I think the babies deserved a new field after storm Bert yesterday ☔️
The dark bay is my cheeky yearling Buckland Super Trooper.
The light bay is my baby Portmore Avalanche.
The grey is Bluebelle a solid 2 year old pony with no recorded breeding just a lovely type.
I picked these guys up from the October Beaulieu road sales and did a few weeks handling with them (the boys were also gelded) before they’ve gone out on good Welsh grass for the winter, they are fat, fluffy and happy 🥰
Ground work is so often overlooked. I almost prefer it to riding. You can see so much from the ground, things that need to be worked on and most importantly things that have improved if you are as critical as me.
All of my horses or ponies will do at least one ground work session a week.
Take Flo for example, she’s a typical fiery Welsh pony with incredible talent. Over this last week, her trot has got stronger yet she’s starting to hold herself in a more relaxed natural place and today she could canter a full circle which we couldn’t do last week. Note there are no gimmicks holding her head in, this will all come naturally in time 💪
Things to work on over the next week for Flo is to encourage more relaxation with long and low work. We all know she looks pretty and can seriously move but I need to make sure she builds up the correct muscles and isn’t just ‘tied’ into the right place. Onwards and upwards 🤩
Rio arriving in his new home yesterday.
Thank you Ruth Coombs for transporting him, 5 hour journey and he walks off that chilled.
Wish his new owners the best of luck with him, I think they’re besotted already 🥰
Rio showing off with a new field day. He’s been turned away for the last 6 weeks and hasn’t he grown up. He’s filled out loads and looks a lot stronger. He will come in and start some work again soon but for now he’s living his best life to the black beauty theme tune 😜❤️ 🐎
Arya at her first jumping show this weekend. Trotted around the 60cm clear not looking at any of the colourful fillers so cantered round the 70, wasn’t perfect and had a green pole jumping into the double but for her first jumping outing I was extremely happy.
I’m so enjoying this process of producing her and I can’t wait for our future together.
There’s nothing I enjoy more than producing young horses and ponies so if you are looking for someone to help take that next step, do get in touch. We have some exciting work going on at home too which will help my business grow further so do keep an eye out 👀🥰😎
Judge has been here a couple of weeks now and I’m so pleased with his progress. He didn’t enjoy standing at the mounting block and is very sensitive to the noise of the wind and bad weather. Unfortunately we are not blessed with the weather and he’s starting to settle down lovely to work in it. But if the sun could come back out I personally would be grateful 🌞
Meet one of my breaking liveries that I have in, Solomon. He is the sweetest boy and is coming on so well. He is enjoying hacking out, he’s great in traffic and starting to do light schooling in open spaces. All the horses have to see everything from day 1 here which is the benefit of being on a working farm. Cattle, sheep, machinery and big open fields all are involved in training from the start.
Do get in touch if you want to talk about what packages I offer, everything is tailored to owners and horses needs 🥰 🐎
My two gorgeous youngsters enjoying a new field day. A 3 year old Connie mare standing at 14.2 and a 3 year New Forest gelding standing at 14.1. Both have lovely temperaments and I’m super excited to see how they progress but at the minute they’re just out growing and being babies 🥰
