Monday 6 September 2010

One size fits all!

The tiny ponies are a hardy pair and while William and Apollo are quartered in luxury stables on soft beds eating centrally heated hay served from silver buckets and hand fed poached apples, Trevor and Misty brave all weathers, even snow, occasionally standing in the lee of a tree to escape the fiercest blizzards. They grow super thick coats that protect them from the elements. However, it is summer here, and for once its been quite a good one, lots of sunshine, which in turn meant the little ponies shed a huge amount of hair. A week or so ago the rain returned with a vengeance and poor Trevor was found shivering his mane off in the darkness. Poor lad was taken inside and given masses of TLC while Misty was eventually coaxed down from the mountain in the teeth of the storm and reluctantly took shelter next to Trevor in the back stable.
A decision was made, they smalls shall have waterproof jackets. They don't need insulation, they need waterproofing. Being 33 inched high there are not many jackets that fit, but we found one in the local horse boutique and as can be seen Trevor looks quite happy sporting the blue coverall. Misty is not so sure its her colour but being a tolerant sort she has allowed herself to be wrestled to the ground and wrapped up just to see if one size really does fit all.
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