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 and give them an insight of their new surroundings before we separate them. This year…

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 udder to suggest she was ready to foal, she popped out a baby all by…

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 in the morning sleepy eyed, I glanced across at the foaling camera by my bed…