Without wishing to put the kybosh on it...

Max appears to be on the mend :-)

No sign of any poppage, and yet sound in walk and a bit ouchy in trot. I know this because this morning I was treated to the spectical of "the Max and Dan show".

I've been putting them on the front grass for an hour before breakfast, and this morning, they decided to play round the mulberry bush (a fir bush in the middle!) and "I'll stamp on your head if you stamp on mine".

Needless to say, Max looked fine. Sigh. Not sure it will have "helped" the situation, but I guess at least he was moving!

Dan came in covered in scratches.

The two black boys are far too intelligent and had heads down munching, except when expertly sidestepping the ex-race tanks charging them. :rollseyes:

Magic feels fantastic. We galloped up the steep steep hill yesterday, having cantered the air strip twice. He absolutely flew up the hill, the best he's ever done, even when he was eventing fit (which he sure aint at the mo!).

He has decided that as he's back to first string that the elusive work-shy cough will return, but there's nout wrong with his wind as he soared up the hill.

And the saddle had its first test of hills and didn't move a muscle. Yippee.

All set for holibags on Sunday. :-)