Waterproof trousers and rugs...BEGONE!

After a long, long wet winter and a chilly start to the spring, its all starting to come right. First week of May and at last the weather is warm AND dry AND sunny - we haven't had all three together since October but its been worth the wait.

 The horses are loving the sun on their backs - its been bright and dry for several weeks but too cold for the clipped horses to be without their rugs till now.

 As a result they spent most of yesterday soaking up the rays and wandering the tracks enjoying the hugely improved temperatures and lack of an east or north wind.

I took these photos late in the afternoon - siesta time, and just before they were about to come in for supper, so there wasn't a lot of activity going on...

 Thomas and Ginger inspecting the quad - disappointed that it wasn't a hay delivery, only housekeeping...

There is plenty of haylage out on the tracks but they'd eaten all they wanted by this stage and were only interested in sunbathing...