My Horse Family

Well here we go with my baby Sky (showname Sky's the Limit). He's 6 years old, born 27th April 2000 and an absolute star!

He's a New Forest/Percheron X who was never supposed to get bigger than 15hh and he's now 16.2hh and still growing!!!! The picture here shows my trainer riding him in our field in the summer. He's a gentle giant who loves lots of kisses.

Basically everything that's been chucked at him, he's taken in his stride ie. broken to harness, long-reining, lunging, backing and now he's schooling nicely and got a huge jump (already clearing 3'6" no problem). He's currently on loan in Surrey learning X-country & Eventing with a lady named Tish who will hopefully affilliate him later this year.

Next is Flo (showname Mascal Flora). Although she's 16 years old and 15.2hh now, I bought her the year after Sky supposedly to be my 'confidence-giver' and riding horse whilst waiting for Sky to grow up and be backed.

She's a beautiful black Welsh Section D (out of Nebo bloodlines) but she's a complete woos!!!! She's frightened of her own shadow and constantly looks to me for confidence but I wouldn't part with her for the world. She tends to be a very spooky ride so you need to be very alert for her but give her an Extra-Strong Mint and you'll be her friend for life!

She adores being groomed and her coat absolutely gleams - she also loves her bum being scratched. Before I bought her she had had 3 foals all of which were stunning - if all goes well, I hope to put her in foal for next year and keep the foal but I'll keep you posted on that one.

Over her time with me, she's proved to be excellent in a crisis (despite being a woos). She's been to the recue of 3 horses so far. One with a broken leg in the field, who she protected from all the other horses while waiting for the vet to arrive. Another who got hurt in her field and again she stood guard and wouldn't let anything hurt it and finally galloping with 2 riders on her to the rescue of a horse & rider on the bridle paths who had both been injured - she's one in a million!!!!!!

Then along came Dipi (showname Diamond Geezer - stupid name but Dipi by name, Dipi by nature) . He's currently 9 years old and an Irish Cob. I bought him when he was 14.2hh and he was turned away earler this year for 9 months - when I got him back he was 15.2hh!!!!

He's a real little chunker but was an absolute treasure for my step grand-daughter for three years. I sold him the middle of this year to a family in Scotland and they love him to bits. I still go to see him every so often and he's been a good boy and is jumping well.

Last but not least, here's little Lady (showname Little Tonkel Lady). She's 6 years old (same as Sky) and only 11.2hh. She's a little Welsh Section A and a total 'little madam'. I originally took her on for a friend, purely to break for his grandson.

She had had absolutely nothing done with her at 4 years old and only had 6 chickens for company and to play with but might I add, they all loved to be with her.

After spending 8 weeks with me, not only had she socialised with horses 16hh and over (who really adored her), she had met the farrier, the vet, been lunged and walked in hand on the road, been backed and had small children on her but had also just started jumping!!! Unfortunately the friend's grandson had decided he preferred mechanical toys to live pets and I decided to buy her rather than send her back to the 6 chickens! She has brightened my life no end, squeals every morning when I arrive at the yard and constantly makes me chuckle with her cheek. A 10 year old girl called Lizzie part loans her and they have bonded terrifically. She's now jumping 2'6" with ease and still has plenty to give.

Here's a pic of them to prove it! Lizzie's best friend Zoe wants to loan her as well, so it looks like Lady's going to be busier than ever..... I'll post some more pics as they progress.