The white cria born on Monday was weighed yesterday and has put on a kilo and is now permanently out in the field without a coat. She was down on her pasterns and pretty crooked st the front but all legs have straightened up. She is Persil white and glimmering in the sunshine.

Yesterday started strangely. I went down to the market in Tiverton early in the big car and as I drove in was astonished to see our little silver Focus with a penalty ticket on the windscreen. Joshua went out with his friends and stayed the night in Tiverton happily parking the car safely in the car park not realising the men with the yellow tickets start at eight. Aah