Heathfield Agricultural show: Worth getting soaked

Its always been a early four o’clock start for the long journey to East Sussex for the Heathfield show. I also can’t remember a show at Heathfield when it hasn’t rain as well. All prepared for rain and long walk to the ring, we started our day. Our judge Mrs V Hampton had a tough…

Stretcholt Spring Show: Spectre’s ready for action.

Fantastic day with our youngsters at Stretcholt Spring show. Couldn’t be more pleased, a lovely venue perfect for educating our babies. Snelsmore Spectre our piebald yearling colt by Merrylees Talisman had a great learning experience for his first time competing at a show. Spectre made a James Bond style entrance with a flying leap out…

Wessex group show: Quiz Master answers all the questions

This winter has been really hard work so a good start to the show season was the result were hoping for. In the early hours of the 20th March with all the ponies scrubbed up we left for our long journey to the Wessex group show at Kingfisher Equestrian centre. Our day started well with our two-year…

A pat for Za Za Rac and Breeders Recognition for Snelsmore

It seems like such a long time ago now, we decided we would like a shetland pony. So one evening we answered an advert in the Horse and Hound magazine to find a mare, but Cliff fell in love with a very wild chestnut colt foal, typically we brought both home. The mare was a…

January: Snelsmore Update

Looking forward to a new year at Snelsmore, with all its ups and downs. Brambles our Dexter cow has got us off to a good start having a beautiful heifer calf called Bramley, it won’t be long before the arrival around April of the new foals to the stud and continuing to show are older…

Wishing you a Happy Christmas

Christmas is a quite time on the farm. A family get together over lunch handing out of presents, really don’t think I would like it any other way. Its become a family tradition, all helping out and working off that large Christmas dinner. long may it continue.    

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

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 Miniature Yearling Champion for Snelsmore Rembrandt