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 Miniature Yearling Champion for Snelsmore Rembrandt
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…
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…
Snelsmore Juniper has been placed show ring as a youngster but in more recent years she has been at stud. Juniper has already bred three foals and has been running with Merrylees Satchmo this summer, believed in foal for 2016. As well as a super mum, Juniper has the right temperament to make an excellent…
With Christmas celebrations over it’s time to look forward to 2015. January’s wet weather is making life hard on the farm at the moment. I cant wait for the spring time! Last year’s foals are maturing nicely into yearlings with a few looking like early show prospects and a lot of ours mares are looking…