Not much happening here but its obviously not as wet as on Exmoor. Apparently there was so much rain this week that the Exmoor pony Centre flooded and they have had to lift up all the carpets.

My sore foot has got better, luckily without the vet having to come and see me, I think it was because of the threat of vets and injections - Terry still smells of Stockholm tar though.

There is a rumor going around that my friend Terry might be going to Sussex to live with Jaffa, Juliet came and took pictures of us yesterday. The picture shows Oliver and Jaffa galloping about. Oliver was terribly ill as a foal, the vet had to come everyday for 10 days to make sure he was Ok. He is now blind in one eye but it doesn't seem to stop him galloping around or slow him down.

The girls next door, Fallon, Maisie and Ryburn spend a lot of time leaning over the gate stariing at me- why do they do that I wonder? Fallon is learning to pull a tyre; Maisie has just turned up from Wales and Ryburn is very grumpy!

My friend Terry is back out in the field with me, his foot is better, the blacksmith came and dug a hole and Juliet (she looks after me) put Stockholm tar in the hole. She made a real mess of it as Terry seems to be covered in Stockholm tar. I’ve got a sore foot now…Juliet threatened to get the cow man who was trimming the Belted Galloway’s feet to look at me, but I really couldn’t cope with being turned upside down in a revolving crush so I am waiting for the Vet to come and see me instead.

The boys at the Exmoor Pony Centre are having their summer saddle fitting today due to a lot of grass this year. They will now have two saddles; a slim fitting winter version and their fatter summer version. They all had a lovely time on Sunday at the birthday party; lots of leading rein mounted games and extensive grooming from keen admirers.

Rosefinch and Marigold went to Hexham Native Horse and Pony Show on Sunday. Marigold is only 2 months old and was so well behaved! Rosie won her class and Marigold was 2nd. There were some other Moorland Mousie friends there; Angostura, now a 4 year old Stallion who was beautifully behaved and Burdock (aka. Sophie) who is now 6. We all had a very lovely day!

Hi,

My name is Cadbury (my registered name is Fagus 4/55 though). I am a Herd 4 pony born on Dunkery and my dad is Ebony, I know who my Mum is, but nobody else seems to. I am now owned and looked after by the Moorland Mousie Trust. I went to the Exmoor Pony Centre as a weaned foal and was handled there before moving up to Northumberland in a huge green wagon.

In this blog I am going to tell you all about my friends, where they have been going, and what they have been up to, as well as what it is like to be an Exmoor living up North and being part of the MMT.

I am currently living with 5 grumpy black and white Belted Galloway cows and two other calves who are my friends. My Exmoor friend Terry who lives in the field with me has a sore foot so he is in the stable at the moment waiting for the blacksmith to come and sort him out.