What a lovely quiet week! No PONY team disturbing my peace, no riding, just me, the sun, grass, oh and Soloman, of course!

I even caught Colonel sun-bathing the other day — he's got a coat like a woolly mammoth at the moment, but there he was, snoozing in the sun! Bet he can't wait to lose his winter coat, it's so thick he must be roasting! And you should see his beard!

I'm looking forward to the better weather so I can go out without a rug on. The moment my rug is off, I'm going to roll in the mud and get it caked everywhere. That's my plan for getting out of riding this year – if I'm totally filthy, Kate won't have time to clean me, therefore no riding, and more time for eating!

Soloman just mutters and sighs when I tell him my plans — I think he quite enjoys being made a fuss of by Kate.

Anyway, I'm off to plot some more pranks!

Take care,

The Duggster