Thursday 26th December - All 5 seen

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. 🎅🌲🎁

At 14:00 this afternoon, the five ponies were resting near the path by the side of the racecourse, close to ///pirates.boast.mealtime. They remained there throughout my visit. All were friendly, taking turns to come over and say hello and enjoy some strokes. They were very affectionate, offering lovely cuddles and nuzzles. Though slightly damp, they appeared happy, relaxed and in good condition.

The ponies alternated between resting and coming over for extended neck, back and ear rubs. They seemed to appreciate the company and stayed close to me the entire time, soaking up lots of attention. They were incredibly relaxed, often bowing their heads, closing their eyes, resting a hind leg, or even resting their heads on my shoulder. Around 15:40, they began venturing into the bushes to snack on gorse, but at least one pony always stayed behind with me. Megan was fine today and enjoyed long neck rubs like the others.

At 16:00, I said my goodbyes to the ponies. As I left, they followed me all the way to the exit, where they received some extra farewell strokes. I finally left about ten minutes later, and as I walked away, the ponies started grazing on the gorse.

The ponies were all good today.