Summer on Exmoor

So I wanted to get some footage for Matt (who owns Flynn), who is in New York being a wasp (yes, really and its not even an acronym, have a look at the link!), Sarah (who owns Zan) who is having a tough week in London and Jacqui and Maddy (who own George) who are in Spain.

However, I've been foiled by Exmoor (pictured - believe it or not this is not some far-flung rainforest but my back door in the morning - I am not complaining, however!)

I DID have my camera in my pocket when I called the horses in yesterday but it was SUCH a foul day that to be honest the schedule had no gaps for "proper" filming opportunities.  Instead it went something like this:

• the horses came in, had breakfast and stood in the barn wondering what the hell had happened to summer;
• the horses were turned out on the track, refused to leave the barn, ate more haylage, shuddered at the ghastly weather;
• horses who should have been exercised today were re-scheduled to Wednesday when perhaps the weather will be better - it can't be wetter, though there may be more horseflies...
• the horses ate haylage all day, groomed each other, occasionally poked their noses out of the barn and decided to stay put;
• the horses had their tea, were rugged up and sighed again as they listened to the rain drumming on the roof;
• the horses were turned out - rain amazingly started letting up about half an hour later; horses all now stuffing their faces and no longer care...

Wet morning from Nic Barker on Vimeo.

Sorry to Jen, who was waiting for a post on surfaces - it IS on its way(!)