Glanvilles Shetland Pony Stud

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Glanvilles Shetland Pony Stud

We are a small stud based in Wiltshire breeding quality standard registered Shetland ponies.

01/09/2024

So proud of my girls and Archie today. Archie had his first lunging session and it was also the first time he has had a saddle on I lunged him before I popped my crash test dummies on to make sure he was happy. 🤣🤣🤣 He needs some fine tuning and a confident rider going forward. This pony really will make a wonderful show pony for someone so if any of my Shetland friends know of anyone looking for a pony for lead rein or in hand showing Archie is available. Standing currently at 38" he is 4 in November. ☺️

30/04/2024

So pony number 2 who will be available later on this year after being broken in and gelded. Finetime Pure Anarchy (Archie) he is 3 rising 4 a very stocky type with a leg in each corner and very friendly. He is currently standing at 9hh and will make a fantastic child's pony. He has some amazing lines behind him his sire being Hools Mischief and his Dam being Ever so precious of crafton. This pony will have a fantastic showing career under saddle with whoever is lucky enough to have him.
I will keep posting up his progress as we work with him.

29/04/2024

We have for ⛵ a lovely 2 year old black c**t by Southernwood Tempest 38.5" out of Alasken Midnight Cassie 37.5" lovely nature would make a lovely child's pony if gelded or potential stallion. Fully registered with Spsbs please contact us for more information. Pictures to follow. £1,2🥕🥕

21/01/2024

So with spring approaching and quite a few c**ts on the ground we will have our 3 year old c**t Archie up for sale in the spring he will be Gelded before being sold he is a cracking pony with fantastic lines behind him currently standing at 37" tall he still has a lot more growing to do. He will be broken to ride by us and ridden out around the village and insured that he is completely safe with traffic and going forward well before he leaves us. When he leaves us he will be ready to start his showing career whether it be under saddle or in hand. He is a fantastic type and has been great with my young children. He is a very quiet boy and has never been c**ty. Keep your eyes peeled for regular updates on this boy as he really is quite special. He has Marshwood lines on his Dams side and Hools on his sires side. A pony not to be missed

21/01/2024

Firstly happy new year to everyone it has been very busy here and the winter months with all the rain have been very hard on the ground here in Wiltshire. Now we are on new grazing with less land it's been a big lesson on how we manage it during these wet months. This is the first year we have ever had to feed the ponies hard feed throughout.
Still, spring is around the corner and the only way is up we are concentrating more on showing this year than breeding. With quite a few youngsters coming up we are aiming to get them and Tempest out.
We look forward to meeting new faces out on the circuit this year please give us a wave and come and have a chat if you see us. 😁

30/10/2023

Welcome to the world little one name to be confirmed. We have a little Black filly.

Dam: Helawi Nicotiana Avalon.
Sire: Southernwood Tempest
To make approximately 38" tall
Born: 29/10/2023

Absolutely over the moon with this little bundle of fluff mare took us by surprise as we thought she would foal next month. Despite us checking her everyday. It just goes to show they don't all read the rule book. 🤣🤣

18/10/2023

It has been quite busy here at Glanvilles stud in recent months so we do apologise for not updating everyone.
All ponies are well and truly settled in their new home in castle Combe and are doing very well. We are still awaiting the arrival of a very late foal if not a very early foal from Helawi Nicotiana Avalon we aren't 100% sure when she was covered but we think she may be due in November some time if not maybe even later. Or very early next year all we know is she is huge. We also believe that Wells Perrier maybe in foal too if she is this will be a very exciting foal being of both Wells and Thanet lines.
Our yearlings are doing well Cherry looking stunning and flora filling out nicely she will be a cracking filly.
Jazzman has finally lost a few lbs which were very much needed our cob mare Phoebe was sold a few months ago and we wish her new owners all the best with her.
Next year will be a year of showing so we are preparing Tempest, Jazz, Perrier, Jo Jo and Cherry for the ring little Rocco may also make his debut in the ring too. Lots to do and working through our first winter in our new home will be an interesting challenge. We are however going to be at the first affiliated Wiltshire Shetland pony show on Saturday so if you see us please come over and say hi and meet some of our gang.

18/07/2023

For anyone looking for a safe fun family pony.

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14/07/2023

Please keep eyes peeled for this little mare she is only tiny and has very distinctive markings.

13/07/2023

1 more sleep to go and we will be heading off to the Shetland performance show. This will be our first show in 7 years the performance show being the last one we went to where our profile picture was taken. We have 4 ponies coming with us this year and we can't wait to meet new people and catch up with faces we haven't seen in many years if you see us I will be in a purple Shetland pony hoody it's very tongue in cheek so please come say hi and have a giggle with us. I believe I am joining in with the tug of war so it's going to be a good laugh. 😁Look forward to seeing you all there.

09/07/2023

Sorry for the radio silence it has been very busy here at Glanvilles stud over the past few months. Between moving from the place the ponies have called home for the past 8-10 years, having a new foal arrive shortly after who we have named Glanvilles midnight Sirocco (Rocco for short). It was touch and go at the start as his igg levels were low so he needed plasma but he is going from strength to strength now. Will post a photo below.

We are also happy to announce that after a 7 year break from showing we are back hitting the circuit again and have entered the national Shetland performance show. We are taking 4 of our ponies with us Including our beautiful c**t Glanvilles Hart of the Helm. let's just hope he behaves, he is very forward going haha. If you see us I will be wearing a purple Shetland pony hoodie. Pop over and say hi it will be lovely to meet new people. 😁

05/05/2023

Officially Introducing the safe arrival of our beautiful chestnut c**t foal born this morning out of Cranford Jo Jo and by Southernwood Tempest another fantastic foal from this pairing now named Glanvilles Hart of the Helm. There is meaning to his name to those who know. We couldn't be happier I was hoping for a c**t this year and my lovely mare did not disappoint.

18/04/2023

So foal watch continues, Jo Jo is very restless and today just wants cuddles and keeps leaning up against the stable wall. We have plaited her tail up to keep everything clean. Today I have given her a very good groom. She even allowed me to check her over which is completely abnormal for her as usually you have to dodge the cow kicks. So definitely things are on the move all the muscles have relaxed behind too so definitely not long now watch this space.

11/03/2023

Sat on a straw bale kindly dropped off by Chris Townsend . Drinking tea and eating bread rolls after shifting the large hay bale into the stables. This year's foaling preparation has begun Shetty Cam is fully operational and a second one will have to be ordered to cover the amount of foals we have due in a short space of time will the Shetland mare drop first or the cob. 😱🤔 We may have to play musical stables.

11/02/2023

So we have exciting news we have 2 mares starting to bag up our cob mare Phoebe and Helawi Nicotiana Avalon appears to have started bagging up too which is great this one is a bit of a surprise foal as she didn't take last year and she was in with Tempest until the end of March last year she has kept us guessing all this time as she hides them very well. So watch this space our first foals will be due very soon. 😁

04/02/2023

Had a fantastic day today ok I was alone for some part of it me time. 🤣 There is nothing better for your mental health than standing in a field with a herd of ponies.

So I started off the day checking the bee hives with my dad. (Yes we have bees too) We have been waiting for ages to be able to pop the varroa treatment into the hives but couldn't do it until the weather warmed up slightly so today was the better day before the temperature plummets again. Dad's bee's were struggling before the winter but have made it through we think one hive is potentially queenless and numbers have dwindled but they are still fighting on his other hive isn't doing to badly and there are a few bee's covering the frames his swarm that he had to re queen before winter despite being decimated by wasps last year has also survived and again although numbers are very small they are still fighting on.

My hives well, 😱 😳 my garden hive is doing well they are on quite a few frames both in the bottom brood box and the top brood box I shall keep an eye on them if numbers increase I will transfer them from the nuc to a hive proper. My other 2 colonies over in the apiary are massive they are covering 7 frames in both the brood box and the half brood. The challenge this year is to try and prevent them from wanting to swarm. 🤞I will have to go back and put supers on them and we shall see what we can do to both increase the bee population and give them enough space to do this and bring in stores.

So after my bee adventures I went over to sort the birds and the ponies out it was nice spending time just seeing the foals and how they are coming on and have cuddles with them all. I do hope the fields start drying up though as it is so wet out there.

27/01/2023

So the exciting news is we maybe looking at 5 foals this year. 🤔😳😱 1 of which is only half Shetland 🤔😂 no that one wasn't planned. 😬 Phoebe appears to have been a bit naughty with Archie. 🤦 That one will be due within the next month we also may have a surprise foal from our piebald mare Avalon. She is looking far too well despite being on next to no grass last year we didn't have a foal from her last year we are suspecting that she may have absorbed or aborted last autumn as she certainly did look in foal before the winter months she remained with Tempest until March last year and spent the summer months with Phoebe again if she is in foal she will also be due end of February beginning of march. Jo Jo is looking massive and will be due end of April/may time and the same with Cassie she will be due may/June time Perrier was put in with tempest at the end of October/November time so if she has been in season will have a late foal all the Shetland mares are hopefully in foal to Southernwood Tempest and Archie who is only 2 will also be a dad not our proudest moment but you can't change what has already happened. All I will say is it will be a very chunky small cob x Shetland.

Watch this space an exciting year ahead.

23/01/2023

So we have done a bit of a swap about with the stables as we felt that the stable Tempest and Perrier were in wasn't quite big enough so the foals have gone in there there is plenty of room in there for them. Archie and Storm have been moved nextdoor and Tempest and Perrier are now under the camera where I can keep an eye on them. With the cold and wet weather we have had both ponies have suffered a bit despite being fed hard feed they have had a special diet plan set up by Spillers to help them regain the weight and get topline back as these are two that we want to get out on the circuit this year we also have the dentist coming on the 31st Jan to check teeth for these two and all our other golden oldies. Perrier deciding to roll in a very wet muddy puddle didn't do herself any favours as the wet mud got through to the guard hairs and as a result she was shivering violently. Pam and I spent quite a while grooming her on Saturday to remove all the clumps of mud it took a week of being in before they dried. 😱 She looks fantastic now and it is amazing how in just a night she is now being able to regulate her temperature better and her hair was fluffed up Sunday morning when we got to the yard. If she improves this week we will turn her back out with the girls onto the hill Tempest needs feeding up a bit more and a bit more pampering and chill out time before we brave letting him out into the cold again the constant wet and extremely cold weather has been relentless down here and really took its toll on them. It does go to show that they are all individuals and some need more mollycoddling than others. Every year is different and they teach us something new all the time. We do love them all. I have a video below of Tempest and Perrier chilling munching on hay.

19/01/2023

When your caught in the act. 🤣

01/01/2023

Happy new year 2023 to all our friends family and followers from all of us here at Glanvilles Shetland pony Stud. What a year it has been. Here is to a prosperous new year and hopefully we will get to meet some of you at some shows this year too ###.

20/11/2022

So it has been a while since I posted updates on the gang with the progress of the newbies. Perrier has now gone down to over winter with Tempest and the other girls as has Avalon as we feel that she never took last year. Never mind things can't always go our way this is a mare that I truly want at least one more foal from to carry on her line she is a beautiful mare as you can tell from my cover photo. Perrier seems to have fallen head over heels for Tempest and follows him around everywhere. She has also settled in very well and is now coming up to us for a scratch and some cuddles she really is a lovely mare.
Flora really does have attitude and is definitely going to be a big character and one to look out for since Perrier her comfort blanket has gone down to the other field she has been forced to socialise with the other foals instead of chase them off and seems to be hanging around with cherry a bit more. Which I am happy with as they will spend most of their lives with eachother. I am very happy with the ponies I have now and they are the perfect ones for restarting our little stud. The foals we have had this year I am over the moon with. They really will be fantastic in the ring and we can't wait to get them out and about. We shall see what the future holds.

26/10/2022

The girls are settling in well. All the foals seem to be hanging around together now which is good. This weekend we will attempt to pop a headcollar on Peri and give her a good check over and worming along with the foals. Flora has definitely made herself at home and still comes for cuddles every day she is going to be a fun one to get to know she is always trying to push her way into the feed room while my aunt prepares their dinner. ☺️

25/10/2022

Pleased to say our beautiful ponies are settling in very well. Euphoria is a very confident little filly and is greeting us everyday and loving all the attention. Perrier is warming to us slowly she is letting us cuddle her for longer periods every day before moving away. She even let me stroke her face today without moving off. I am really enjoying getting to know this mare and knowing her boundaries she is small but very mighty. More pictures to follow as the weather has been very bad this week.

22/10/2022

Walking up the lane with one of our foals today just before we weaned them and thought I would take this video. This is Glanvilles Midnight Storm I think he is coming on a treat a lovely little mover. I think he is definitely taking after his dad.

22/10/2022

Weaning day today and although we have done the cold turkey approach due to the foals spending more and more time away from mums in the field we felt it was time. JoJo wasn't fussed at all considering she is a maiden mare even Cherry her foal wasn't fussed. Storm and Cassie were a different ball game and have been pretty vocal. Both foals have gone in with Flora and Peri who are both very chilled out. Cherry although bombing around the field with Storm has been going back and quietly grazing with Flora and Peri so it won't be long before everything settles down. Thankfully we managed to get everything done before the rain came in.

19/10/2022

We are very excited to announce the safe arrival of our 2 new ponies all the way from Orkney from the Hools Stud. With them comes a fulfilled dream and an exciting future for our little stud in Wiltshire. I will get more pictures over the weekend as it was getting quite dark when they arrived last night.
Welcome to our Stud Hools Euphoria and Wells Perrier.

16/10/2022

Very exciting Hools Euphoria and Wells Perrier will be starting their long journey down south to us tomorrow evening as they will be traveling on board the ferry to Aberdeen. I truly can't wait to meet these two as they are my dream ponies. I am very much a kid in a sweetshop at the minute. 😁❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉 Watch this space updates during the week. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

01/10/2022

Ok so we couldn't wait to share our exciting news any longer. 😱🤭

We are now the proud owners of what can only be described as our dream ponies. When I started the stud it was with the dream that one day I would own a Wells pony with Old Wells breeding that would include Wells Superstar, Vasha and her son Vijay within the line well they always say that great things come to those who wait and all I can say is that not only have I managed to find all those ponies within one pony but also to have these ponies within the lines of 2 Ponies. Both ponies have come from the fantastic Hools stud. Thank you so much to Kelly Peace for making my dream come true and trusting us with 2 of her beautiful ponies. So let me introduce you to the beautiful Hools Euphoria who brings with her the Rolls Royce of Shetland breeding and Wells Perrier who has been a prolific winner in her time and has produced some absolutely fantastic foals over the years. I think pairing her with the gorgeous Southernwood Tempest will produce the most fantastic foals.
Both will be with us towards the end of October. An absolutely fantastic opportunity and securing the future of our lovely little stud.

29/09/2022

Glanvilles stud will have some super exciting news to reveal in the coming weeks a dream coming true for us. ❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍 We really can't wait to share it with you.

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When your caught in the act. 🤣

So Pony is still holding onto her hostage she has been getting increasingly restless this week and has been spending a lot of time lead down tonight she didn't even complain about going into her stable which Normally she has a complete melt down because her friend Avalon isn't with her. While out during the day she has now separated herself from the others and is more than happy to be alone from previous experience with the thoroughbred mares at Gainsborough stud and my own past mares she is showing signs of being ready. So as she is now 1 week overdue as of today we are hoping an extra set of hooves may grace us with their presence over the weekend. 😬 I jolly hope so as I have been awake since 3am this morning. 😭😒😥😴😵‍💫