2013 - January to June

Snow scenes

Meals on wheels

Back up

Helen's Freddie waiting for breakfast

Yoyo

Indiana & Regent outside their shed

Isla and Yashmina

Dougie's first foal this year, a lovely colt out of Mimi

Rocky has reached his new home in Sussex and seems very settled there

Rocky with Fleur in his new home

Spring has finally sprung, bringing with it our first two foals

Dessie over the last hurdle- 2 hours old

Dessie at 30 hours

Ivy has Ilona - Day 1

Dessie and Ilona

LATEST ARRIVAL - OUR FIRST GREAT GRANDSON

2013 July to December

5.7.2013

In the past week there has been a mass exodus of ponies from Ashdown, starting with Yashmina who has joined an RDA Group in Surrey. Then Delilah, who returned here earlier in the year went to join her new owner, Pat, in Hertfordshire where I hope they will both be very happy. Finally, on Thursday, Iliana, Indiana and Regent left to join Kate Carnegie's Talisker ponies in Cambridgeshire. Iliana will be shown in hand by Kate this year, Regent now belongs to Dani and Indiana will be Kate's project for the future.

Yashmina

Delilah

Iliana

Indiana & Regent

In the meantime our three foals are growing like weeds and .....

Ilona and Lanark

.......Dessie and Ilona

All 3 together..........

.... Roscoe continues to be my shadow!

Ruaridh MD Rag-Fork Distribution - Germany

Iona looking magical

28.7.13

Iliana's first show with Kate, NCPA Newark/Notts, was hugely successful, their winning the Large Breeds Youngstock and going Res. Champion overall. Very well done to the two of them.

Relaxing!

How not to ...............

India has taken to riding Robbie, seen here in casual mode!

Indiana & Kate

Kate has been at it again, this time with Indiana, winning the Glyn Greenwood qualifier at Ponies UK Summer Championships and then standing 2nd. in the final.

Magnum left here today to be with his new owner Ellie and we wish them a happy future together.

Auntie Izzy

Izzy doing Auntie duties with Dessie and Lanark

Good week at Equifest

Iliana and Indiana had a cracking good week at Equifest, both winning classes and generally keeping up appearances. Thanks totally to Kate, who had a very busy week indeed and produced them both superbly.

New boy on the Block

Nashend Lord Spey with his dam, Lady Mac Rash of Warren.

Other News

Rigoletto nicely settled in his new home

Abandoned Puss

Magnum - long reining started

Monty slowly coming back into work

Iona

Rupert

The Foals

Lanark & Ilona

Spey

Keeping up the family tradition

Magnum at his first show ...

... with his haul

Show News

Debbie has been pulled out of retirement and did amazingly well at the Rare Breeds Show with Iliana, winning the Youngstock In Hand, going Champion In Hand then, Supreme Champion against the ridden ponies. Rupert also went well, coming second In Hand and 3rd. in the Open Ridden. Something to do with a buck I suspect!

Debbie & Iliana in step at the Rare Breeds Show

Iliana & Debbie at the Rare Breeds Show

Visitor to the Stud

Ricky & Laurine

The Jennie Seymour Memorial Show

The Jennie Seymour Memorial Show, held at East Soley this weekend (26/27 October) was a great success, the saturday classes in particular being well filled. Emma Dove was amazing, as usual, everything being well organised and running on time. Also lovely prizes and special rosettes in honour of the day. Jennie would have been most impressed. Even the weather was kind.

Our day was made by Rupert redeeming himself and standing Reserve Champion under saddle - Mother riding. Most enjoyable. Should do it more often!