It was a tough decession to split up our two geldings Snelsmore Nelson and Snelsmore Napoleon. So it was lovely to see Napoleon with his new owner’s looking so good and enjoying himself at Royal Welsh and knowing Nelson has settled into a new life with King as well. Love happy endings
Time seems to have flown by. It’s the 11th of July and we’re off to the Three Counties Show Ground again, this time for the National Performance Show. I Couldn’t help remembering the last time we made this same journey we had our little wrens chicks aboard. The little stowaway chicks have now safety flown…
Unfortunately we missed the South of England show waiting for Snelsmore Illianna to foal. Typically she hung on to the early hours of this morning to give birth to a little filly. Never mind it all went well and we definitely made the right decision in staying at home. Fours hours later, with her foal happily drinking…
It was really early 4.00 o’clock start on the 24th of May for the long journey to Heathfield Agricultural show, East Sussex. The weather was not great but the day turn out well. Our judge Mrs M Sargeant picked Snelsmore Ruby Tuesday to win the Yearling class followed by Snelsmore Pavarotti winning the 2 & 3…
Foaling started here at Snelsmore rather unexpectedly on the 7th of April. It was a sunny morning and luckily I noticed Snelsmore Nymph, a maiden mare, giving birth in the field with her friends. Once her little piebald daughter, Scarlet, was strong enough we moved them to a more suitable field where Nymph could quietly settle…
After a busy time at the stud and a few sleepless nights foaling, we left 20 minutes later than we really should have for our second show of the season at Stretcholt Equestrian Centre on 11th of April. Even though we had been to Stretcholt before, I didn’t read the Google directions properly. We took…