Showing news

Great Shetland Society Breed show

Four trophies and a huge pile of rosettes from the Shetland society breed show. So pleased with our ponies, four first, two seconds, three thirds and a fourth place. Reserve Miniature Champion and Best Opposite sex for Snelsmore Mystique. Overall...

The Royal Welsh show: A night away

We always stay away for the Royal Welsh show and once our ponies have been settled into their stables we enjoyed our evening in the beautiful surroundings of Wales. With every thing organized on the farm for our evening away,...

Rembrandt paints a perfect picture at Wales

Snelsmore Rembrandt has a successful day at the National Breed show of Wales. Winning the yearling colt class in the miniature ring followed by Reserve Junior Champion, then going one better in the Miniature Coloured ring winning his class again...

The National Performance Show: Sebastian gets his first taste of the limelight

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...

NPS Area 20 Show and the National Shetland Show of Wales: Satisfying Weekend

Due to really bad traffic on the M25 which seemed busier than normal, we nearly missed our classes at the Area 20 NPS show on the South of England show ground. We arrived with only one class to spare, not...

Royal Three Counties Show: A bouncing foal, runaway chicks and a double clear

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...

Royal Bath and West show: A good day thanks to the help of our friends.

Luckily as we’ve been having a busy time on the farm recently it wasn’t such a early start for the Royal Bath & West show. It was much better weather this year but as usual for this show we had...

Heathfield Agricultural show: A long day.

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...

The Downs Group show & North Somerset Agricultural Show: Heavy Showers and Sunshine

It’s been a really busy time on the stud recently, three more foals have been born safely this week and all doing well, also preparing seven ponies to show for the Bank holiday weekend. We were rewarded with a lovely...

Stretcholt Show: A good day for the girls

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...

Spring is here and our show season has started

Can’t believe the show season has come around so quickly. The winter seems to have ended and spring is finally here. The snowdrops have just about finished and daffodils are almost in full bloom. Unfortunately it’s not quite t-shirt weather...

National Foal Show: The Last Show of The Season

The British National Foal of the Year Show held at Solihull on 30th November was sadly our final outing for 2014. It’s always-difficult washing ponies so late in the season, but it has to be done. The standard of turn...