As you have probably guessed, I am not a huge fan of brushing but today I decided to quickly brush five horses/ponies before I went in to have breafkast.

It started to drizzle while I brushed Fivla who was very good and just stood there.  I did her mane and tail and I am very glad I did.  She had matted greasy lumps in her mane of old hair which I had to split up, hair by hair, and eventually brush out.  It was totally my fault. I had left it far too long – one of those jobs when I told myself I must do it and never got around to it.

Anyway, it rained and I brushed great lumps out. Her tail was not much better. Lots of dead hair.

Then Vitamin wandered up to see what I was doing with her friend so automatically joined the queue.

Again, she was very good while I got rid of the matted bits.  Her tail was much easier, which made me think I would be inside soon for my breakfast.

Then Bibble and his silly-frilly (forelock).   He was definitely another on my to-do list as he was developing “witches’ knots” in his mane.

Kolka loves being groomed.  It’s her thing, apparently.  So she got stroppy and walked off mid-groom. I wrapped a pony head-collar around her neck as I had nothing else and told her to stand up and wait nicely while I brushed her skanky, yes, skanky greasy mane out.  Her tail was not much better either.

Once done, she was pleased she had bothered.

Lastly there was Haakon. By now my breakfast was calling me but I wanted to finish this lot first.  Luckily, Haakon was, as ever, perfect and his mane and tail took one minute tops.  No knots, no grease, no mats, nothing.

My handsome boy.

Tomorrow, maybe the ponies.