Foals and Facebook

Enforced blogging absence due to trip to Scotland to see my folks and then far too much work, which really is quite unacceptable. Mind you, I moan about having too much work but I'd moan more if the phone never rang and at least I love what I do.

Monday was spent in the offices of Horse & Hound assisting with their press day. Really enjoying the odd sortie back there to see some old friends in their swanky new offices just behind the Tate Modern, even if it does mean a rudely early train from Ely.

Highlight of the week so far was photographing foals for Darley which included the offspring of two lovely racemares, Kazzia and Petrushka. As their foals are not yet weaned, I got to see the old girls too, which was a huge treat. Kazzia, especially, is just the loveliest mare.

Actually, I should amend that as it was only the second best moment of the week. The best was hearing the news that Desiree (pictured here licking lovely Panto) is now in foal to Sulamani. If all goes well, her first baby should be with us next May, a late foal but no worries as he/she won't be going anywhere but eventually to the Beverley House training academy and can take as much time as needed to get there. I'm just thrilled that Desiree is still part of our family and will hopefully be adding to it.

Looking forward to interviewing Bill O'Gorman for H&H later. There should be brahmas aplenty as Bill's one of Newmarket's truly great characters and frighteningly intelligent.

Anna's got me onto Facebook and it is wasting too much of my precious little spare time at the moment. Do not, whatever you do, log on. Life's too short.

Gotta go and hose down Stan who has rolled in something really offensive and is lying in my office looking really pleased with himself. Yuk.