It only seems like yesterday, but it was two years ago that Snelsmore Libby aborted her first foal. Libby had waxed up and things seemed to be normal, it was soon very obvious she had a problem and her filly...
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...
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,...
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 the Shetland ponies we have a homebred show jumper called Catch the Beever, better know around the stables as Buster. On the fourth of July 2007 we had been showing at Royal show, Stoneleigh, having already had...
Lovely to have pictures of our ponies we have sold, Snelsmore Queenie settled into her new home
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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...
All of us here at Snelsmore would like to wish everybody a very “Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.” During the Christmas celebrations, things here on the farm are pretty normal, our work has too continued. I remember last...
Stud update; So much has been happening at the farm recently. As well as weaning our foals we have to say a sad good bye to a special mare, Benston Gloria, who will be making the long journey to Finland...
I love the buzz from all the activities here on the farm. It’s really interesting seeing the dogs training at Q-Me Agility, getting to meet some lovely people and amazing dogs, have a look at some action shots from a...
