Foals

Foaling started at Snelsmore

Its that time of year again foaling has started pictures will be updated soon. This year at Snelsmore our 2017 foals name begin with the letter U with several foals born already, choosing names is nearly as hard as keeping...

Cuteness Overload

Although it’s hard work, its such an interesting time of the year just love seeing our foals being born, so cute

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Foal update: Tallulah comes awake

We made the long journey to Builth Wells for the Shetland Pony Stud Book Society Breed Show. We had a really lovely weekend meeting up with friends. All our ponies had a great show so proud of them all but...

A little bird tells me, Jacqueline has taken Solomon under her wing

Here at Snelsmore the job of weaning our babies is nearly all done, with only a few foals left to halter break. We always like to give our foals a bit of encouragement from the mares to help them lead...

The British National Foal Show: My lucky Shamrock.

The British National Foal Show was the last show of the season for us and our bay colt Snelsmore Shamrock brought it to a close by received a second place in a strong colt foal class. It’s so amazing to...

Foal update: The mares are keeping me on my toes

I’ve always slightly blamed myself for Snelsmore Nightingale losing her first foal last year; I wasn’t there for her and have never forgotten it. This year she didn’t help me make up for it and with no warning and no...

Foal Update: Better luck for Libby

It only seems like yesterday, but it was two years ago that Snelsmore Libby aborted her first foal. Libby had waxed up and things seemed to be normal, it was soon very obvious she had a problem and her filly...

Foal update: Sundance and Sienna

Kirstall Acacia is very much a loner in the herd, so I wasn’t surprised when she decided to give birth quietly in the field one evening when nobody was around to watch apart her best friend Luna. As usual early...

June update: one foal at a time

Cliff and I are having a busy time at Snelsmore right now. We’ve hired out one of our fields for dog agility training sessions with agility World Champion Lisa Frick from Finland. People are coming and going all over the...

Snelsmore Roxanne

Roxanne’s first outing; Best foal at the National Performance show 13/07/2014

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