2 extra NF ponies added today - total now 6 ponies & 3 cows

The New Forest grazier came up today with 2 more NF ponies so there are now a total of 6 ponies on site. The others came to meet them at the trailer and they all went off together straight away and as Steve says, they have settled in very well already with their mates.

Hopefully we will have 2 more ponies arriving early next week, possibly Monday, but I'll blog that if and when they arrive. 

Checked the 3 British White and they're looking well.

Thanks Dave

All 9 seen

The cows were happily grazing on the eastern slope of Brock's Hill at 2.30 this afternoon.  They look well and seem to be growing larger.  They are extremely clean around their rear ends so something is working in their diet!  All six ponies were just a short way off in E4.  They paused briefly while we looked at them then set off towards the test track side of the site.  It was if the old hands were showing the two freshers around.  They all seemed relaxed and well.

Sunday 27th November - All 7 seen

Three of the ponies were found in the area around ///warnings.broom.flattery at 11:55 this morning.  The fourth was lying down alongside them.  After some initial concern, I checked her and she seemed fine.  She was awake, alert and didn't seem in any pain or discomfort.  I watched her from afar and after about fifteen minutes she got up and walked off with no visible problems.  I wandered past them again at 12:50, and they were all eating grass and gorse.

The cows were found in the far southwest corner around ///array.teaching.fools at 13:00.  They were all lying down, relaxing and chewing their cud.  Cow 234 got up and had a scratch against a tree before lying back down.

Went back and checked the ponies again at 13:15 and this time another was lying down, the one with the neckband.  Again, she seemed absolutely fine and appeared to just be relaxing.  The other three were busy eating.  After about ten minutes, I noticed she was rolling around and appeared to be having fun.  She rolled a few more times before getting up and wandering off.

The cows were good today.  The ponies all appeared to be ok, with today being the first time I've seen them lying down.

Saturday

 Easiest spot ever! All the cows and all the ponies were together just inside the main entrance by the corral at 8am checking on the pipeline workmen. All looked fine. 

All found

The cows were watching the pipeline contractors close to the fence at the crossing from Velmead car park this afternoon.  They looked healthy and I saw them moving well later when they met me coming back across the site.  The ponies were nowhere to be seen during a circuit of the site, including the far SW corner, but luckily I spotted a swishing white tail as we were leaving the site.  They must have been behind the cows somewhere when we arrived.  After a wander around I finally found all four, though the one with the collar played hard to get in the tall gorse.  All appeared well.

Friday 25th November - All 7 seen

The ponies were all busy munching on gorse in the area around ///permit.piled.fallback at 15:20 this afternoon.   They were all looking really well.

Cow 234 was found munching on long grass around ///including.stuffy.gear a short while later.  Cows 214 and 215 were munching on leaves and gorse a bit further on at ///chugging.starters.watches. 

The contractors have obviously been super busy and have cleared a massive amount of scrub from the site during the course of the week.

The ponies and the cows were all good today.

Sunday 20th November - All 7 seen

The cows were all happily grazing on the side of Brock's Hill in the area around ///wriggled.tests.loaning at 13:20 this afternoon.  

The ponies were munching on gorse, deep in the bushes in the southwest corner around ///tolls.hides.united.

The cows and the ponies were good today.