The ponies were gathered at the corner just before the path along the side of the racecourse at 15:30 this afternoon. The foal came over straight away to greet me, thoroughly enjoying the first of many neck rubs. He was very affectionate, giving me lots of head rubs and nuzzles. Pandora came over next, followed by Tilly. Both were very friendly and enjoyed plenty of strokes and ear rubs. Poppy was grazing at first but soon came over for a back rub followed by a neck rub. Lastly, Megan greeted me with gently nuzzles. All the ponies were happy, relaxed and looking really well.
By 16:05, the ponies had moved through the gorse bushes and had started to graze in the southeast corner of the site. The little one enjoyed a long back rub while grazing. About fifteen minutes later, the ponies crossed the path and began grazing in the pasture west of Brock's Hill. They regularly came over for more strokes. Tilly especially enjoyed a long neck scratch, gently nudging me with her nose when I paused for a rest. Soon after, she relaxed completely while enjoying a back rub, even resting a hind leg.
During the later part of my visit, the foal received another treatment for the fungal infection on his face. He was fine afterwards and got back to grazing. He soon came back over, cautiously at first, but was quickly enjoying another long neck rub. Meanwhile, the girls continued grazing the long grass growing among the bracken. I said my goodbyes just after 17:20, having spent some peaceful time with them.
The ponies were all good today.
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