A first time for us at Bucks County, so unsure of our bearings we decided to have an easy day with Snelsmore Sundance and Merrylees Nuggett for the open miniatures & standards Shetland classes. A lovely show with nice rings very near to the lorry park which is always a nice start to the days…

It was a rather longer journey than we had expected to Edenbridge Agricultural show this year it made Scotland seem easy, even following the diversion signs due to closed road ahead wasn’t straight forward, still got lost so needed to call on the help of Daniel and he’s waze app on his sat nav to…

Great day at Wessex show. I thought we were quite mad the day before washing seven ponies, but all the hard scrubbing paid off. So pleased we decided to take two extra yearlings with us, its so rewarding to watch them learn as the day go on. The experiences at these group shows all help…

Getting up at the crack of dawn seems to have become a regular occurrence in our household. The alarm was set for four o’clock to help Gillies transport load their horses, before we left for the New Forest show. The forecast for a very wet day, so we were well prepared with our wet weather…

Even though it’s always a long tiring day at the Royal Welsh its still one of my favourite shows, so many beautiful ponies of all breeds forward to the rings. Another fantastic result for Snelsmore. A  first, second, third and Reserve Miniature Champion, What can I say about this young mare, Snelsmore Querl apart from…

“Well luck was certainly with us at the at Shetland performance show.” The Shetland Performance show is a favourite for us and this year was no exception. Two first and two seconds followed by a Junior Championship for Snelsmore Rag Doll, while Cliff and Snelsmore Spectre being Reserve Junior. Snelsmore Lalique and Cliff had a…

Another early start, we arrived at seven o’clock for Heathfield Agricultural show in lovely sunshine, thought this year we might be lucky and not get wet, as it always seems to rains at Heathfield. Once again, the sun didn’t last long before thunder and lightning started, for safely reasons the show had to be stopped…

Foaling been going full steam ahead here at Snelsmore six healthy foals now, so a nice day out showing our ponies at North Somerset show was a real treat. Really pleased with all our ponies, Snelsmore Tequila Sunrise our yearling filly found the agricultural show atmosphere a bit unsettling, like most of the other yearlings…