"My Boy"

Previously I have written about one of the ponies at Mumbly's who I think is made of gold.

He is, but because he is only a baby he is also made of stubborness and biligerance and down right naughtiness!
Today we bought him in from the field to brush him and generaly tell him how wonderful he is.
He wasnt!

We had to attach him to the stable wall by a length of steel rather than a lead rope because he kept trying to make a dash for freedom. Then we had the whole "no, stand still " thing. In the end I had to persuade him to not throw me hard into the stable wall with a stick in my hand. (he has a very thick coat...it didnt hurt that much!) Then we had the whole, "no really, you can stand on three legs while I pick out your feet" thing. (which he was convinced he couldnt do)

Its all naughtiness, not fear or that he hasnt been asked these things before.... he has been out in the field for 3 months without learning anything new and has grown enormously in that time and needs reminding that actually he has to do as he is told, not do as he wants to.

I took him to the field, where he continued to be a little git! He tried to make another break for freedom and threw his head up, hitting my nose, where upon my glasses went flying, shortly before a car came along and ran them over!! grrrrrrr.

So tomorrow I shall be outside the opticions as they open to get a new pair of glasses, which isnt the end of the world as I was going to do that very thing after christmas, but it wasnt what I had planned for tomorrow!

I still think that My Boy is made of gold. I really love him and still wish either I was much much smaller or he would get much much bigger. He gorgeous! But he will be much better behaved when he is back in learning again, and not quite so boisterous!


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