At the stables

Hi everyone,

I had a real treat this week – I’ve been horse riding! I had to wear a hard black hat just in case I fell off. I had to have one made especially for me as I’m so little.

Look at me all the way up there!! I’m sitting on a saddle on the back of a ginormous horse called Donna.

It was a very long way up! I felt her going clip clop clip clop as she walked around a bit. I said “giddy up” and felt like a cowgirl!

Donna felt a bit hungry after that so she ate some straw while I held her reins with my paw. Donna’s head is bigger than mine – in fact it’s bigger than the whole of me!! While she was munching I stroked her velvety soft nose. I don’t like eating straw but then maybe she doesn’t like eating puppy food.

After we had been for a walk I helped the stable girls take her saddle off and then give it a bit of a clean. It’s made of leather and needs to be kept nice and shiny. I had to squirt the cleaning stuff on and then scrub scrub scrub! It was very hard work but it looked sparkly clean when I’d finished!

Just when I thought I was all done Donna had one last surprise for me. She whispered in my ear that because she had given me a ride, please would I help to make her stable nice and clean. So I went in with my spade and shovelled up her poo!! It was pretty smelly but I learnt this is what horsey people have to do. Once I’d finished it was much nicer for Donna to go to sleep in and she seemed very pleased.

What an exciting day!

With snuggles and spots

Dottie