24/04/2026
Happy 21st Birthday "Digger" born Anzac day 2002!!
Time to share some funny moments on Digger because he is old enough to handle it now!
1) I once caught him in the dam totally submerged apart from his ears, eyes and nostrils hence why he got the nick name Hippo!
2) I once busted him in the restricted access feed room, it looked like a hurricane had gone through!
3) He drove my big horse Biggles into a dam one day, Biggles thought he was safe but little Hippo boy went in after him! I had to intervene🥴
4) He escaped through an electric fence more than once because the grass is always greener!
5) A child put her fingers in his mouth and he obliging and innocently opened his mouth and held them trying to decide if they were actually food, he wasn’t letting go though, I had to quickly intervene, girl was crying but still had all fingers in tact! I have never been so relieved! but not surprised as he has never bitten anyone!
But overall Digger is just the best little dude, he has been my main pony party man given thousands of pony rides without a glitch since about 2013!
I absolutely love him to bits and he never fails to melt my heart.
Today Digger is actually working on his birthday and shares his birthday with Stassia, but he will get bombarded with love and carrots as usual from all the children!
Send him a birthday wish and I will pass it on!
And spare a thought for all the equine Diggers that were sent to war, Lest we forget.
