I met Nicky at 19:30 this evening as she brought the first two ponies back to the Long Valley reserve. Once released from the trailer, they were keen to stretch their legs, reacquaint themselves with the site, and enjoy plenty of fresh grass. We watched from a distance as they followed the track along the northern side of Brock's Hill, then along the eastern edge, before crossing the path and moving into the pasture to graze.
After Nicky left, I caught up with them grazing beside the path near the Gelvert Stream at 20:05. Both were happy to be approached and enjoyed a few strokes before returning to their grazing. Not longer after, they jumped the ditch and wandered over to graze near the pond, gradually edging closer to the cattle.
By 20:20, steer 178 was relaxing and chewing his cud in the pasture to the side of the Test Track gate, near ///reinvest.paths.fully. He came over to say hello and enjoyed a neck and shoulder rub. Nearby, steers 75 and 257 were peacefully grazing to the west. A few minutes later, the ponies came galloping past, startling the steers and sending them running north across the path into the thicket. Steer 178 quickly followed. The ponies paused briefly before crossing over and entering the thicket as well.
Soon after, the cattle regrouped in the pasture near ///slimming.free.took and slowly resumed grazing. Steer 257 was still noticeably limping, especially when moving off, but it didn’t appear quite as bad as it had been at the weekend. The boys quickly started to relax and looked in good condition. Meanwhile, the ponies were grazing contentedly further north.
I said my goodbyes at 20:50, leaving both groups grazing peacefully.
It's wonderful to have the ponies back at Long Valley. They quickly settled in as they reacquainted themselves with the site, both looking gorgeous and in excellent condition.
The cows and the ponies were good today.
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