Our
Family
As mentioned in the 'about us' section,
we have two children, Tom (5) and Molly (2). We also have
a large extended family of pets that mostly drive Fred mad.
Firstly there is Sammy, our Jack Russell
and chief lap warmer. Then there is Davey, aka 'Forman Doof'
as he considers himself foreman of all activities. And we have
four cats: Richie the black panther; Harriet, the old grey tabby;
Meow, our stunning white Burman and Abby the tabby. Our most
recent addition to the family is Schnitzel, our sausage dog.
We also have Lenny and Lorna, our two pet
sheep, who run a program for the horses called "Sheep
Desentization".This normally consists of them running
up to the fence when Fred first rides out on newly started
horses. Fred's not a huge fan of the programme but they think
it's worthwhile. The geese, Lucy and Samantha also run a similar
operation called " Border Security", from their
pen which is also great fun (not).
Then of course the horses. Firstly
we have Roy, our wonderful buckskin lead horse. Roy actually
belongs to Dr Sheila Greenwell and we are lucky to have him
on long term loan from her. Roy lives with DJ, our spiffy
looking bay tobiano mare. DJ was a wild horse, from Gunnadorrah
Station, and was rescued in 2006. DJ is still a wild horse,
due to Fred never having time to work with her, but she sure
does brighten up the scenery and can be handled if necessary.
We also have Kenny, the handsome black
brown gelding who is Rachel's main man. And then there is
Jacky, the fat bay kids pony, who is in charge of bossing
around foals and being company for nervous or first time floaters.
We also have Prenti Downs Joanna and her beautiful foal Archie,
currently 2 months old.
Our pet population does fluctuate but the above are all permanent
residents. |
