Ponies in the snow!!

Ruby.

Dorey
All four girls carrying the "spots"!!!!

And dearest Quinton!

Jumping pony!!!!

Oh to be 14yo again!

(yes that is snow in that photo!!! Arghhhhhhhh)

Arrayan practising for our dressage outing next month....

First Egg!!!!!!!

Posh Ponies!!

Finally our girls have names!!! First choice all round, thank god as our fourth choices were getting a bit silly!! So we have...

Tammy is "Gordian Knot" by Mind Games and out of Timoko

Mable is "Carter Bar" by Perryston View and out of Senobar

Bridget is "La Reine de Rome" by Roi de Rome and out of We're Joken

Loopy mule day.....

Totally distracted by muley today... she was galloping around the broodmares, flat to the boards. Then she would squeal, shake her ears and buck. Snort some more and then throw herself down on the molehills and roll and roll and roll. She must have done this for a good five minutes (until I stopped laughing and went for the camera) not one broodmare lifted its head.... poor bored mule!

Kofi came back to visit Nico on Sunday, so fingers crossed for a very early 2009 "show" foal! She certainly remembers the routine and Cheeko is still very much in love!

More chooks...

Last week Muriel and I excitedly went off to Carlisle to the poultry sales.... well it apears we may have underestimated the huge value of chickens at the moment!!!

We intended to buy six and we bought.....
TWO!

Meet Freckles and Speckles! They are Light Sussex's (though I suspect not wonderful examples of their breed!) Freckles is very friendly and Speckles is rather aloof! So far we have chicken harmony in the shed, but no eggs!!

We also have room for a few more.... so watch this space!

Arrayan Numa

Criollos are like Pringles.... you don't stop at one!

Introducing Arrayan Numa


Arrayan is a 4yo Stallion, branded and papered Criollo just arrived from Uruguay in August.

He has an unbelievable temperament for any horse, never mind a stallion. He can be handled and ridden by children and complete novices. Arrayan will play polo this season as well as standing at stud but he has also been placed in a 750Km Endurance ride in Uruguay and dressage in Wales!

A complete poppet!!