It was a very hot day today, so of course, my owner decided it would be a good idea to ride out.  We were joined by the Yard Manager, who was on a week's holiday so I had to be on my best behaviour. She is riding her husband's horse, Fred.

 I am grumpy in this photo because I've just climbed all the way to the top of the hill when I could have been having a doze down below in the yard.

 Fred has much longer legs than I do, so Hal and I had to work hard to keep up.

 The owners kept saying how wonderful the view was and what a perfect day for a ride out.  I won't tell you what I was saying to Hal.

My owner was also very pleased because I hadn't been trying to eat the grass as we were walking along.  Well, I thought I'd keep her on her toes so couldn't resist this.

 Oh no, we're not going up another hill!

 You can see what Fred's opinion of the ride was, but I don't think any of the owners noticed.

 I told you in my last post that my owner was always taking photos of Urquhart Castle.  Yes, here's another one.

 If you look carefully, you wil see a deer in this one.  They don't seem to mind us horses.  They just don't like owners by themselves.

 No, I'm not looking at another deer.  I heard a funny noise coming from down below in Loch Ness.  It wasn't the monster - just a noisy little boat spluttering.

 Only out for an hour and half.  It could have been worse.  I look forward to getting back, getting a cool sponge down, a quick lunch and then put up my hooves for the afternoon.