Thursday 20th March - All 7 seen

The ponies were grazing in the sunshine near ///belief.horn.luckier, in the pasture northeast of Brock's Hill, at 14:45 this afternoon. One by one, they wandered over to greet me, enjoying plenty of strokes and rubs. They were very affectionate, offering lovely cuddles and nuzzles. After some more grazing among the heather and tall, straw-like grass, I managed to gently persuade them to follow me back to the eastern side of Brock's Hill.

By 15:20, we arrived, and the ponies were eager to rest for a while before enjoying some gorse. Several came over for neck and back scratches, thoroughly enjoying the attention. A short time later, Nicky arrived to check on the two bay ponies.

The bay pony's legs were looking slightly better today. Although there was still widespread hair loss, there were no raw patches, and there were even signs of hair regrowth, particularly at the tops of her legs. Nicky applied a thick layer of general healing cream to all four legs to aid her recovery, while I distracted her with relaxing head and neck strokes.

The other bay pony was also showing signs of improvement, with new, darker hairs beginning to grow on the bald patches along her neck. There was also some hair regrowth on the patch above her right eye. She, too, had healing cream applied to her neck and both sides of her head.

After Nicky left, the ponies moved into the pasture to the east and continued grazing near ///screening.alarm.gone. Many were happy to take a break for some brushing in the warm sunshine. Judging by the amount of hair coming off, they are starting to shed their winter coats. Tilly, who seemed determined to eat as much gorse as possible today, thoroughly enjoyed being brushed while she continued to eat. She rewarded me with gentle nuzzles when we were done.

I said my goodbyes to the ponies just after 17:00, leaving them happily grazing among the tall grass further east.

The ponies were all good today.