I could just feel the it washing over me. My awe for horses in general and my love for that particular horse. I love the way he does the grumpie’s at me, I love the way he does as I say and not from fear but from an actual want to have that extra time spent with on him. I love the way that when he knows he’s done something wrong he takes baby steps.

I know a lot of people go on about not putting human emotions onto horses blah blah. Which I have to say I don’t agree with. Horses have been around people for hundreds of years and your telling me they haven’t evolved even a tiny bit in that time. Of course Nas knows where his bread is buttered. But even when he has been fed by someone else or has food left in his stable.

He still neighs to me, when he hears my footsteps outside.

Boy did I need that moment yesterday with Nas, it’s been one hell of a week since I last posted, me and the hubby had quite an emotional day on Thursday fueled by finances or should I say lack off! That then knocked me out for a couple of days I just couldn’t think straight and it sent me deeper into a pit of despair.

Then just as I thought I had dragged myself out of the pit of despair and into a more positive yeah we can do this frame of mind. The snow had melted over night and I was ready for whatever life threw at me! I wasnt however expecting ‘man flu’ especially seeing as I’d had that cold earlier the previous week!

Oh and if that wasnt enough Nas was coming up short on his nearside fore! It was like before he was kind of shuffling and not turning right on that side. After a good feel round again I couldn’t feel any heat. So I asked the farrier to come have a look seeing as he was only shod last Thursday. And last time he was re-shod it he problem went away. However my neighbour is convinced it’s nothing to do with his feet.

And seeing as he is a long time over due a visit from a ‘back lady’ I thought I would try and getting him booked in ASAP. In the meantime though I noticed the scabs on the backs of his knees were particularly bad again, hence the pig oil yesterday morning. I don’t know if this is related but again last time it cleared up he had just been clipped a few days before.

So right now I’m kind of clutching at straws hoping its one of the three possibilities, I shall let you know how we get on.