For five weeks, a little filly slept alone next to her gentle mother, but yesterday, something different happened!

… Isolde got company! It wasn’t for the whole night, but for a good half an hour in the evening as we were saying goodnight to all our pets.

The body language is crystal clear: “Hey you! Don’t drop that head of yours on top of me, or I may not be here all that long!”

After a while, the filly got down to some serious sleeping, while Sheba took the opportunity to give her new-found friend a decent pedicure!

And Isolde who adores being pampered with offered no protest of the kind!

After a while, both youngsters got very tired…

…and Sheba made her best attempt to look like a horse. If she could just have a white star on her forehead like our equine herd, I’m sure no one would be able to tell the difference in the dark!