Awww poor Bertie. Sounds as though he is in good hands now though, and should improve no end I'm sure. I am currently trying to decide whether to leave Marilla and Strom where they are - they have 25 acres of rough hill ground, so not a great deal of grass (and no extra hay!) and room to do plenty of moving around, or move them to a smaller field with two other companions. I haven't 100% decided yet.

Its difficult at times to know what to do for the best, we have two on there that carry thier weight, one that needed weight and one thats just right
so we have had to juggle things to suit them all

All gorgeous, but I love Magic .

Magic is a laid back one I can tell you, he's a darling

Hello Moobli.
I would just introduce some light work. They are probs on the best grazing(which has made me go green with envy).
Thank you for the nice comment on Bertie. I wasnt a decision i rushed into lightly. Hes a love.
Never had a highland so im finding it interesting. Hes very clever is your girl?????
Cant wait to get him upto being ridden. The way hes going i would say it will be quite soon. I wont rush him because of his knees and i see how he goes regarding his work load.
the family he came from couldnt use him for showing so he was going to waste.
So now hes with me god help him...............

LOL... He is a real sweetie thank you. im hoping he will be my next show horse.
He has alot of growing to do and didnt have the best starts in life................
Thank you for your kind comment..... Another fan to his club....

Thanks for the advice We do have the right sort of grazing for Natives up here (and Highlands were my fave ) but not really for anything much else horse-wise (too high up and exposed, oh and cold and snowy in winter)
I am very excited as I have finally bought a saddle and my instructor is coming up tomorrow to check it fits properly and will then be giving us a lesson. I have only sat on Marilla bareback a couple of times, so am really excited about getting out and about properly on her. We live on a 14,000 acre sporting estate with loads of old drovers tracks and shooting tracks criss-crossing the hills, so is ideal for riding without having to go on any roads.

She is very smart and also has the most gentle nature. As she is my first horse (well except for my shetland) I don't have many others to compare her to - other than riding school horses and trekking ponies I have been on, but have heard that Highlands are a clever breed.

Do the family who had Bertie know you are thinking of riding him? (Wasn't he advertised as a non-riding pony)? It would be brilliant if you could bring him on slowly and eventually be able to ride him.

More Bertie pics please

Brilliant!!! You'll have to let me know how you get on!

Helen

Of course

Hi yeah they do. They actually suggested that some light work would be good for him. Trust me if he cant cope with riding i wnt do it. They didnt put it on the advert because they didnt want him being run into the ground.
I know them through showing so they knew he wouldnt get over worked etc, with me.