01/05/2024
Another Happy 30th Birthday. this time to my wonderful Miniature Shetland, Stranduff Maralee. Mara was a good breeding mare, with classic Scottish breeding, for a couple of studs and had quite a few foals. She unfortunately found herself at 23yrs old at our local Horse sale. She was bought by a dealer from the midlands for a paltrey sum and I was informed by a friend that the dealer buys to supply Lion food to West Midlands Safari park!!! Speaking to the dealer it was true and I negotiated a price to purchase her!! What a dear little soul she is, a few weeks later winning Reserve Champion Shetland at a local show!! She sadly lost an eye after an injury a few years ago but coped well with the surgery and after. She lives with another mare and they have access to grazing and a stable all year round. I also managed to buy her piebald granddaughter, Mara's Dream, a few years ago. I am SO pleased that i was in the right place at the right time to give this lovely pony another 7 yrs of life, and hopefully many more