June update: one foal at a time

Cliff and I are having a busy time at Snelsmore right now. We’ve hired out one of our fields for dog agility training sessions with agility World Champion Lisa Frick from Finland. People are coming and going all over the place however it’s nice having so much hustle and bustle; the ponies are having to share their fields with over excited dogs and caravans for a few weeks but seem to be taking it all in their stride.

Foaling has now finished with a late flurry of new arrivals. I was really pleased to have delivered Halstock Cassandra foal. Cassy has never been one for making it easy, so true to form she had a red bag foaling; fortunately I delivered Bubbles, a bay filly, safe and sound for our friend Alan.

In total seventeen Snelsmore foals have joined us this year. In the past few weeks Benston Gloria had a piebald filly who we have named Snelsmore Rag doll; both Cranford Cherry Blossom and Snelsmore Meringue had colt foals called Rooney and Raphael and lastly Snelsmore Mystique had pretty little chestnut filly by Snelsmore Infinity called Rumour.  Mystique is proving to be a wonderful first time mum and I’m so trilled with all our mares.  As far as the foaling year goes we have been really lucky, just one bad luck story for poor Snelsmore Nightengale. She is a maiden mare and foaled unexpectedly in the field, unfortunately losing her baby. She is doing really well I am always so amazed the way the ponies seem to get over these horrible situations. Now we sit back and look forward to a relaxing summer.

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