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.    

The British National Foal Show: My lucky Shamrock.

The British National Foal Show was the last show of the season for us and our bay colt Snelsmore Shamrock brought it to a close by received a second place in a strong colt foal class. It’s so amazing to see the foals being born, watching them grow up into little personalities during the summer…

Wessex Group Autumn show: A high note

Can’t believe the show season nearly over, it was so nice to finish on a high note at the Wessex group Autumn show at Kington Marward.  Snelsmore Mystique won a strong mare class and went on to be Miniature Champion and Reserve Supreme bringing her season to a great end. Fingers crossed she is in…

Thame Show: Querl come up trumps again

Snelsmore Querl earns another good result for Snelsmore at Thame Agricultural show. While Snelsmore Madonna and Snelsmore Jasper luck ran out, on this occasion only managing third and fourth places under Mrs V Hampton, Querl’s winning streak continued. Mrs Hampton chose Querl our two year old bay filly by Kington Za Za Rac to win a strong…

Usk show: A new adventure

Always love going at new venues, so completing at Usk Agricultural for the first time was no exception. It turn out that Usk was a lovely County show near Monmouthshire, Wales and we had some beautiful weather so we enjoyed wandering through some of the shows interesting trade stands after we finished the more serous…

Stretcholt Show: Perfect ending for Querl

Fantastic day for us at Stretcholt Equestrian centre. This is a lovely venue and for the mornings affiliated  Shetland classes we took five ponies. They all won their classes under Mrs J Webb. This made the Championships very difficult for Cliff and I, many thanks for everybody’s help and patients on the day. Snelsmore Orlando…