Tuesday 25th March - All 12 seen

Yearlings 276, 282 and 283 were lying down, relaxing, and chewing their cud near ///giant.fuzz.sings, in the bracken south of the ammo compound, at 14:30 this afternoon. Yearling 278 was happily grazing in the nearby heather. Within minutes of my arrival, yearling 276 got up and came over to greet me. He thoroughly enjoyed endless neck, head, and chin rubs. The others were equally friendly and enjoyed some strokes. By 15:00, both yearlings 276 and 278 had settled down to rest. The boys were all happy, relaxed, and looking well.

At 15:10, the ponies were resting under the trees near ///guitars.bookings.line. They were very friendly, coming over one by one to say hello and enjoy plenty of strokes. I received a warm welcome, with countless cuddles and nuzzles. After a while, they began wandering out to graze by the ammo compound, though Davinia and Polly lingered for some extra strokes.

The dark bay pony's left ear tip showed signs of improvement today, but I applied some healing cream to aid its recovery. I also applied some cream on Sunday but forgot to mention it in my blog entry.

The ponies continued grazing around the ammo compound, frequently taking breaks to come over for more strokes and rubs. They were all happy, relaxed, and in excellent condition. Around 16:00, the yearlings wandered over and grazed on the far side of the grassy blast wall for a while. I suspect a couple of the ponies must have shown some interest in them, as the yearlings soon wandered back to graze south of the compound.

I said my goodbyes at 16:30 with the ponies still happily grazing around the ammo compound, with a couple on top of the blast wall. The cattle were also still grazing just beyond the trees to the south of the compound.

A shiny new yellow padlock had been fitted to the gate by the car park entrance by the time I arrived today.

The cows and the ponies were all good today.