While I was busy tidying up my feed shed, trying to make some order to all the stuff I have in it, I had some visitors. Vitamoobag brought her friend, Fivla, to see if there were any freebies. I sa…

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02.02.2025

Icelandic Bog Horses | My Shetland

These are a little know breed of small horse, called the Icelandic Bog Horse. They are mostly known for their ability to stand in a bog up to their fetlocks while thinking this is quite a nice pla…

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01.02.2025

Ambush | My Shetland

It was a lovely sunrise this morning and look, look blue sky! We haven’t seen that in a while – it is a most welcome sight as well as that yellow thing in the sky. While the Icelandic …

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31.01.2025

Today Was Vile | My Shetland

Today has been revolting. Perpetual rain, a vicious northern wind (F8 gusting F10), everywhere is waterlogged and we are all miserable. I battled over with my three buckets thinking I must be mad …

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30.01.2025

To the Vet, Again | My Shetland

As you may, or may not, know, OH and I have been umming and aahing about Monster and his lack of appetite. This has been a very slow decline but now is noticeable. So, today Monster finally went t…

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29.01.2025

My Creepy Neighbours | My Shetland

I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with everything. There is just so much to do on a daily basis. And today, while cleaning out the stalls, I noticed one of Skippy’s wheels was not turning. I pa…

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28.01.2025

To the Vet | My Shetland

This morning saw Monika (Sandness Equine Services) and me loading up Tiddles and Waffle to take them to the vet to have blood taken so we could decide upon the best treatment for them. I thought I …

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27.01.2025

Rugs off, Everyone Out | My Shetland

The weather has calmed down now and everyone has made it through perfectly well. While the Icelandics were eating their breakfast, I took off their rugs. They were dry and floofy underneath and p…

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26.01.2025

Getting Through The Storm | My Shetland

There was a slight lull in Storm Éowyn this morning, so I managed to get up to the Icelandics’ field to give them their breakfast buckets. I felt under their rugs, and they were completely dr…

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25.01.2025

Inside Now! | My Shetland

Out first thing with the buckets. The Icelandics are doing ok in this horrendous weather. I have been keeping an eye on them from a distance knowing they have lots of shelter, grass and a full bel…

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24.01.2025

Kolka’s Adventure | My Shetland

We are in the calm before the storm so I got the Icelandic horses up to dry off, put rugs on and worm. They will stay outside but in a more sheltered field across the hill. Iacs was very unhelpful…

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23.01.2025

For Vitamin and Monster | My Shetland

Another storm is on it’s way – Storm Éowyn, I think – I watch my ten weather apps avidly for one to change and say the storm will miss us or be less fearsome. I am not hopeful. S…

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22.01.2025

A Weigh Day | My Shetland

Monika from Sandness Equine Services came over with her horse/pony weighing scales. No one has been weighed for 13 months and I need to know accurately what everyone weighs if I am going to consid…

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21.01.2025

A Funny Old Day | My Shetland

It’s been a funny old day. I’m not really sure why. To start with, Haakon now has me well trained. He said he could never walk up another hill for his breakfast so if I could just brin…

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20.01.2025

Big Camera, Little Ponies | My Shetland

Mud? You want mud? We have mud! Luckily it is not the difficult welly-sucking mud as we live on boulder rock so it is only really about 4″ deep at it’s worst and the ponies know that …

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19.01.2025

Stalking Prey | My Shetland

Yesterday, on the way out to our Church café for lunch, I discovered that my car had a flat tyre. Dammit. So I asked OH if he could change it for me as, although I could possibly eventually achie…

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18.01.2025

Big Camera Time | My Shetland

It was quiet and still so I took my Big Camera for a walk to see if I want to keep it. I have been thinking a lot about selling it as I don’t use it very much. I decided on photographing the…

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17.01.2025

Sheep Behaviour | My Shetland

I was held hostage this morning while I was deciding on my day. It was my turn again to walk the dogs. OH was in town so off we went. It was a nice morning with some interesting skies – that…

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16.01.2025

Pepper, Ahem! | My Shetland

Pepper, what do you think you are doing? Pepper, are you hoovering up Haakon’s spilled food? Pepper, Ahem! (At this stage, I was shocked). It is one thing to hoover around and clear up the sp…

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15.01.2025

Escape to Town | My Shetland

Today was less windy and, as I like to have the next bale of hay ready when we start the new one, I went to town to get supplies. First, of course, was the normal routine of feeding everyone and ma…

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14.01.2025

Looking for Sheep | My Shetland

It was my turn to take the dogs out for their walk so I decided we would look at the grass situation in each field while looking out for the sheep. The small orange dot is Pepper and we are in my b…

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13.01.2025

The Rare Sun | My Shetland

It was a beautiful sunrise today. Really stunning colours. And it was nice to have the sun beginning to shine as I gave everyone their breakfast. Even Haakon was enthusiastic about walking up th…

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12.01.2025

The Thaw Starts | My Shetland

There is still snow and lots of ice around. Our track is just solid and scary to negotiate. But the thaw has begun, albeit very slowly. I title this photo “When you go outside without a hanky…

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11.01.2025

Gussie and Dahlia Update | My Shetland

I see Gus-Gus and Dahlia most mornings. They turn up for their breakfast. Pepper is always pleased to see her friend, Gussie. Dahlia less so, though she and Pepper have reached an agreement and …

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10.01.2025

Never Get in the Way! | My Shetland

One thing I’ve learned this winter is to never get in the way of Vitamin and her bucket. In the afternoon, just before it starts getting dark, I like to have everything ready so there are no …

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09.01.2025

Being Tough | My Shetland

It was good to see the little boys playing this morning, while I trudged round poo-picking (or trying to work out what was possibly poo or not in the thawing snow). While I wandered around the fiel…

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08.01.2025

Outside | My Shetland

Last night I got everyone inside as the forecast was pretty grim. This morning, I put them all outside as it was still pretty grim but they wanted out. The snow is gradually melting now and I told…

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07.01.2025

Still Snowy | My Shetland

The snow is refusing to go. There’s been a slight thaw with a re-freeze overnight resulting in sheet ice everywhere. Ugh! And it’s bloomin’ freezing outside with a harsh north w…

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06.01.2025

A Bit of a Day | My Shetland

Today was a bit of a day. My visitors were leaving (flights permitting) so I put them to work before they left. I like to get my money’s worth. While they were doing lots of lugging (hay bale…

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05.01.2025

Want Back Inside | My Shetland

Fivla can’t eat hay – it gives her a runny tummy and that’s not good which means I can’t let her go out with the other Shetland ponies to eat hay outside. So today I put her…

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04.01.2025

Everybody Inside | My Shetland

I woke up to this and made a decision. The decision was to let everyone into the shed for the day so they could rest. When I opened the field gate, leading Waffle and Albie, Silver and Newt ran str…

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03.01.2025

Brassic | My Shetland

Last night was brassic but beautiful (brassic means very cold in the north). The Merrie Dancers were out too but it took some strength of purpose to want to go outside. I don’t think I have…

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02.01.2025

Sunrise to Sunset | My Shetland

Sunrise this morning was at 09.10. Some of the snow had gone but it had been a very cold windy night. Everyone has spent the day dishing out food to those that want it. Or resting. And then the sun…

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01.01.2025

Snaa! | My Shetland

Shetland dialect for snow is “snaa” and we have snaa. Lots of it. This morning, I felt sorry for Haakon who had waded through a freezing stream to get to his bucket but refused to walk…

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31.12.2024

School Uniform | My Shetland

The weather is going to disintegrate tomorrow and snow and a fierce gale are forecast, plus windchill of -12 Celsius. Not fun. I don’t want to bring the Icelandics inside as they hate it (wh…

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30.12.2024

Feeling Thankful | My Shetland

While I was feeding the Ancients in their field, I looked at Haakon, my aged friend of nearly 30 years, and felt incredibly thankful he is still with me. You get one horse in life and he is mine. …

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29.12.2024

Shopping in Town | My Shetland

Today was a day in Lerwick showing our visitor the sights. We left for town straight after breakfast, stopping for any pretty photo opportunities. Lerwick was, as usual, empty. But it was nice to…

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28.12.2024

To the Beach! | My Shetland

No visit is complete without a trip to the beach. Our favourite is Sandness beach. I lugged my big camera with me so I could take nice shots of the dogs, etc. Pepper met a pack of collies and was …

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27.12.2024

A Nice Quiet Day | My Shetland

A lovely quiet day finishing food up (soup and more soup) and not thinking about much. I am now the proud owner of a new improved larger muck heap too – there will be photos tomorrow of this …

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26.12.2024

A Few Christmas Photos | My Shetland

Here are a few photos off mine and Daisy’s phones from today. The traditional Yule Log. I can’t write much as I am tired and full of food. Anyway, I hope you all had a very Merry Chris…

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Icelandic Bog Horses | My Shetland

Ambush | My Shetland

Today Was Vile | My Shetland

To the Vet, Again | My Shetland

My Creepy Neighbours | My Shetland

To the Vet | My Shetland

Rugs off, Everyone Out | My Shetland

Getting Through The Storm | My Shetland

Inside Now! | My Shetland

Kolka’s Adventure | My Shetland

For Vitamin and Monster | My Shetland

A Weigh Day | My Shetland

A Funny Old Day | My Shetland

Big Camera, Little Ponies | My Shetland

Stalking Prey | My Shetland

Big Camera Time | My Shetland

Sheep Behaviour | My Shetland

Pepper, Ahem! | My Shetland

Escape to Town | My Shetland

Looking for Sheep | My Shetland

The Rare Sun | My Shetland

The Thaw Starts | My Shetland

Gussie and Dahlia Update | My Shetland

Never Get in the Way! | My Shetland

Being Tough | My Shetland

Outside | My Shetland

Still Snowy | My Shetland

A Bit of a Day | My Shetland

Want Back Inside | My Shetland

Everybody Inside | My Shetland

Brassic | My Shetland

Sunrise to Sunset | My Shetland

Snaa! | My Shetland

School Uniform | My Shetland

Feeling Thankful | My Shetland

Shopping in Town | My Shetland

To the Beach! | My Shetland

A Nice Quiet Day | My Shetland

A Few Christmas Photos | My Shetland

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