So Harry has a returned fieldmate Nick. Harry and Rocky were getting quite chummy but now Nick has returned and ofcourse being tiny he is the boss of the field, Nick is his and Harry is alone again. Nick didn't even want Harry to see me I had to tell him to stay so I could give Harry a cuddle.

Anywho last week I introduced Harry to the rainbow umbrella properly. I started off with it rolled up and I had some yummy nuts, at first Harry was thinking he had to come to me for the nuts, so I gave them to him in the hand I was holding the (large!) umbrella, the idea was he associated the umbrella with nice things so every time he touched it with his nose I said "Good boy!" and stroked him and gave him nuts by the umbrella/with the umbrella you get the picture.

Then started opening it up in stages and everytime harry touched it he got nuts, he got the idea really quickly cos he is a wonderful amazing smart handsome best pony in the world. So it seemed within no time I had the umbrella open completely and Harry standing under it with it quite low and having lovely nuts and strokes, he even followed me when I walked away. He didnt really want me moving to the side though, but that's next on the to-do list. He's the sort that learns by doing a bit, leaving a bit then doing a bit more and he is 10 times better just from having a few days to think it over.