Saturday 5th October - All 8 seen

The ponies were grazing near ///toffee.foggy.directs at 15:00 this afternoon, enjoying the warm, sunny weather. They were all happy, relaxed and looking well. They were all very friendly, coming over one by one to say hello and receive the first of many strokes. 

After about thirty minutes, the ponies began to graze in the pasture to the east, enjoying the long grass growing around the bracken. The girls would regularly take breaks and come over to spend some time with me. They enjoyed plenty of neck, ear and back rubs as they rested in the sunshine. They were very affectionate, giving me head rubs, nuzzles and the occasional lick. It was lovely to spend some quiet time with each of them.

By 17:00, the ponies had reached the entrance by the car park. They paused briefly to rest, with most taking a drink from the large puddles, before continuing to graze on the grass along both sides of the path. A few wandered into the thicket to nibble on gorse, but soon returned to the sunshine. The ponies continued to come over for more strokes, with several enjoying long neck and back rubs. I said my goodbyes just before 17:30. A couple of the ponies followed me to the entrance gate for some final strokes before I had to leave.

The ponies were all good today.

Sat 5th Oct - staff check

All 8 seen in the open near the trough

Wednesday 2nd October - Morning

 Eventually found all 8 ponies.

First 3 were by the path between the ammo dump and the corral. ///interest.scorecard.chase  1 was on the path but the other 2 were in the thick scrub on top of the bank.

After much searching found the others scattered across the scrubby ground around ///tungsten.hoofs.shade   

After some nose rubs I left them and bumped into Jacky.  Whilst we had a chat all 8 ponies came up to us.  A couple decided to have a good roll on the ground.

As I got back to the car a dog walker mentioned that part of the fence was down due to a fallen tree.  The location is ///blackout.pursuit.rides  It does look like the ponies could get out at this point.  Photo below.

Tue 1 Oct 24 (10.55 - 11.10) Saw all Eight Ponies in I4, & I3

 Was about to give up on the 8th & then she appeared from the undergrowth.  All appeared to be happy grazing away

Monday 30th all seen

 All 8 seen at 5pm. Initially in E4 and they all ran past us into E5 and the bushes. Two stopped for a quick stroke.

Sunday 29th September - All 8 seen

At 15:20 this afternoon, I found two ponies grazing near ///hands.pretty.outbound. They immediately came over to say hello and happily enjoyed some neck rubs. Soon after, another four ponies joined us, all just as friendly. They took turns coming over for strokes, giving me head rubs, nuzzles and the occasional lick. Like yesterday, several had gorse tangled in their manes or on their backs, but they didn’t mind when I removed it.

After a while, the ponies returned to grazing, moving east along the path near the trees by the road. They continued to take turns at coming over to see me, all relaxing while being stroked. Just as I wondered where the other two ponies were, I heard loud neighing coming from where we had started. A couple of the ponies responded, with further neighing heard in the distance. Soon, all six set off at pace to reunite with the other two, who were grazing near ///cuddling.pints.warm at 15:45. The two ponies were fine and had likely just become separated from the group. All eight ponies then began grazing together, enjoying the long grass and heather.

 

By 16:20, the ponies had moved to the thicket near ///occur.posts.judges, where they continued to graze. A couple ventured out into the open, with one coming over for a long, relaxing neck rub. She loved it, giving me head rubs and gentle nuzzles in return. After about fifteen minutes, she went back to grazing, and the second pony came over for her turn. She, too, enjoyed a long neck rub, resting her head on my shoulder as I stroked her. She was completely relaxed. I said my goodbyes at 17:00, having thoroughly enjoyed my time with time.

The ponies were all good today.