120 shades of hay

I think we will all agree that with this pun, Anthony has won GoodGym. It came to him in neigh time at all.

A new task for us at Stepney Bank stables and a new GoodGymer in the shape of Hounslow tourist Mike who is scoping Newcastle out for a potential move. Kudos Mike, we loved having you along for the session!

Paul led the runners tonight including Louise on her very first post-marathon run. Nice to see you back in action Louise! Thankfully the rain (rein?) had stopped and it was a nice evening in Ouseburn. We were met by volunteer Andrew who showed us up to the yard that is home to a few horses, a pile of something with a suspicious smell, and a huge delivery of hay bales.

In all there were 120 bales packaged up on three pallets that needed to be moved into the warehouse and we had been asked to just shift as many as possible. With a lot of squats, team work, carrying, stacking, lifting and, thankfully, a few trolleys the job was completely done in just half an hour.

Neigh bother

We stayed for a few pony pats and met residents Clive and Cash. You can see how grateful Clive was in the group photo as he snuggled up to Aimee, definitely delighted to be able to see clearly now the hay was gone. We cantered back to the Cycle Hub for a quick workout to finish the night off nicely.

I'm all punned out for tonight. Hope to see you on Saturday back in Ouseburn for another galloping good session.