Sue and Alan, the owners. had been in the cottage to supervise the WiFi engineer, who had already gone on to the farm. They came in with us to try out the WiFi again on an IPad (Sue). She seemed a bit clueless really. No luck, so we gave up on that after a futile and astonishing conversation.
Pam then asked about their business. They have six horses and at least two carriages. A glass Landau suitable for weddings - and funerals - We saw boith being driven past our cottage.
and another smaller car and a trap.
I was interested in the horses which look like a smaller shire horse.
The horses used are Gelderlanders (also known as Dutch warmbloods), bred
in Holland for their ability, temperament and poise. They are trained
to a high standard for harness and specially selected for their team
ability. Their horses are chestnut in colour with matching markings, have
high-stepping and high head carriage.
Four are a matched team, one being trained and a newly acquired young animal.which did not respond well to the previous owners.
High Steppers run training courses for carriage driving enthusiasts. Alan's father taught The Duke of Edinburgh how to drive - carriages that is, not cars !
Soon after they'd left, the engineer arrived stating that the problem was at the farm and nothing to do with us. I knew that.......I'd re-booted the router and done all the things I would have done at home. He could do no more in the time available, merely fix a contraption to a socket which should enable us to receive emails. Occasionally it tried to do so !
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