Brighthope Stud

29/01/2025

Thank you for the enthusiastic team of students from Wild about Hooves who came and trimmed our Shetland herd today.

25/01/2025

Running the mob through the race and crush for worming - and it’s getting congested. No one wants to leave! I have to shuffle through each time for the next pony 😁

18/01/2025

Evening visits with the youngsters and others mob😁

10/01/2025

B. Comet loves a scratch! He and Misty have joined the youngsters and extras mob, which lets him burn off his energy with the 2yo fillies😁. Although his full brother Chip (the chunky chestnut with his head in a bucket) seems to be his favourite buddy at the moment.

04/12/2024

Brighthope Comet, born last night at a wonderfully reasonable hour around 11pm! After keeping me up last weekend with contractions during the storms😁 Brighthope Cindermist (Chandglen Cinders x Garwon Kane) gave us a gorgeous little black c**t by Brighthope Gizmo (Paluka Glimmer x Craigmillar Snowdrift). Can’t wait to see Comet unravel over the next few days😁. Much to Tylens dismay this little guy will be looking for a new home at weaning.

06/11/2024

Foster mare needed for Clydesdale foal at Deloraine. Please share around and help get this “little” bub a new mum!

21/09/2024

The wintery weather is coming to an end and the itchy floaty hair season will soon be upon us! Especially for mini foals who get the double dose of extra winter coat! Little Arrow enjoying a scratch and Captain doesn’t want to miss out! He’s growing into such a nice sturdy fellow😁

26/07/2024

So shayley sent a photo of Pepsi to a competition, and so far it’s been in a calendar and now starring in a seek-and-find book 😍.

08/07/2024

Spy has found a new home. And been renamed Cinderella and is wearing all pink for his new little 3yo girl who is already smothering him in affection and promised to give him a bath ….. inside with her 😁. It’s so hard sending them off, but I know I look forward to hearing or seeing all his adventures in his new home. 29 enquiries, 6 visits booked - but for various reasons only 1 managed to see him. 😊.

07/07/2024

Brighthope Sunny giving cuddles as a youngster😁.

07/07/2024

03/07/2024

Classy Miss Charming and Peppys Simply Super. Two of our QH senior mares and obviously good friends😁- if I separate the buckets they eat one out together, then move to the other bucket🤷‍♀️

29/06/2024

When someone asks for a “current photo” (because 2 weeks ago isn’t current enough) and we’ve had 38mm of rain overnight. Well all-righty then. One winter woolied mud monster coming up🤪😄

10/06/2024

Brighthope Spy. Still being broken in for independent riding. Has done fun day, obstacle course day. Spy is used to tractors, motorbikes, Ambulances, helicopters, traffic, crazy kids with kites, bikes, umbrellas etc. At Camp Clayton for an 80 girl camp😁 he lined up to have his hair primped and pampered😁. And then was more cautious of the waves at the beach.

10/06/2024

Brighthope Spy 9.3hh Palomino Gelding 5yo looking for a new home. Rider “outgrown” and has to bend his knees to make it look like he’s riding 🤪. I’ll put up more photos soon😊

14/05/2024

Love my Shetlands! When we bought this place we fenced this strip to keep the neighbours idiot bulls away from our cows (and bull). The simple temporary fence HAD to be there as it was the only place to put a straight line because of the gorse. - that’s how far from the boundary fence it had crept. Horrible nasty stuff which gives awesome shelter in winter, but takes over the land if you let it. BUT gorse also pulls nutrients from deep in the soil through their strong and tenacious root system. I’m not sure if it’s a “we’re from the same part of the world and I know your value” thing OR just the tenacious Shetland appetite😁 but they love to burrow in and strip the bark- eventually killing the gorse. And no, they don’t do this to the trees in their paddocks. Since the gorse is clearing there are seedling trees sprouting which we toss a few branches around to help them but be trampled…. But we all know that’s not going to stop a Shetland from getting in there if they smell grass😁. And no that’s not “all they have to eat” The ponies have just come through this paddock again on their cell rotation. Although like the rest of TAS feed is going to be tight this year! So message me if your keen to look at a pony …. or two😁.

10/05/2024

Little Arrow 😍. I’ve had to make the low fences even lower😁