Okapi

I had a look through a Minorca guide book and found a tapas and cocktail bar that advertised free wifi, it was in Playa Fornells and I think it was called Okapi .

That evening we headed over there for a research dinner, laptop in hand. We got there to find a fantastic little bar, friendly staff, good drinks and the food was some of the best we'd had in Minorca; and yes it did have free WiFi.

So whilst we sat and sipped cocktails (Jo and Chloe had ones without alcohol) we searched the internet for transport companies, rescue ponies and foals for sale in the uk, quarantine information, import information and lots more.

Our general conclusions were that there are many rescue animals available in the uk, but we would be unsure of what had been done with it, it's background and so on. Also there were lots of foals available but were several thousands of pounds for a pure bred, but there were none of this breed available except in Europe.

I found a website that had the contact details for a lady called Samantha who owned a Menorquina. Her website said she could help people who were interested in purchasing and importing themselves. I left her a voice mail and shortly after she returned my call. We chatted for about 15 minutes, discussing the options and involved process.Sam gave me the number for her step-father who lived in Minorca and suggested that I give him a call the following day. He would arrange for us to meet with a guy called Chisco, one of the island's farriers and trainer who knows of various places on the island that had other Menorquina foals for sale.

I also noted down various telephone numbers for equine transport companies who I could call the following day to get a quote for transporting the any foal back to England.