Saturday, 14 March 2009

Day 4 - The unexpected day

The day began with another early start. We drove the few kilometres to where the horses had spent the night. When we reached the farm, Genie herd the car so let out a little whinny. We then went into the barn to see their two little heads poking over the same stable door, waiting for breakfast.
So we fed the horses, bandaged them and went outside in the snow to load them. They both loaded fine, so off we went to the border in hope that we would be let through this time.
When we reached the border mum went to the office, and they looked at the paperwork, stamped it and said that it was fine. So we then had to go to the customs office for them to check it which was a few kilometres away.
Half an hour and 50 francs later, everything was sorted and we were off heading to the IENA. The journey to the IENA is only about an hour away, so by 1.00 pm we were at our final destination! What a relief, we finally made it.
So we unloaded the horses, took off their bandages then led them to their stable. They both seemed to settle in well, and Rio seemed to make an impression on people. I don’t know why!!!!
We then left the horses for a few hours and headed to the accommodation to unload our things then to drive to a supermarket.
By 5.00 we went back to the IENA. Both Genie and Rio were settled, so we took them for a little mosey and so they could have a munch on some grass.
On our walk, Rio had a few thresholds and got a little emotional when we passed another horse. Genie was very left brained the whole time, but just became a little more exuberant when we met the other horses.
After the mosey we went back to the yard and let them loose in the round pen so they could stretch their legs and Rio especially could have a trot around.
After an hour we took them back to their stable, fed them and left for the night. It was the end of another day.

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