When we let the Horses in for their feed in the morning and evening, we give Bliss and Misty their bowls in the field. The youngsters have larger helpings as they are growing. We could let them in with Arnie and Breeze, but Arnie being the escape artist that he is, would soon get out of his stable when he has eaten his small portion, and would start on the youngster’s food. It doesn’t go down to well for Bliss being left in the field with Misty when all of the other Horses are in. She has over the past couple of weeks decided that she would prefer to be in. She doesn’t quite make it. She gets out of the field leaving Misty on her own, calling for Bliss, that how we know that Bliss is out again, and wanders from one place to another, where the other Horses are behind gates. For the first few days we could not see how she is getting out of the field. We were left scratching our heads trying to work it out. To be quite honest we have never seen her getting out, we are only guessing with the little evidence that we have, that being a pretty high fencing rail being slightly out of place. Going by that we can only assume that she is jumping the fence. To jump it she would have to run very quickly, tightly against another fence. After jumping she would have very little space to stop herself, before crashing into the opposite hedge. She clearly hasn’t, or are there any marks on the drive, were she had landed.
Taking Bliss back to the field is normally achieved by getting her to follow Arnie, who we lead on a head collar. This evening she got out and we decided that we would try to take her back to the field on a head collar. The only time we have tried Bliss and Misty in head collars before, was when they were put in a fenced off area in one of the barns, last Autumn. Neither of them liked the head collars, and it was a case of them leading us, rather than the other way. Of course we won in the end, but it would not have been the best introduction to head collars that they could have had. We had expected a tantrum from Bliss as we tried to lead her. On the contrary, after her letting us put the head collar on, it could not have been easier, one of us led Arnie, and Bliss followed as if she had been led on a Head collar every day of her life. We will try Misty tomorrow.
Unfortunately the time has come when we have to make up our minds what is going to happen to a few of the Horses at Denbury. We cannot keep on not selling them. There are two Colts that have to be sold one way or the other, and then their is Bliss and Misty. Both are very special to us, and are both very well bred and put together. The decision is, do we sell them in the Autumn Yearling Sales or try to start up a racing syndication with them. Without any hesitation I know they are the best Fillies that we have bred. With the right Trainer I believe that they will win races. Whatever, the decision has got to be made this week.