Here is a health update on all my sickies. No 1. – Silver Well, possibly he’s fine and avoiding me. We await the equine vet for more info. I will keep you posted. No 2. – Mrs Duckie She is …

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01.06.2025

Bad Health | My Shetland

It feels like everyone is ill or falling to bits around here. No 1. – Silver Symptoms: He has a nasty something growing by his left ear. About the 1cm in size but not going away. Diagnosis: …

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31.05.2025

Knowledge is Power | My Shetland

The chaps and chapesses hadn’t been weighed for a while so Monika came over with her scales. This is very important as we have a horse vet from south coming up to see all the old ones (Kolka…

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30.05.2025

To the Beach! | My Shetland

It has been pouring with rain all day and I had visitors from England coming over. We had lunch and then obviously I took them to my favourite spot, Sandness beach. There was no one around and we …

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29.05.2025

Dahlia and Gussie Update | My Shetland

Dahlia and Gussie are doing well. I am trying hard to integrate them into the herd but with limited success. While they eat separately from everyone, and I don’t blame them, it can be a rugb…

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28.05.2025

Late Breakfast | My Shetland

I haven’t seen the Minions for a while. They are spending their days on the far side of the track where their latest new grassy bit is. However, I check on them twice daily – when OH p…

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27.05.2025

An Empty Shed | My Shetland

A strong south-westerley breeze all day brought temperatures right down along with fierce sporadic rain showers. Not nice. It is cold and wet again. We all miss the sun. I can tell. Haakon and I…

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26.05.2025

Back to Weather | My Shetland

The weather changed. I can attest to that as I stood in the pouring rain with Pepper watching the horses and ponies eat feeling wet and miserable. I do wonder why I do this. Could someone remind…

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25.05.2025

A funny old world | My Shetland

“Good luck with that”, I said to Vitamin as she approached Fivla to help her finish her morning bucket. I thought she would’ve known better. But she ignored me and had a good try…

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24.05.2025

Sloppy Food | My Shetland

The sheep are fed in the morning in their shed with the door shut so they are in a routine where I can catch whoever and do stuff if I need to. Shearing will be soon so I try and keep this going al…

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23.05.2025

Out of Sight | My Shetland

I decided to mix things up today. Given any opportunity, the Icelandic horses bully the Shetland ponies off their food. It’s not nice. So today I parked Vitamin in a small crö (sheep-pen) tha…

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22.05.2025

Another Morning in Town | My Shetland

Horses, ponies, ducks, hens, dogs and cat fed and off I went to town again. This time it was for the car – a pre-service check so the garage could sensibly get in any big parts needed for the…

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21.05.2025

What a Day! | My Shetland

Today has not been my best. It started well. I fed all the animals and OH kindly poo-picked the track which was a huge help and knocked a large to-do off my daily list. After lunch, I drove into to…

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20.05.2025

Last One Gone | My Shetland

I am beginning to feel sorry for anyone who has to look after Pepper whenever I leave the house. She has not been behaving recently – running off at every opportunity looking for me. So, as …

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19.05.2025

The Morning After The Night Before | My Shetland

Well, last night went very well, though we gave up early due to feeling very full after the traditional nachos/gin combo and falling asleep during the voting! We are such light-weights, these days…

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18.05.2025

Getting Ready | My Shetland

I will be brief because tonight is the night – the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. I have been preparing for a few days now, which included putting the avocadoes (for the guacamole for the trad…

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17.05.2025

Minions’ Turn | My Shetland

Today was the Minions’ turn to have their winter coats brushed out. It was a job that needed doing and I had been putting it off until Daisy and Floss came home. It’s so much easier a…

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16.05.2025

To the Airport (again) | My Shetland

I woke early because I knew I had to go to the airport to collect daughter #2 – Flossie. She was coming home for our annual Eurovision family gathering. Before I left, and as it was already l…

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15.05.2025

Soaking up the Sun | My Shetland

It has been lovely today. Daisy and I shared all the chores in brilliant sunshine and then I had to go to pack vegetables at my volunteer job leaving her and Monster outside. A nice happy bonding …

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14.05.2025

Daisy’s Home | My Shetland

It’s that time of year – Eurovision week and Daisy has come home for this. Everyone is very pleased to see her, especially Monster. He is absolutely thrilled. In the afternoon we went o…

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13.05.2025

You can take a horse to water ….. | My Shetland

“You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink” is one of the oldest proverbs in the English language (apparently it was first recorded in Old English Homilies, written sometime a…

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12.05.2025

Monster | My Shetland

I really can’t think of much to say except that since everyone left to go south at Christmas time, Monster has become my best friend. For many years, he has kept me at paw’s length favo…

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11.05.2025

Total Block | My Shetland

I found everyone asleep when I went outside to poo-pick the track after breakfast. Of course, they all got up when they heard me trying to quietly climb over the fence to take a photo of three &#8…

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10.05.2025

Ponies and Sheep | My Shetland

This morning, I found the little old ladies asleep in the sunshine together. When they lived together, this was something they never could do as one pony had to stay awake to alert for potential ti…

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09.05.2025

A Bit of Shetland History | My Shetland

It was a lovely day. Blue sky and the sun shining. I needed to go to town for an appointment anyway but I also did some messages first. I filled up my field at Jamieson’s Knitwear, which was…

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08.05.2025

A Few Pics | My Shetland

A few piccies from today. Iacs and Haakon in need of a good brush. They are revolting. More proof brushing is required (I am almost ashamed) but one word. Eurovision. So I am holding out until the…

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07.05.2025

All in a Morning | My Shetland

Food buckets for all, wherever they are. There is a lot of lugging, I can tell you. I find everyone a quiet spot to eat – so important and I can relate to that. And then, after my well-earned…

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06.05.2025

Planting today | My Shetland

This morning I was planting squashes, pumpkins and courgettes at Turriefield. It is almost the end of the planting now which is sad for me, as I really enjoy it. And hundreds of little pots of pot…

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05.05.2025

A Little Bit More | My Shetland

I am busy trying to get the weight back on the old horses and ponies and it is harder than I thought but I am hoping the spring grass will kick in and start doing its job soon. The daily breakfas…

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04.05.2025

Honestly, These Two! | My Shetland

It was not the best morning today. Windy and rainy and very cold. I couldn’t find the little ones anywhere until I looked in the containers. Everyone was sheltering in there. So, feeling ge…

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03.05.2025

Celery Time | My Shetland

I was sent home yesterday from Turriefield (the veg co-operative scheme place where I volunteer) with a large sack of celery leaves/tops and stalks for the ponies. A perk of my “job”. A…

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02.05.2025

Worried About Ster | My Shetland

I’m still worried about ‘Ster. He is not himself. He’s finished his course of antibiotics and doesn’t smell of wee anymore, which is good. But his back end is hunched up a…

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01.05.2025

Class Clown | My Shetland

Everyone looks revolting these day. It’s that time of year when the horses and ponies are shedding their winter coats but I refuse to brush anyone because a) that’s too much like hard w…

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30.04.2025

What to do? | My Shetland

What to do with the Minions. Last night, they stayed on the track mostly because they refused to come in so I left them there and then spent the rest of the night worrying that they would probably…

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29.04.2025

Not Myself | My Shetland

I’m not feeling my best. I think I rather over-did it today. I had to go to town for an appointment and ended up doing a million other things too. So I came home knackered and with a monstro…

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28.04.2025

Worming | My Shetland

Yesterday the wormer arrived in the post. Today, I diligently wrote down on a sticky label all the horses and ponies’ weights from the list written by Monika when she weighed everyone. Then I…

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27.04.2025

Ster Update | My Shetland

I would be lying if I said ‘Ster was 100% better but today he did say he wanted to be with his flock, who had somehow magically managed to get through many electric fences to find the green g…

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26.04.2025

Feeling Sorry for Pepper | My Shetland

Pepper is not enjoying her house arrest one little bit and I feel so sorry for her. But it has done her leg a world of good as she is far less hoppity, and has almost forgotten to limp….. al…

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25.04.2025

Ten Today! | My Shetland

A certain flekkit sheep is ten years old today. Awww, Lambie. There have been times when I never thought we would see this day. But despite Lambie’s best efforts, here we are. And I almost w…

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24.04.2025

Edna and Madge’s Arrival | My Shetland

And this is how Edna and Madge arrived. January 2020 Every day, Floss and I drive over to Sandness. Recently we have been seeing a lone sheep talking to folk. So two days ago, on our way home, I s…

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Bad Health | My Shetland

Knowledge is Power | My Shetland

To the Beach! | My Shetland

Dahlia and Gussie Update | My Shetland

Late Breakfast | My Shetland

An Empty Shed | My Shetland

Back to Weather | My Shetland

A funny old world | My Shetland

Sloppy Food | My Shetland

Out of Sight | My Shetland

Another Morning in Town | My Shetland

What a Day! | My Shetland

Last One Gone | My Shetland

The Morning After The Night Before | My Shetland

Getting Ready | My Shetland

Minions’ Turn | My Shetland

To the Airport (again) | My Shetland

Soaking up the Sun | My Shetland

Daisy’s Home | My Shetland

You can take a horse to water ….. | My Shetland

Monster | My Shetland

Total Block | My Shetland

Ponies and Sheep | My Shetland

A Bit of Shetland History | My Shetland

A Few Pics | My Shetland

All in a Morning | My Shetland

Planting today | My Shetland

A Little Bit More | My Shetland

Honestly, These Two! | My Shetland

Celery Time | My Shetland

Worried About Ster | My Shetland

Class Clown | My Shetland

What to do? | My Shetland

Not Myself | My Shetland

Worming | My Shetland

Ster Update | My Shetland

Feeling Sorry for Pepper | My Shetland

Ten Today! | My Shetland

Edna and Madge’s Arrival | My Shetland

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