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22nd July 2007
Morris has now been home for just over a month and in that time he has hacked out regularly, mainly along roads. He has been calm, happy and enthusiastic with Fari as his number one hacking companion. He is confident to take the lead and seems brave and able to cope with hazards like mad barking dogs and cows poking their heads over hedges. There has been no reoccurrence of the lameness or footiness he showed whilst with Dave but then he has been on a mostly hay diet.

24th August 2007
After a four week break, while Sarah went sunning herself in France, Morris has come back to his hacking like a pro. He has been hacked out for an hour, five times this week and his hooves are wearing well and gaining strength. He is now confident to trot along roads with his best friends, Fari and Jesta, and has been enjoying expeditions into a local forest. We are very impressed that the four weeks he spent with Dave has set him up so well for all the hazards and excitement that hacking out in the Welsh countryside can provide. Thank you Dave.

10th September 2007
Morris has been riding out regularly on a mixture of roads and forest tracks at both walk and trot. He is happy to trot along roads and stony surfaces and sometimes becomes a little too enthusiastic even though the ground looks like he should not!

Here is a picture of one of his lovely hooves. Notice the development at the back of the foot. Notice too the bars which Morris likes to grow like this. We tried smoothing them to the level of the sole. This didn’t affect Morris’ performance one bit but as he grew them right back we decided he liked them like that and who are we to disagree!