Sunday 25th August - All 6 seen

Four ponies were resting in the sunshine in the area around ///dated.exits.boxer at 15:30 this afternoon. They were being bothered by a large number of flies, and were having to swish their tails, shake their heads and stamp their feet to get rid of them. Despite this, the girls all wandered over to give me a lovely welcome. They were happy to stand and receive neck and back rubs, which gave them some respite from the flies. The ponies were all happy and relaxed, and were often seen bowing their heads and resting a back leg. The other two ponies were grazing a bit further up the strip to the southeast. They slowly made their way to the main group, stopping to have a drink from a ditch that had plenty of water in it following yesterday's rain. They both came and said hello before joining the other ponies. The ponies were happy to stand and be stroked one at a time as they rested. Several repositioned themselves to stand close to me, resting their heads against my shoulder. They were all very friendly. The wounds on the two injured ponies are looking good and are continuing to heal nicely. I said my goodbyes just after 16:30. The ponies were all good this afternoon.