Showing News: In the news.

Two wonderful reports for Cliff and I in the showing journal magazine. In the November issue of the showing journal it was lovely to see Snelsmore Sienna get a mention and a picture from MHOYS and Snelsmore Sundance also got a mention and picture from HOPE Supreme show in the September issue. Snelsmore in the…

SPSBS Breed show: Well worth a soaking.

There is always something very special about the society Breed show, this year the weather was against us all from the start. It was a very long wet day at the SPSBS Breed show. Wow!!! what weather we had, never been so wet and cold. I realised my waterproof coat wasn’t so waterproof after all,…

Show Case of Champions show: Amazing madness.

A long hot twenty-four hours of showing. We starting at three o’clock on Saturday morning and finally got to bed exhausted at three o’clock Sunday morning.  Some might say we are mad, but it was great fun and very proud of team Snelsmore’s achievments. A great time at Showcase of Champions show, ponies did us proud…

Stud News: Bluebells Story

Well done to Becky, James of Halfway stud for another beautiful foal by Snelsmore Lacarno. Lacarno is half-brother to Snelsmore Calipso both out of the Croft Bluebell. In 1995 we answered an advert in the local paper and brought Croft Bluebell a bay and white yearling filly by Taffgarn Raffia out of North-Wells Buddleia. Bluebell…

Foaling: Our first foal has arrived!!

Our first foal has been born here at Snelsmore. Unexpected during the night, Orchid decided to go it alone and give us a lovely surprise in the morning. A cheeky little chap by Kington Zazarac, full of the joys of spring giving us all the run around lets hope he has a friend very soon.

Farewell too our precious Jasper.

Farewell too our precious Jasper….. After a short Illness we had to make that tough decision to let Jasper go to a better place. You can now run free of pain where ever you are. They say it hard to feel the highs if you have never felt lows, this was a low…….. I was…

Stud News: An award for Snelsmore Sundance

Sundance gains an award, and a moment of madness pays off!!! We brought Snelsmore Sundance’s dam Kirkstall Acacia from Bridge-water Shetland pony sales with a mating with Kington Zazarac in mind. It was a risk, a mare who hadn’t bred for four years and only ever had colts “what were we thinking of”!!  But a…

South West group show: Plenty of fireworks !!!

The three and half hour journey and the early three o’clock start seemed all worth the effort after a good day at the South West group show. Snelsmore Spectre was on fire!! Miniature Champion and then went on to be Mrs D Barr’s Supreme Champion of the show. This colt has had an amazing year,…