What A Difference A Day Makes...

The snow has all gone, thank goodness.. Its still pretty chilly outside, but dry. Digger arrived this morning and the muck heap is being moved as I write this, its rotted down in to a rich dark compost, which I will use on the garden eventually.
Evie & Lil are snug as bugs in the barn, thought Lil had started today, she was laying down, but as I got closer realised she was sound asleep. While I was mucking out Evie, kept nuzzling up to me, so once I'd mucked out spent about half an hour, giving her & Lil a good rub and stroke..

Pearly Girl & Collytown Sabre..

Christine from the Lotuspoint Stud emailed me yesterday with a picture of Collytown Sabre who is Pearly Girl's Sire, what a handsome lad he is and a picture of Pearl as a foal... Thought I'd share them on my blog.. Thank you Chris if your reading this I really appreciate the pictures.. Chris is also trying to sort out a picture of Pearls Dam for me...

Snow...

How pleased am I that I got the two most heavily pregnant mares in the barn last night.. Knew by the weather report that we were due snow.. Got woken at 5am this morning with hail stones banging on the windows.. Its now snowing thick and fast here, just took some pictures from the veranda..

Very Busy Here...

Today, we've cleaned out the barn, which was a mammoth job. Then Mark one of our local farmers arrived with the bales of straw that I'd ordered.. Spent about an hour covering the barn floor with approx a foot of straw.. Want to get the pregnant mares in there tonight. I can't believe that we are due snow tomorrow. We also harrowed the top field and the two paddocks in the home field. Hopefully next week when the digger arrives we can move and turn the muck heap and use the digger to knock all the new fence posts in, that are all standing like soldiers at the moment. We also want to use the digger in our back field to pull out a load of brambles & gorse which is threatening to take over. But need to dig the trench along the side of the kitchen first..
Bush Baby aka Bebe, seems to have settled down well and is running quite happily with all the others. I'm sure Tiger Lily knew it was her Mum, you should have heard all the squealing when they saw each other...
I've added a couple of pictures of Pearl (Lotuspoint Pearly Girl), she's really come on in the few weeks that we've had her and is such a sweet natured pony, shes got the sweetest little face with huge dark eyes, thinking about showing her this year.

Little Barrels

Took these pictures this afternoon.. As you can see they look fit to burst...
Not the most flattering pictures of Evie & Lil's backsides but just wanted you to see how big they are....Bit concerned about the weather forecast for this Sunday and we are due snow. Keep your fingers crossed that it doesn't.....

Birchwood Bush Baby

Birchwood Bush Baby

Date Of Birth: 10th May 1997

SPSBS Stud Book No: M01 361 AG2460

Registered In Volume: 102

Breeder: Mrs J A Richards




Pedigree:-

Sire:- Kerswell Suntan 003871

Grand Sire: Kerswell Suntan 003871

Great Dam: Kerswell Rosa 012446

Great Grand Sire: Mickey Of Shetzgold

Great Grand Dam: Tyros Goldie

Great Grand Sire: Kerswell Nijinsky

Great Grand Dam: Winchcombe Ruby
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Dam: Birchwood Dolly Mixtures AA1702

Grand Sire: Little Jo Of Greenmeadows 003301

Grand Dam: Seva Tiddlywink 015230

Great Grand Sire: Ashorne Bri-Nylon

Great Grand Dam: Tanygroes Sprite

Great Grand Sire: Seva Harry O

Great Grand Dam: Seva Kathie

For Bush Baby's full Pedigree, please click on this link:- Horse/Pony Pedigree.

No Babies Yet..

Still no sign of any babies yet.. Kept waking up last night, think it's playing on my mind now.. Just rung Mark a local farmer who does our hay for us and left a message to see if he can drop over a large bale of straw.. Like to have a back up and I'm nearly out..
Going over to Karen's this afternoon to pick up Bebe another Mare... That's it then definitely no more... Famous last words. Have decided to get the girls in now of a night as we are due some bad weather and I want them in safe and sound. Having lost a foal last year in the bad weather I'm now paranoid....

More Piccies..

Took these piccies yesterday while the girls were all snoozing in the sun....