Bankon Warpaint is HERE!!

A quick trip down to Rakaia - loaded on truck beautifully and home without a ruffled feather anywhere. Buddy appears just lovely - a bit too good to be true. Still I might be lucky this time and have a horse to seriously play with. His mud fever is pretty bad on his hind legs. First thing tomorrow is a bucket of warm water and lots of suds to clean them up a bit. Took his shoes off this afternoon and he was pretty sore by the time we finished so did not try pushing to far today.
I did however hop on him for the first time - apart from a wee bit uneven in his back end (I think that is sore from the mudfever) he was lovely. Very bouncy and has a tendancy to want to jog. A polite no we don't do that and he was all good. Did 10 minutes in the arena (have photos to come) and then off on a short hack. Lovely and forward going away which is very nice thank you. Quieter along the back straight and long rein home. Still walking out well but not allowed to walk faster than the others so some light breaking happening - he has such long legs!! Still he walked out well with Solly - our fastest walker. Sun and JJ were lovely too.
He his head down the minute it was thru the gate and only briefly stopped eating for a roll - groaning all the way. Have some ridden photos still on the camera - will have some more tomorrow too