Recent content by purplerain

Potties work really well with either standard poles or telegraph poles :D

I confess to being a fairweather rider :D Well actually I was a fairweather rider when I rode... Now creaky arthritic joints have put paid to my riding career, and I concentrate on my daughter's ponies. A full time job and a 9yo child makes for difficult winters with limited riding...

Depends on what we're doing, the weather and the time of year. We have our own place a few miles from home, and in summer we can spend all day there at the weekends. If it's hot we put the big pool up in one of the fields, we have trampoline, bikes, plenty to keep the kids entertained all day as...

Thank you :)

Photo overload alert!!! I have thousands of photos of my little ponies with my daughter and her friends, but will limit myself to a small selection showing just how much fun little people can have with little ponies...! The ponies are mum (grey) and...

Mine have lived out 24/7 all year for years until last winter. But then after 7 consecutive quarters of above average rainfall, and admittedly too little land for the number of ponies we had, we really struggled last winter and decided to stable the ponies overnight. We had no grass and our land...

I bought my daughter her first pony when she was 13 months old, a little 34" Shetland with 6 month old foal at foot... Obviously we were going to sell the foal to get a bit of money back - but never did :D My daughter had the best experience ever growing up with her little ponies. Because they...

Hmmm I've seen some yards with "above average facilities" such as beautiful stables, lovely indoor and outdoor schools, washrooms and solariums, where the horses have turnout on lush green individual paddocks. Would I send one of mine there? No chance! Turnout is generally limited in summer...

Lol no, pony is only about 11.1 and almost outgrown - DD has more sense than to try the same trick with her Welsh C!

I love finding a source of aged hay for my good doer natives! Much prefer to feed them older hay than fresh, as long as it is in good condition.

I did catch darling daughter (9) the other day riding her pony in from the field - no hat, bridle or even headcollar. And yes my first instinct was do reach for my phone and take a quick snap - bad mummy...!) http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1094946_10151755684518232_2087268762_n.jpg

I'm too scared to think about how much hay we went through last winter :( We were feeding hay in the field for most of 2012, including the summer, as the grass didn't appreciate spending the summer under standing water and just didn't grow. We had to stable the ponies overnight last winter for...

Shetlands are the best ponies ever! I'm sure your son will have endless hours of fun with his new pal!

It's a bit more informative now http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/index.php?query_type=horse&horse=CLANMILL+MAJORETTE&g=5&cellpadding=0&small_font=1&l=

That's the problem with allbreedpedigree - it's only as complete as the data entered into it...