Omg annoying, this is the third time ive typed this out!

Sorry about the title, DA has changed the limits on titles, it should say international event rider xD Read below for goriness XD

Ok so, arty news first!

The event im doing some work with is going ahead next year. If your in the UK and in the south i really hope you consider going to see it. Its an Equine Charity event, im doing some work for the prizes, including the 1st prize for the Horse of the Year class. Just portraits of the winning horse

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Im sponsoring an international event rider for her next big competition, she is right next door so i see her all the time riding her horses [and i got to meet the big star himself, Baz!] She has just finished Badminton Horse Trials, and was half way in the dressage. For a bit more info, she was the youngest rider at Peu last year! Shes a lovely young lady and definitely someone to keep your eyes peeled for in the future! More info on that will be posted when its all sorted out!

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I got a new parrot just after my birthday. He is now a 10 week old Cinnamon Green Cheek mutation Conure. He's such a mentalist! He's named Leo!
Has already figured out how to slide down my hair on one foot, throw his food about a third of the way across my lounge at the dog, and lay on his back xDD
I miss April a hell of alot sitill, but im now realising that Leo hasnt replaced him.

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Ive got a TON of prints sorted out, and they look fantastic. Have already sold about 40!

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Rowan, that little git. On the 12th [same day as i brought him home, 2 years ago too] Decides to kick himself looning around in the field, and unfortunately severely lamed himself. He was worryingly close to severing his collateral fetlock ligament, as it was RIGHT on the side of the joint. Idiot pony!
Anywho, it would not stop bleeding for over half an hour despite pressure. It wasnt a trickle either, think of a mild tap! The flap of skin was huge, needed stitches but was that torn i didnt think it would help at all once it started to swell, had to sedate him myself. The blood was that caked on it looked like tar.

Vets came out at last and agreed it couldnt be stitched, so left me to bandage him. It still looked horrible a few days later, so he was kept on his antibiotics and painkillers with re-bandaging every couple of days. He was in that much pain still when it was handled he had to be sedated to have it seen to [ up goes the vet bill xD ] 2 weeks go by and he develops a medium sized amount of proud flesh, so back come the vets to surgically remove it. Was a bit annoyed though that the proud flesh had been a little infected due to the shredded skin left over it. They should have cut it away, so was a bit annoyed at myself for not making sure they did that.

At last, it is now healing properly and he is no longer lame on it, although is very very fed up of being on box rest!

He unfortunately has a sarcoid i spotted growing on his ear, which the vets are totally wasting my time about. Ive asked for the chemotherapy cream for it and they still havent go their arses in gear.
In total, his vet bill is currently £391, and will go up again when ive got his sarcoid cream [and no way in hell are they going to come out every time to put it on either ]
I've paid about £500 recently on new furniture and things for the house, and just paid £850 towards the house, so not entirely too pleased at more expense this month, however thats what you get when you have horses xD

He's been going out for some nice walks, and i even long-reined him 2 days ago, and he was very good, So hopefully he is back on the mend and will be back to being an idiot in the field again. I have some crummy gory pics ill gladly post if anyone wants to see, or just see the lil man himself [no one likes little ponies -sad-]

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Me and Kim are doing Burghley horse trials! I can not WAIT! Not a clue how were gonna get there, there is 3 of us going, and my pickup only travels 2, so someone is gonna have to go in the back with the dogs. And seeing as its my car, BUT i cant drive, it will most likely be me -glare- However, good news as it means Kimmy is coming down from Scotland to spend about a week in my new luffly farmhouse, in her very own room. Shall i hide something nasty in her bathroom?

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I've been getting Turk to do alot of retrieving work in the pond recently, and hes really loving it! He's swimming out about 40feet to get the dummy now, hes such a good lad! Hopefully at this rate he will do his Gundog Grade 1 exam soon!

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Ermm.. There is more to add, but ive partially forgotten it now, so ill update later