So Sad....

Today is a very, very sad day.
We have had to have the Vet out to put Muffy, one of our Ponies (Barney's Mum) to sleep.
She's been very poorly over the last few weeks and has had a very rapid weight loss. We've tried everything, to get her well and to get her interested in eating and earlier this week we really thought we had cracked it and she'd started eating a little, with the help of the Vet giving her supplements, Vitamin injections and Antibiotics, blood tests and me picking buckets of grass for her and tempting her with any feed that we could get her to eat.
Unfortunately this morning, she went down and no amount of trying could get her to stand up. I checked her mouth and her gums, which were very white, so I came indoors and rang the Vet and he came straight away, we felt it was kinder for him to put her to sleep, then her just to lay there and fade away.

Here is the link to the poem below, which I've copied and pasted over onto my blog.
Rainbow Bridge.

The Rainbow Bridge For Horses Author Unknown

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill, is a lush, green meadow where time stands still. Where the friends of man and woman do run, when their time on earth is over and done. For here, between this world and the next, is a place where beloved creatures find rest. On this golden land, they wait and they play, til The Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day. No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness, for here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness. Their limbs are restored, their health renewed. Their bodies have healed with strength imbued. They trot through the grass without even a care, til one day they whinny and sniff at the air. All ears prick forward, eyes sharp and alert. Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the herd. For just at that second, there's no room for remorse. As they see each other...one person...one horse. So they run to each other, these friends from long past The time of their parting is over at last. The sadness they felt while they were apart has turned to joy once more in each heart. They nuzzle with a love that will last forever. And then, side-by-side, they cross over...together.

Hericus Arcemedes Update

Do you remember this little chap, Hericus Arcemedes better known as Archie?.
Well today Carol the lady that brought him sent me a couple of photographs of him.
Carol said that he is spoilt to distraction, Loves attention and a mint.
Hasn't he grown into a handsome pony. I'm so pleased that he went to such a lovely home.
Thanks for the Pictures Carol.. xx

Getting Ready...

Just thought I'd better post a little update on what's going on here.
We put six mares to two of our Stallions last year and I know that three of them are in Foal. Katie and BB to Viscount and Min to Kai. I'm are still not sure about Tinkerbell, Lemoney and Tigerlily. They may or may not be. Hopefully, we will have a stress free foaling this year and all the foals will all arrive safely.
Unfortunately, I'm still not well enough to show the Ponies this year myself. I'm hoping that Harry may do it for me, but you know what teenagers are like.

Little Raggamuffins...

I took the top two photographs of Beau and Barney a few days ago. They look a right pair of Raggamuffins. They have such thick Winter Coats, with the baby coat still mixed in there as well. Beau has already started to lose some of his but little Barney hasn't. Its like a thick Woolly jumper. Barney reminds me of A.L.F, do you remember that programme, Alien Life Form?.
I went down into the little Paddock yesterday,
it was lovely to actually spend some quality time with them both, as I haven't been able to be as hands on as I normally am, due to my ongoing health issues, see Tiny Treasures Blog.
Hopefully, Harry will be doing the shows for me this year, but he needs to hurry up and decide who he wants to show. I'd Love him to show little Apollo, but I think Harry wants to show one of the Girls.

Goytre Napoleon AKA "Neo"

We've had Neo since he was a yearling and we've run him on, with every intention of using him as one of our Stallions.
Unfortunately, when we put Neo through his Stallion assessment, Neo measured in at 90Cm's or 35 and a half inches and is now too big for us to use on our Miniature Mares.
So I've come to a heart breaking decision that my beautiful boy needs to find a new loving home, where he can have some Ladies of his own. It's not fair just to keep him here as a pet, where he will be totally wasted. So today I've put him up for sale on Shetland Pony Classifieds.
For Neo's full Pedigree please click here:- Pedigree

Barney & Beau...

Today, Barney and Beaus passports arrived from Shetland House.
They now both have their unique Equine Life Number.
Hericus Bucephalus aka Beau's number is:-826039000AW3058
Hericus Barnabas aka Barney's number is:- 8260390000AW3059.

To see Beau's full pedigree please click on his name:- Hericus Bucephalus
To see Barney's full pedigree please click on his name:- Hericus Barnabas.

Both these beautiful boys will be going up for sale shortly.

Snow Ponies...

Ben took these photographs yesterday for me. As you can see we've had quite a lot of Snow and are due another lot on Sunday & Monday. All the outside taps are frozen, so we are having to run meters of hose pipe down the yard from the Kitchen Sink to make sure all the Ponies have water. Even the water in the Stables resembles frozen slush.
If you click on the pictures they will pop up bigger. I Love the picture of Chi Chi in the snow it makes her eyes seem deeper blue..

Happy New Year 2010.... A New Decade

I'd like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year 2010. (Sorry I'm a bit late).

Another decade has gone and a new one has begun. The last decade holds mixed emotions for me. It was the decade where I lost both my parent's, my Mum in 2001 and my Dad in 2003 and so nearly my own life in the latter part of 2009. It also was the start of our families new life in Wales, one that we certainly have no regrets about.
It was also the decade that I started blogging and through this blog, I have met virtually and in person some of the most amazing people on the planet. Yes I'm talking about you my dear friends out there in the blogosphere.
I want to thank you all for you friendship, encouragement and support, especially over the last few months. May 2010 bring you all happiness, health and all you wish for.


These pictures were taken today, after the snow fall we had last night.