A needle in a haystack.............

literally!!!!
Bonbon came in tonight with her rug half off. One of her leg straps had broken, so, not wanting to leave it until tomorrow, thicko here decided to do a quick stitching job in the only available decent light - next to the hay in front of the stables!! No need for reprimands, I've done that already. A combination of clumsiness, butter fingers and eyesight gone to pot and the needle fell into the hay. Bloody hell, how stupid was that!!!!
I quickly picked up all the hay and swept the floor, all of which I put into a muck skip. Even though I thought that I'd managed to get the needle, I couldn't be sure, so spent the next hour sifting through all the hay I'd collected. Mum and Dad arrived yesterday for a short visit and Mum came round to the barn to see what I was doing. In all seriousness she actually said you'll never find it, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack!!
I did find it eventually, in the very last few handfuls, typical!! and Dad said, you should get a prize for that. Funny!!
Although I got peace of mind and a lesson learned - prize enough.

Corky has a haematoma between her front legs, there's a small graze so she's obviously run into something, any excuse not to be ridden. ;-) She's had a couple of days of bute and hot massage and it's moving slowly.

Bonbon continues to be a joy, I think the ugly duckling may just be turning into a swan - and she's so smart!! The last couple of days I've been doing a little ground work with her and she's very responsive. I hope she stops growing soon though, she's only 30 months and nearly 16.2hh.