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With Spanish horses there is a cost and now with the change of stud book ownership from Yeguada Militar (the military stud) to ANCCE (the spanish horse breeder assoc) there is quite a significant price difference. Prior to the change a person wishing to breed had to order a breeder/owner number...

Hi We use Lyn and Pete for all of our international transport and they are fabulous. Horses are superbly cared for and get off the box as fresh as daisies, calm and unstressed, prices are very competitive and it is a real family business with attention to detail. We have been using them to...

We have sucessfully covered twice in October, last year it was very late October. But much will hinge on the mare, how good the weather is at the end of the season to keep her seasoning and whether you want a late foal. ATM we are covering a bit later in the season because April and May have...

I have a mare with me at present who is 11 she has spent her life as a broodmare in a large herd, only handled at foaling/teeth/jabs time etc. She was backed and trained at 9 years old, then had another foal and is now back in work. She had no problems with being trained and is light and...

our covering paddock is next door to the village campsite, so in the summer they have the choice of watching or looking away - so far no complaints have been received Rach

Hi I can totally recommend Celia Cohen - she is a chartered human and equine physiotherapist, she runs regular clinics down in Cornwall at our place, but will do home visits en-route in and out of Cornwall. Call me if you want more details - or Celia on her mobile Rach...

One partbred Spanish colt born and one purebred Spanish due in October - best build the mare barn quickly! Rach

Recomend Celia Cohen - Chartered Vet Physio who is in Somerset, she may be close enough to you. She is absolutely fantastic http://www.celiacohenphysiotherapy.co.uk/about.html

We have a surface which is 13m x 23m and can do a full work (all three paces/circles/serpentines/lateral work) out in it on a 16.2 - he is well trained and well balanced - BUT we have young/really novice horses at 16hh working on it to with few problems. The only drawback is for a bigger canter...

Have you thought about Spanish?? Give me a shout if you want any help looking down this route link1 link2 Best of luck with finding 'the one' Rach

The Spanish Stud book has always required its stock to be graded before it is allowed to reproduce. All foals are inscripted onto the stud book at birth provided they fulfill the basic breed criteria, then between 3 - 4 years old they are presented to the stud book for grading and have to...

[ QUOTE ] I don't think you could value one by any particular criteria , you need to know why it's now a brood mare (accident/finished competing etc) look at it's record and what type of foals it's likely to produce. [/ QUOTE ] Absolutely, my mare Valentia was a bargain price unproven due...

We had a grade A show jumper from down here come and teach Bierzo, he said after 2 sessions that he was a 1 m 60 horse - but I am a chicken so he won't do it! Our old stallion Mendiondo use to jump 3 ft 10 off a couple of trot strides in our 13 x 23 m indoor - so I would say a definite yes to...

[ QUOTE ] the crap I am talking about is the stuff that's passed as PRE, charged for as PRE and isn't PRE. [/ QUOTE ] Absolutely

[ QUOTE ] there are also a lot of very good quality british bred PREs [/ QUOTE ] Very true - interesting that people are struggling to sell them, I thought I would have this problem with mine (pure and parts) particularly with my remote location - but thus far have sold all that I needed to...