Foals in furry coats!

A few photos of the foals as they rapidy lay down winter coats.  This has been a grim summer, there is no other word for it, it has rained and rained and rained.  The horses are a bit dull in their coats and we are now short of grass but sadly not of mud!  I was quietly optomistic of an indian summer but those dreams are gone, Nico has a rug on and with a forecast of serious snow, early and plenty of it he will no doubt be wearing two before that much longer.  Still snow is always so much nicer to photograph than the mud!  We seem to have acquired a buzzard (?) which would be nice if the woodeckers hadn't "vanished" at exactly the same time as it arrived...

Exmoors on the move!

A day out helping with the exmoor pony inspections and branding near Brampton in Cumbria.  In the afternoon the mares were run back out onto the fell and I got a few snaps of them on their way!

Last Scan!

Shesa Perfect Zippo scans in foal to Exbury Ghost due the 24th of June 2013.

Horse Hair Necklace

Just seen this lovely necklace made by Equi Tails Jewellery  the hair on the left of the photo is from Chamfron By Dand (bay blanket spot) and the hair on the right is from his full sister Chamfron Firefly (chestnut blanket).  Both are owned by Rebecca Crump.

The Scotts gang growing up!

The gang are looking very well indeed the bay lad is Chamfron Parador who is now 15 months old, his full sister is the chestnut leopard Chamfron Caramia who is 27 months old and the red roan is Chamfron Mimosa who is 17 months old.  They are owned by Mel and Jeanette Scott who (like so many that own Chamfron horses) are very good at sending updates and photos.

Field is cut!

No way of getting a haylage crop this summer but its cut tonight to hopefully make silage for suckler cows, first bit of good news, all the grass is down and the tractor didn't sink without trace!!

Chamfron Viscacha in Work

Viscacha who is by our Criollo stallion Arrayan Numa and out of the lovely TB mare Gordian Knot is now about five weeks under saddle with Charlotte Armstrong at CFA Performance horses and going very well.  Owned by and photos thanks to Jo Gourley.