Today was Stephen, our farrier’s day to visit to check and trim the horses and ponies’ hooves.

Earlier, I got everyone into a paddock so they were easy to get to and work with.  I don’t enjoy trying to find ponies last minute.

Pepper waited for Stephen’s arrival with huge excitement and anticipation.  She always knows when he is going to arrive and even left her recently killed latest rabbit to “help”.

Stephen is possibly Pepper’s most favourite person ever.  When he is here, I am relegated to “nothing” status.

In the end, only 4 1/2 equines needed a trim (Newt, Tiddles, Silver plus Iacs and Haakon (only fronts)) and so we finished early, which gave me time to drive to Turriefield and pack veg too.

The horses and ponies were easy and behaved which is always good.  There was also no sign of laminitis and all feet were declared healthy.

When I took this photo, I did ask Stephen if he wanted me to move Waffle, but he said it was fine.

I spent my afternoon making the two white sheep – I have been told white is the most popular colour and sells well, but I like the coloured ones best.

Coloured sheep are best – I am a huge fan.