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| Misty |
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| Trusty volunteers patiently waiting whilst the ponies are in the pen! |
Today was Misty, Star and Breeze's special day to have their MOT check up. They live conservation grazing on the most beautiful Devon Wildlife Trust nature reserve and are checked every day by the warden. Today was the day for their annual hoof trim and check over.
We are so grateful to our team of helpers who gave up their day to help - Vanessa, Philip, Carol, Lisa, Charlie, Margaret, Catherine, Gill and Frank (who also very kindly donated his hoof trimming services for free). The ponies live on a large area so we needed to position people in critical spots to keep them channelled towards our pen area - keeping everything as calm as possible. Breeze is headcollared on-site, and then Misty and Star once they are in the pen, using our special "non-confrontational" methods. Thank you everyone for their help which made the day run so smoothly. The ponies are in super condition - not obese but definitely very well "covered"!! Just as well they have steep hills to walk about on. It is perfect for them in terms of vegetation - lots of special variety and natural herbs for them to eat and keep them healthy!
Here are the photos of them back out on the reserve after their hoof trims, very happily back out grazing again:
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| Breeze and Star |
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