A lovely start to Xmas

[julia]

Just had a wonderful morning at the yard, it might be only Xmas Eve but it felt like Xmas Day. The yard owners had laid on mulled wine for everyone and a lucky dip bran tub so that all the liveries (and their families) got a present. They were lovely presents too!

The yard manager was cantering around on a purple hobby horse which someone had given her as a secret santa and there was a really festive atmosphere.

The best bit of all was seeing a teenage girl get a pony for Xmas. The girl is a friend of another girl who has a pony. For as long as the girl and the pony have been at the yard her friend has come up every day to help look after the pony and they take it in turns to ride it. A month ago the YM took a pony to sell on commission and she let this girl ride him so that she could hack out with her friend. The girl fell in love with this pony and begged her parents to buy him for her. They fobbed her off with excuses but unknown to her they bought her the pony.

Ths morning when her parents brought her to the yard she found the pony all plaited up with tinsel with a big bow around his neck and a card from her parents telling her that he was now her pony.

She was so thrilled that she burst into tears and didn't know who to hug first - her pony or her parents. Everyone cheered and there wasn't a dry eye on the yard.

It was a brilliant start to Xmas!

[mandandpaddy]

Thats nice Julia what a lovely suprise for the little girl, I`ve had a nice start to Christmas too went riding this afternoon with my friend, then mucked out to Christmas carols and when our guy`s were eating their tea we had hot chocolate with mince pies and just watched them eating, Perfect day looking forward to Boxing day going for a ride with friend and YO.

Oh nearly forgot got a little hamper from YO champagne and smoked salmon in a lovely basket.

[wozzer]

Oh what a lovely surprise. Hope they make a great team together. Merry xmas!!

[gingitsu]

thats so nice!i even welled up at the thought lol sounds like really chilled out community type yard

[gilly]

What a lovely story, that girl is going to have the best Christmas ever!

[Casper]

Got me feeling all choked up too - what a fab surprise for her and the pony. Hope they are very happy together and have lots of fun. Who knows, a future DG'er too eh?!!!

Our yard looks fab too, lots of pressies for humans and horses everywhere. Being on a nice place makes ALL the difference doesn't it?

Have a great time everyone xx

[maggiesmum]

What a lovely story, and what fab parents!!
Merry xmas everyone!

[sulasmum]

WOW what a dream come true. would love to have seen the look on her face, talk about all her Christmasses coming at once.

[scatcat]

oh thats lovely

[lindaandrascal]

Oh thats a lovely story.
I took my youngest out for a ride today (i walked) on our old man Jimmy, he had tinsel in his mane as well. Its the first time shes been out on Christmas day.