Royal County of Berkshire show: Quick step for the boy’s

The Royal County of Berkshire show always has an autumnal feel about it, a cold chill in the air and damp grass, winter is fast approaching and our outdoor season is nearly coming to an end. Even though it’s our local show its still an early start for us, being a very popular show getting the…

Usk show & The Downs Group show: My Golden Nuggett

Well, what a weekend Merrylees Nuggett’s had and I!!!!! We travelled nearly 400 miles, firstly to usk show nr Monmouthshire in typical welsh wet weather, Nuggett won a strong four years & over Miniature shetland class and a few hours later we headed in the opposite direction, down the M25 to the Downs group show,…

Bucks County: Sunshine for Sundance.

Can’t believe how difference the weather can be!! Only a few days earlier at the Society Breed show, we were soaked right through, we really struggled to get everything dried out in time for Bucks County show. The weather turned out to be beautiful sunshine which was a joy for both human and equine. Snelsmore Sundance…

SPSBS Breed show: Well worth a soaking.

There is always something very special about the society Breed show, this year the weather was against us all from the start. It was a very long wet day at the SPSBS Breed show. Wow!!! what weather we had, never been so wet and cold. I realised my waterproof coat wasn’t so waterproof after all,…

Show Case of Champions show: Amazing madness.

A long hot twenty-four hours of showing. We starting at three o’clock on Saturday morning and finally got to bed exhausted at three o’clock Sunday morning.  Some might say we are mad, but it was great fun and very proud of team Snelsmore’s achievments. A great time at Showcase of Champions show, ponies did us proud…

Somerset Native pony show: A piece of cake for Cliff and Spectre.

Lorry fully loaded with trailer on tow, we headed down the M4 for the Somerset Native pony show at Leyland court, Bristol. On broad we had some novice ponies having some practice, all the ingredients for a very interesting day. Our judge Anna Stevens soon put them through thier paces, Snelsmore Scarlett was first up with a…

Showing News: Quail is game

Cliff and Snelsmore Quail obviously enjoying their days work at the Downs group show. Quail left the nest as a foal and flew home some years later, as a plucky little feathered bird with her camouflaged plumage and short tail. She took to showing like a duck to water, I’m sure there’s more to come…

South West group show: Plenty of fireworks !!!

The three and half hour journey and the early three o’clock start seemed all worth the effort after a good day at the South West group show. Snelsmore Spectre was on fire!! Miniature Champion and then went on to be Mrs D Barr’s Supreme Champion of the show. This colt has had an amazing year,…

Reading Sales update: A win for Thumbelina

Snelsmore Thumbelina, our yearling filly entered for Reading has never been away from home before so we took her to the Chiltern group Autumn show for some much-needed experience before Reading sale. Not really surprised  that she took it all in her stride jumping up the ramp before we even got the doors opened then…