We took Poppy to the track this morning for fastwork, and returned home just in time to present Saffy to a prospective buyer.
Poppy will have her first racestart back this Thursday, and Saffy will go north Monday week to embark on a new career as a carriage pony in Tauranga.
Jack returned home last night, 5 weeks into a 6 week trial, on the basis that the (non)buyer decided he was too small, and has unfortunately come home with a nasty skin infection over his forehead and ears which has originated from a fairly severe (and probably prolonged)sunburn. He also has a couple of saddle/pressure sores on his wither, so will need a few weeks off before he is marketable again. He will however be available once those issues have healed.
We will take Indi out to the alternate grazing today to get some better grass into her, and bring Molly back to start preparation for backing her.
Molly is a 14hh 4 year old standardbred bred to trot but simply too small.
Hopefully we can convince her that being a lessons pony is a far cushier life, and worth cooperating for. She is not a resale prospect as if/when we no longer want her she is to be returned to her breeder.
We picked her up a couple of weeks ago and have had her turned out on some pretty specatacular grass since, so she is looking more like a plump pony than a trotter now.
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