Olive Ridge Farm

21/01/2025

Very cool to get some updated pictures of this gorgeous Marmalade baby 😍
Lovely strong filly out of a stationbred mare (last pic). This girl is going to be a jumping machine!

03/01/2025

A huge win today, with visiting mare Minnie scanning in foal to Marmalade. This girl had come from another stud after two failed AI attempts to a different stallion. She was served the day she arrived, and is in foal first go 🙌
She celebrated by having a buck around the paddock 🤣
Thrilled to get a good result for her mum 🥰

02/01/2025

Well this was a first! Trimming Cara yesterday, and I look up to see Phantom (her naughty little brother) trying to drink off her! 😳😅
She's such a sweet girl, she hadn't even flinched 😂
I gave her space to tell him off, but even then she only gave him a little nip on the bum 🤣

31/12/2024

Last evening of 2024 on the farm...🌞🐴
Happy New Year! Huge thank you to everyone who has supported us this year, we appreciate you all so much 🥰🎉🍾💕

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas!
🥰🎄🧑‍🎄🎁🍾

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas from Marmalade, Molly and the rest of the Olive Ridge Farm team! 🥰
Wishing you all a safe and relaxing holiday period, with friends and family 🎄🎁🍾🧑‍🎄🐴

22/12/2024

Little 'Ember' (yearling by Marmalade) ready for Xmas, during her stay at Rangiora Vets. This beautiful girl developed a nasty infection in her wither, and has impressed everyone with her incredible nature during surgery and now recovery. Sending healing vibes to her and her lovely family 🥰

We're all getting in the Christmas spirit! 🎄🎅🐴❄️🌟

17/12/2024

Positive scan today for our sweet girl Willow. Growing a full brother or sister to Phantom and Cara 🥰

12/12/2024

Always nice when people bringing mares to Marmalade get to meet both him and his babies. Phantom loves visitors and is always up for a cuddle 🥰 He's developing into a very nice c**t!

10/12/2024

Pedicure day for Marmalade today... He's such a chilled boy, happy for me to trim him in the middle of the paddock, with no one holding him. He spends most of the time yawning, and gets cuddles from Molly after. He's so gentle and drops his head to the ground for her 🥰

06/12/2024

It's not often she gets out of a walk, but when she does she absolutely floats 😍
ORF Valencia (Cara) just continues to impress us, not just because she's beautiful... but her cuddly and gentle nature is so nice to be around 🥰

04/12/2024

And just like that, little Layla has headed off to her new home. Cara is going to miss her little buddy following her around 🥹
Layla is off to do big things though, starting with some showing until she's under saddle and destined for the dressage ring 😊
We'll keep tabs on her as we'll have a half brother or sister (by Marmalade) born next season 🥰

01/12/2024

Better photos to come... But this gorgeous filly was born this week, by Marmalade and out of a lovely crossbred mare Bonnie. So happy for this girls owners, she's a lovely big filly with all the Marmalade bling 😍

30/11/2024

Sometimes we get mares come to Marmalade that we'd like to steal... 'Girl' is definitely one of them!
There's already people in line for her Marmalade baby next season 😍

26/11/2024

Halter on for the first time today, and first leg handling session. Such a smart and calm boy 🥰

21/11/2024

I've been slack updating foal photos 🙈 So for those asking, here's a selection of our lovely Marmalade c**t. Officially called Phantom, after Phantom of the Opera (due to his face mask) and with a registered name of 'ORF Mr Crawford' (after the incredibly talented Mr Michael Crawford who played the phantom 😊).
This boy is starting to fill out really nicely, and moves just as well as his big full sister Cara.

18/11/2024

Another two positive scans today 👌
Our lovely black mare Spirit is growing her first Marmalade baby, and we couldn't be more excited! 🥰
Outside big hunting mare BB, also with a positive scan for her lovely owner. This foal will be a jumping machine! 😍

15/11/2024

It's a grey miserable day, but the two yearling fillies brighten up any paddock! Cara and Layla, who love getting up to mischief together 😊