Single Sunday Snuggle!

It's Violette again! I told you, didn't I, that #1 and I had a huge snuggle when she came to see me on my return. PROOF:

#1 sent in a few photos from the first day of the actual Fish Run which lasted from 8AM yesterday until 4AM this morning!

Percherons:

Comtois:

Shires:

So Slow SEIturday...

Sei-Chan: Why is the time passing so slowly? Why isn't #1 home yet?

Sssssshhhhh... Here I am again with a few more photos for you!

The horses had to go through a ford to get to the heavy pull competition and the girls decided to ride them over in their harnesses:

Here they are actually doing the pull competition These two mares had never worked together until this event! They came in 7th!

The last event of Friday was the pulling of a traditional fishing boat on the sand in Boulogne. Our pair of Suffolk Punches came in 4th. There are no photos of them actually doing the pull, but here they are in the beach:

Flying Ears Friday!

Tommy: Fly, Fly, Fly!!!!

#1 here again, with a flying photo of a different kind. Here is the Team GB pair of Comtois horses who were taking part in the marathon obstacle driving event, and very impressive they were!

Genji on Thursday

Genji: I'm looking for #1... Has anybody seen her????

Pssssssstttt.... #1 here.. Don't tell Genji but I'm sneaking in with a photo from the last minute training for the Fish Run. Here is Claire McDermott of Team GB, driving the four in hand, all Percheron mares!

Wednesday Neighs!

Violette: Pretty Neighs, everyone! Have you been missing me? I missed #1 a lot, and when she came to see me on her return, I covered her in nuzzles and kisses! I was so happy to see her!

Tama-Chan's "Ta-Ta" Tuesday

Tama-Chan: For those of you unfamiliar with the expression, "Ta-Ta" means goodbye, and today is the day #1 is heading off again. Mr. R is coming today, and Ms. A will relay on Friday. We are not sure which woofies are coming but there have been rumours of Sophie and perhaps Emily...

I think I shall spend a lot of my time up on my perch, supervising...

Occasionally looking out of the window:

And I may take the odd nap...

As for the coming days, this is the plan: We will post one  Poupounette picture a day,  and, if #1 has the time and energy, she may add some more from the Fish Run as she goes along. That way, we won't be completely out of touch. There is Wi-Fi where she is staying but she has no idea how many hours she will actually spend there...

Manly Monday and a Farewell

Bibi-Chan: Let's face it, #1 is having a hard time trying to catch her breath as she fails to unpack (except for our stuff!) and tries to get ready to leave again tomorrow. She is going to be working liaison with Team GB on this year's edition of the Fish Run (officially known as "Route du Poisson" in France). If you are interested, you can find an article on the previous edition of the Fish Run here. She says it's going to be very exciting but with a very steep learning curve! She has also been commissioned to write an article about it all for Draft Horse Journal.

Anyway, she has been doing some photo-taking of us, and we thankfully have some left over from Ms. A and Mr. D, so here goes:

Me, The Beebs, of course:

Gen-Chan snoozing...

And playing the feather flute...

Happy Tommy!

It took a little time for #1 to locate Vidock as he is in a different field that is well-hidden from prying eyes, but find him she did, looking as studly as ever!

Finally, we would like to pay a special tribute to our dear friend Totoro (Toro-Chan to us) who went to the Bridge yesterday. He had had renal problems and we hoped hard he would get better after surgery, but unfortunately, he did not. Run free, Dear Friend, and our sweetest thoughts to San and all the Amigos.

TORO-CHAN