We kept him in quarantine again and he seemed to have sore eyes and a runny nose but this apparently is common when they have been travelling for a long time. It is after all a long way from France in a wagon.
In the meantime Angela decided it was time to start breaking Pilgrim in. I had been teaching him to stand, walk on and go back by using a special type of bridle that we had found on the internet. It is impossible to make Pilgrim do something by force as he is so very big. Pilgrim’s life is centred around food so that is always a good incentive to make him stand still! We took Pilgrim out to the school and Angela started to lunge him. BIG MISTAKE. He decided he didn’t like it and bucked like you wouldn’t believe. How can a ¾ ton horse lift his legs higher than my head – impossible – no it isn’t Pilgrim did. Next time we thought we would let him have a walk round the school on his own and then start to lunge him. BIG MISTAKE. How can a ¾ ton horse jump a 5ft fence – impossible – no it isn’t Pilgrim did