Mika is a little sweetheart, he has been hacking around Castlemorton Common, he just goes anywhere without question, its a real treat to ride a bold and brave 3 year old with a wise and sensible attitude. He was even chased by a loose crazy dog first time out hacking on his own, he spooked left, about 6 inches!!!!
My only blip has been persuading him to accept a contact, so I checked his mouth. There was a lump on his gum right where the bit lay. So I booked him in for wolf tooth removal even though he has had them out already....both of them. The vet was really surprised to see us back for more wolf teeth! A rogue bit of root must have hidden itself and regrown, it took an hour to get it out, it was beastly, tiny and sharp as a needle, poor lad it must have felt like having a splinter of glass stuck in his mouth.
Photos of lovely little Mika still to follow. But here is an old 13 sec clip of Mika as a foal, with his fiercely protective mum Butterfly, she had 5 coloured foals in a row, all foaled on her own in the field, photographing them was like trying to capture a pic of the Rarest White Rhino.....difficult and dangerous if she didn't know you!!!
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