Friday 13th February - All 8 seen

At 15:10 this afternoon, five ponies were happily grazing in the pasture near ///slopes.whisk.sting, to the north of the main path by the stream. They were all very friendly, taking turns to come over to say hello and enjoy plenty of strokes and rubs. Tilly was particularly interested in the plants floating on the surface of the large pools of water in the area. The other three ponies were browsing gorse deep in the bushes to the east. When they heard me approaching, they soon poked their heads through the branches, greeting me with soft nickers. Each of them then emerged from the thicket to say hello and enjoy plenty of attention. By 15:50, the ponies had gathered to rest along the edge of the main path, close to where I had first found them. The chestnut pony had a small amount of white discharge in the corner of her left eye, but overall her eye looked much improved, and she appears to be on the mend. The girls were more than happy to be approached and thoroughly enjoyed long neck and back rubs. They quickly relaxed, each resting a hind leg. After a while, a few drifted off to graze in the surrounding area. Tilly, however, was content to remain, enjoying seemingly endless strokes and even dozing off at one point. She was especially affectionate, offering the sweetest nuzzles and cuddles in return. I said my goodbyes just after 17:00, leaving a few ponies still resting by the path, while the others grazed peacefully nearby. The ponies were all good today.