbouring trees. The foal enjoyed a long neck rub, and was giving me the most lovely head rubs and licks as a thank-you. He was very relaxed and was looking gorgeous as always. Pandora was also very friendly this afternoon, and was happy to have her neck gently stroked while she was relaxing. Even though the ponies were in the trees, there were still plenty of flies around.

After about fifteen minutes, Megan came and joined the other two, and began to rest. The little one took the opportunity to nurse. He then came over and lay down next to me, wanting lots more strokes. The little one thoroughly enjoyed having his neck and back stroked. He was really struggling to keep his eyes open and by 17:30, he was fast asleep. I sat with him for a while longer, then got up carefully to avoid waking him. The girls were still relaxing alongside, with their heads bowed and resting a rear leg. Not wanting to disturb them any more, I said my goodbyes at 17:40. The ponies were all good today.

Friday 23rd August - All 3 seen

The ponies were all happily grazing in the sunshine in the area around ///helped.safari.pets at 16:55 this afternoon.  There were a lot of flies around, but they weren't annoying the ponies too much.  The foal quickly came over to say hello, making gentle nickering sounds as he approached, and received his first neck rub.  He was super friendly, giving me lots of cuddles and nuzzles.  The girls were very friendly too and soon came over to say hello.  The ponies all had lots of sticky burs in their manes.  The little one was happy for me to remove them as he ate some grass.  He rarely left my side this afternoon and was looking absolutely gorgeous.

The ponies continued to graze, before crossing over the Gelvert stream at around 17:25.  The girls both took a drink from the stream before jumping over.  The foal got in the stream and munched on some plants growing through the surface.  The ponies slowly made their way to the area by the side of the pond.  There is still plenty of water in the pond, but the ponies seem to prefer drinking from the stream.

Shortly after they got to the area by the pond, the little one nursed from his mum before coming back over to see me.  He then stood right in front of me for the next twenty minutes, getting rubbed and stroked.  He was very relaxed, resting a rear leg, bowing his head and closing his eyes.  At one point, while I was kneeling in front of him stroking the side of his neck, he rested his head on my shoulder.

By 18:00, he must have been getting hungry and wandered off and started grazing after giving me a lovely head rub.  I took this as my cue to leave after saying cheerio to all three.

The ponies were all good today.

Wednesday 21st August - Delayed visit

I was held up from visiting on my normal Tuesday (glad to see David visited) so thought we'd visit this morning. Having looked out from the top of Brock's hill and having checked the SE and SW corners of the site without seeing the ponies we bumped into Chris as he arrived.  As we were walking around the N of the hill toward the NW corner of the site we saw Chris's van again with the door open.  He had spotted them as he says below.

Wed 21st Aug - staff check

All 3 seen well between the hill and the stream

saw all 3 yesterday pm - all well

 The 3 were grazing on the edge of TD yesterday, around 5pm, near the gate onto Test track. They all looked well.

I checked the pond and great to see that the water level is holding up nicely.

Thanks 

3pm, Mon 19th Aug, all 3 seen at base of the hill

All found at the side of Brock Hill this afternoon, looking good.  A few flies were hanging around but otherwise all okay.  They walked past me whilst grazing on the grass.

Sunday 18th August - All 3 seen

The ponies were all grazing in the pasture around ///broad.obviously.risks at 18:40 this evening. They were enjoying the last of the sunshine. The foal heard me speaking to Pandora and came running through the thicket so say hello and receive his first neck rub. The girls were both friendly too and came and said hello as I approached. The little one split his time between grazing and being stroked this evening. He was very affectionate, giving me lots of head rubs and nuzzles. At one point, he stood at the side of the path and enjoyed a long back rub. The little one was very relaxed, bowing his head and resting a hind leg. He had numerous sticky burs in his mane, which he was happy for me to remove. The girls continued to graze happily. They were enjoying lots of fresh grass as they wandered east towards the stream. Pandora came over several times and was happy just to stand beside me and rest. The ponies were all happy, relaxed and looking well. I said my goodbyes shortly before 19:30. As I was walking away, the ponies crossed the main path and disappeared into the thicket on the other side. The ponies were all good today.

Friday 16th August - All 3 seen

The ponies were standing in the shade under the trees in the far southwest corner of the site at 14:20 this afternoon. They were all very friendly and came and said hello. They were all nice and relaxed despite the large number of flies. The foal came over straight away and enjoyed a long neck rub. The flies mostly left him alone when he was standing close to me. Megan and Pandora stood nose to tail trying to keep the flies off each other's faces, without much success.

The little one was super friendly today and spent the next thirty minutes or so standing being stroked. He thoroughly enjoyed getting the sides of his neck stroked again today. He was giving me lovely head rubs and arm licks as a thank-you. The little one was very relaxed and was looking great today. At 14:55, the ponies ventured out into the neighbouring pasture, where they started to graze. They enjoyed lots of fresh grass. The foal stayed close to me and would often stop eating to receive more strokes. The ponies slowly wandered out towards the area around the main path, where they continued to eat. Sadly, the flies continued to bother them as they grazed. Pandora would regularly come over and stand with me, allowing me to stroke her neck. She allowed me to remove a couple of bracken leaves that were sticking to her mane.

After a while, the ponies wandered back in and continued to eat around the corral. They were all happy, relaxed and looking well. I said my goodbyes around 16:00.

The ponies were all good today.