Following is a letter from his owners, with the photos on the right accompanying.

Hi Jo,

I can imagine that it would be hard for you to send a pony off to a new family that are a fair distance away. You have no idea what our place is like and what he’s going to.

So, here’s some pics for you to get a taste of Walki’s new life:

Here he is being tacked up for the first time-

We put Mickey and Zeke in a small yard behind so they don’t get in the way when we are riding. They were both quite pleased to see the halter and lead rope come out for Walki and not them today as it was pretty hot (by our standards!!!)

This picture made it to Facebook… Arran wants you to see that he’s very happy we have Walki now.

Good to go, he stood still while Emily hopped on and was alert but not spooky or silly. Such a good boy!!!

This is the boys’ home paddock. There’s a small creek just behind where they are riding at this point.

Lots of trees for shade near the water troughs. Emily was laughing because he wasn’t drinking but was playing in the water.

Today Emily did some walking, then trotting. Then they worked on cantering on the right lead. He did really well, she was so pleased with him.

He walked over the poles without any hesitation and was not at all worried about the other two boys watching him over the fence.

After his ride, we hosed him off and he enjoyed a good roll in the sand. The ground here is very sandy so any bare patches are good for rolling in. He rolled, then got up and then went down for a 2nd roll…then walked along a bit and went down for a 3rd! So much for being clean but he looked like he was enjoying himself…unfortunately we were getting their feeds ready so missed it with the camera. He’s just had some hay so far but once he’s settled in and we see how he goes on our paddocks, will look at what we need to be feeding him.

Walki has been enjoying our green paddock!

We feed them fairly well apart. Zeke has already established himself as top of the heap. There is still a little ‘discussion’ between Mickey and Walki over who is at the bottom. So far, Mickey seems dominant but I get the feeling Walki is biding his time. I think once he settles in; he’ll let Mickey know who’s bigger. There’s not much nastiness in it, just the usual alpha male blustering!

Do you think that maybe we are partial to bays?

Not really interested in Arran’s carrot offering but loved the water trough that was just filled with fresh water.

Jo, I really believe he is the right pony for our family. After her ride, Emily said he’s got a beautiful floating canter and gorgeous trot. She rode today with a big smile on her face. Arran announced that he already loves Walki almost as much as Mickey!!

In nearly every picture we have of him, he’s grazing. He even started eating the grass with his back feet still on the float last night when we got home. It’s like he can’t believe how green it is here. Today the three horses were in the shade under the trees, Mickey & Zeke were near each other but Walki wasn’t too far from them (maybe 5-10 metres?). He was happily munching on grass but came when we called. He was easy to catch (hopefully Mickey will learn a thing or two in that department!) and seemed quite content.

I will keep you updated but if our first day with him today was anything to go on, he’ll be a wonderful addition to the family.

Thank you for agreeing to sell this beautiful boy to us,

Kayleen.

16/11/14