Dungarron Highland Ponies

Highlands are beautiful. Lovely colours, and all that mane and tail. And then it's spring, the winter hair is coming away, big hairy spots in the grass after naps, on tree trunks after rubs. Little bits of hair gets stuck in the mane, a little tangle happens, it pulls a bit and they rub it a bit and in no time you have one of these:

Oh dear! Not looking forward to tackling this one tomorrow ... that's one beauty of a knot, Cloud! You can guarantee when i have a dig through my tubs for the 'Show Off' spray, there'll be none there. And then i'll have to do an order, and it won't come for a week ...(and i'll get sick of waiting and go get some Pantene. It works, but i don't like it. Wouldn't use it on myself!)

Anyway ... had a meeting with the Murray CMA about getting a grant to help deal with a heap of erosion that happened during the floods in Oct 2010. Great meeting, sounds positive, fingers crossed. Cloud was interested in the strangers car getting about and put on a great show of floating trots, flat our gallops, slide stops and spins accompanied by some great snorts! Had my camera, so finally got some pictures of him (was actually taking pictures of herons this morning - not very successfully. The magpie following me around was a better subject) So here's some pictures of my favourite boy, McLeod. And a couple of the magpie