Arabs

I was reading an article that said Arabs are one of the most loyal breeds of horse and that they rely on humans just like devoted dog breeds, such as border collies. They also devote themselves to keeping you safe. Apparently they can read your mood so if you are happy and relaxed they will be.

Having just got an Arab I was thinking of a case where this theory could be true and suddenly realised that every time I feel nervous when I ride Solli he goes into "Nanny mode", which is very slow and steady to make me feel secure. Another case is whenever I ride Solli out in front he is a lot more spooky, when he is behind another horse, this is because he is a lot more alert as he wants to keep the rider safe from any sudden dangers. It is this that makes me conclude that Arabs are one of the most loving and fantastic horse breeds, who unfortunately are mostly given a bad name for being protective and are often in it for love, not for food, which is not the case in some breeds.

All Our Ponies

Here is a gallery of all our ponies!
Solli the Arab
Shanti the Hafinger
Benji the New Forest pony
Lilly the Welsh Section B
And
Rummie the Welsh Section B x BRP

 

 

 

 

Chickens

My chicks after being outside for a couple of months are loving it. They enjoy an action packed life of eating food chasing our other chickens and climbing on branches.

Meanwhile mum purchased two new plymouth rocks from Salisbury. They are both very pretty and have been named Nicole and Zoe.

In other news I completed my first introductory dressage test with Solli and won !

Solli

After a long time looking for a new pony i finally found one, through Rosemary my riding instructor. She knew of a pony that was being wasted in the Oxfordshire area. So during half-term she picked him up and invited me to try him out. I rode him in the school and he was a saint, having only been at Rosemary's for two days. We did walk, trot and even canter!. Rosemary invited me to stay with her for a few days to stay the night as she lives an 11/2 hours drive away. We bonded really well during this period and even went for a 13km hack. So we agreed to buy him from the lady in Oxfordshire for £1500.

After an extremley long week of exams we picked him up for Rosemary's and finally brought him home, where he is now enjoying a life of early morning breakfasts 6.30am to be precise and hacking + schooling

He is a lovely 14hh old chesnut Arab gelding, who celebrated his 12th birthday last Friday.

Solli

Busy Time Lambing And Unfortunate Pony

Since I last updated we have had many lambs with all of our sheep so far having multiples, with two sets of triplets! This has left us with a total of 66 sheep on the farm at the moment (30 adults 36 lambs) with more lambs on they way. Yesterday mum took last years lambs to Salisbury market where we got £95 for the fatter ones and £89 for the skinnier ones, giving us the second highest prices of the day.
Two and a half weeks ago I tried at a new haflinger called Nina She seemed very nice and calm when riding her in the school and hacking her out. So we agreed to have her on a 3 week loan trial with the view to buy. However when taken out for hack she was extremely green, even after we had given her time to settle in, obviously there has been some lying along the line. But she is going back this weekend and we are going to try out a mare called Charlie!!

More Lambing!

22/04/13
Today we had three ewes lamb.
Ewe 1 had two healthy boys.
Ewe 2 had two beautiful girls.
                AND
Ewe 3 had triplets, but unfortunately one was still born
But she still has two lovely ewe lambs.
That means we now have 8 living lambs!!!!

Lambing Updates

21/04/2013
11.30am Sheep 1 has just gone into labour.
1.50pm Sheep 1's water bags have just gone.
4.10pm Two ewes lambs born assisted.
             No.1 breach (mum pulled out)
             No.2 normal (I pulled out my first assisted lamb delivery!)

A tiring day for all!

The Lamb I assisted

The lamb mum assisted-very tired!