Rocky’s time has come

I hope wherever you are in the world that you are enjoying your horses. In Ireland, we have at last seen the first signs of spring after an extremely wet winter. We have even tentatively taken off some of the winter rugs and replaced them with lighter ones, or none at all on sunnier days.

Do you remember our Rocky? The foal who made his way into this world almost unannounced. He hid for months in his mother’s womb before we began to get suspicious. A strong Connemara mare, she kept putting on weight even when her grass was reduced. The vet confirmed she was in foal and we had to make haste and prepare for baby’s imminent arrival!

The mare belonged to a livery client and moved away but Rocky returned to us when he was five months old as his owners had nowhere to keep him. That was just over four years ago. I will tell you the story of his rather dramatic birth another day. Rocky certainly made sure that we would never forget the day he arrived and he has been busy attracting our attention ever since.