...sing-song at 'The Yard'

...a 'Queen' number...
the Band, not the Monarch.

Tom&Henry sing 'Bohemian Rhapsody".

 
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go
A little high, little low
Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me

Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Mama, ooo
Didn't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters












 

Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine
Body's aching all the time
Goodbye everybody - I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama, ooo - (anyway the wind blows)
I don't want to die
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all











 




I see a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango
Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening me
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo Figaro - magnifico
















But I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Easy come easy go - will you let me go
Bismillah! No - we will not let you go - let him go













Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let me go
Will not let you go - let me go (never)
Never let you go - let me go
Never let me go - ooo
No, no, no, no, no, no, no -
Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
for me
for me








 




So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
Oh baby - can't do this to me baby
Just gotta get out - just gotta get right outta here













 


Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Nothing really matters
Anyone can see
Nothing really matters - nothing really matters to me

Anyway the wind blows...

TCJpart83 The Spa

NEW RETREAT: AT 'THE YARD'
'The Yard' is the newest relaxation destination for weary horses, to kick off their shoes and get some well-earned rest and recuperation.

It's an exclusive 'members only' high-end establishment, with everything a horse could wish for.  A peaceful, tranquil environment with the calming sounds of birds song in the wind, and a personal butler for his every whim. 

A luxurious well-appointed bedroom with en-suite facilities and access to free flowing high fibre meals for that complete detox.

Our clients are free to go for long walks before breakfast and eat in the dining room, or they can have breakfast in bed, it's their choice completely.

Every bedroom has a 'yoga floor', for use whenever our clients wish to do their stretches after breakfast as one of our members is doing here. Or to simply zone-out to the relaxing sounds of the tranquil countryside.

At 'The Yard' we offer one-on-one treatments, everything you'd expect from a classy spa is here for the body and mind.

Tom & Henry often take a break at 'The Yard',  they can relax into a deep clean bed with the pleasant aroma of lemons wafting in the air.  Taste the freshly prepared luxury packed forage for their internal health and well being.

Learning to completely relax is something our clients are taught during their early stays with us.  And some of the techniques we teach them is to loosen their lower lips for a completely calming experience.

Fresh produce is delivered regularly for the totally organic vegetarian diet: low in sugar, high in fibre perfect for healing minds and feeling healthy and strong.

They can indulge in massage and stretching, body brushing and bathing.  Here one of our clients is learning some relaxation techniques from our most senior specialist: 'Rand'.

They can have their hair washed in herbal aromatic lathers and be pampered for as long as they stay. Their hair will be rejuvenated and the client will leave with the shiniest locks they've ever had.

We can offer yoga and Pilate's: We encourage our clients to stretch.

....and here one of our regular customers is doing some early morning tai-chi.

Nothing is too much trouble here at 'The Yard', your wish is our command.

We also offer top quality pedicures on a regular basis so your feet are pampered too, nothing is overlooked, we aim to be the experience your weary Trakehner body has been waiting for.

As members of this exclusive club, developed only for creative types and strictly vetted for membership, Tom & Henry feel they can really let their hair down here.  It's remote location also means they know that they stay here in the strictest confidence, and they can leave their fame at 'The Yard' gates and be treated to a pampering of a lifetime!

Unfortunately we cannot consider any new members at this time, sorry to disappoint.




...for anyone who likes the stylish life a friend of mine has a blog I recommend, it's how to live life gorgeously...or Opulent Scrawls.

TCJpart80 Tom & Henry

GETTING UNDER MY FEET:

Now, please understand, I love Tom & Henry being around me when I do stuff.  I love it that they find moving my broom, eating out of the bin, going into half mucked-out stables, flinging hay all over my carefully swept floor amusing....it just means they love being with me...doesn't it?

...but there are times...occasionally...when I just wish they'd let me get on with my jobs....! But I don't really mean that, because every time I'm with them I learn something more about them.

MOVING YOUR HORSE:
Getting your horse to move out of your way, or move where you want him can be as easy as pointing at him, remember horses communicate entirely with body language.  Subtle changes in movements: a flick of the ear, a nod of the head, a swish of his tail, can tell us all what our horses are saying.  If you can get good at this, and you’ll need to spend a lot of time with your horse, the things you can do on the ground can help you in the saddle.

Going backwards:  firstly I started with my hand on his chest and add pressure. Horses don’t like any pressure, they’d rather move out of the way, this we can use to our advantage to teach our horse to yield.  So add pressure to your hand, and say ‘back,back,back’ give him a food treat.  Progress to laying your hand with no pressure, and then work with pointing your hand at his chest, and keeping thaat perceved pressure on until he moves...and he will do.

When he arrived here Tom didn't like brooms, not scared, just irritated by them I think.  I sweep my yard twice every day, so he's used to it by now, but only quite recently has he been able to tolerate it to the point when he got in my way and I accidentally jabbed him with it...he just stood there!

I can now sweep right under him and between his legs and he doesn't even bat his long eyelashes at me.  Only because he gets around my stuff whilst I'm using it, is he now relaxed about the whole affair.

So being around all my 'stuff' apparently is good for them.

Henry likes to go into my just finished stable, all clean, new fresh shavings, swept to within an inch of it's life, and roll...when there's 3 acres he could be using for that!!

Boys!

Not scared of bins, plastic bags, logs, buckets, stools, brooms...or any of the pieces of equipment I use around the yard or my poo-picking devices either.

They see these things every day, as as we know with horses, repetition is key.

Jobs take longer though, I can never be in a rush because they just want to be under my feet every step of the way!

In fact I have begun swapping their fields to a new one on Saturday mornings (proper deep cleaning day), just so they're occupied with new territory and not getting in my way whilst I go about the job of the BIG muck-out, haybar empty etc.

But, if it sounds like interesting things are happening...like I'm standing in my bin to make more room....well, they can't resist wandering over.

 

Everything you do with your own horse is an exchange of understanding between you both.  The more things you do with him, the more situations he can share with you the easier his coping mechanism will be out there when you're riding.

 

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..if only I could adequately explain to T&H that hay is tidier IN the haybars and not taken out and spread all over the floor....hmmmm!