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My Bennington

Here's the first photo of my Bennington. I suppose, strictly speaking, it's Smokey's Bennington.

He saw it for the first time today and was interested but not hugely impressed. He followed it round the arena - my chum, Fiona, was pulling it - and didn't seem too concerned. We also dragged a tyre up the road - Smokey wasn't bothered by the tyre but the other horses spooking in the fields, spooked him.

When we tried tyre dragging in the arena, Fiona sat on the tyre. Smokey's face was a study as he had to drag something heavy (no disrespect intended, Fiona) for the first time. I'm sure it was heavier than the gig. What a marvellous invention the wheel is!

And here's two photos of Smokey. In the second, he is examning someone's grooming kit and probably trying to remember what all those brushes and things are for!!