I did it first in 2008, through various ages, then another foal in 2012 through, then again last year with another foal.
It's an excellent first outing as it's all very quiet and set up for young horses
My foal was Elite last year and highest scoring of her type across the whole series so I'm...
Anyone planning to go?
I've been in the past and it's been a good night. Have met other small breeders, seen what's winning youngstock awards and generally had a good time
Christ. My greyhounds walk for hours, have done super challenging walks/scrambles and regularly canicross. Some are bone idle. I do have one who'd rather go to the garden centre than on a walk, and another who drags me round canicrossing
I have one that walks off lead. Two that don't
They...
Financially, absolutely not.
Emotionally, yes. I can't describe how I feel when I look at my little herd of homebreds. How I feel when I walk around the field with them, or sit in the stable with them. How it feels to go to a show and someone comment on your homebred baby.
Am I soft...
I have three horses. Three home breds. All three are very different and have all been very different since the day they were born.
Do you know anyone who has had a few foals that might be able to guide you, or just make the rough days feel less rough!?
Mine is exceptionally good, leads...
They really are
If you notice a bright bay face peek in during birth. That's my other homebred, they've lived together their whole lives and he's besotted with baby