Maesfen
Extremely Old Nag!
Today saw the end of an era for me as I finally hung up my breeding boots by saying goodbye to my lovely mare, Bea (Witches Broom) as she's gone to a new home to continue breeding some top class youngsters. The person who has bought her is sending her to some high quality stallions, ones I could only dream about using so her future is very bright indeed.
Bea is a great character with a sense of humour and came to me on loan at first from siennamiller on here and I later bought her; she gave me a lovely filly by One More Tiger which again on here (do you see a pattern?!) The Mule has on loan to compete and is doing a fantastic job with her; she then was loaned to Zoe Taylor (TayloredEqustrian on here!) and had another lovely filly to Zoe's stallion, Valeur R; I then had two H Tobago colts from her which most of you have seen.
Today she played up for the first time by not being caught which is totally unheard of, she's always first one to the gate. Then when the transport arrived she decided she wasn't playing ball, loaded OK (it's the only time she needs a chifney!) then pulled back, broke her headcollar and skedaddled around the common before ending up in the neighbour's field being a tart with their hunter who wasn't impressed at his space being invaded! Next time loaded straight away with butter doesn't melt in her mouth expression that she does so well, the old baggage!
I will miss her hugely but she would have been totally wasted as I'm not breeding any longer and she has a great chance now to produce something fabulous; I do hope so.
Just after she had first been covered by OMT.
Just after she had been graded with SHBGB into their Head Stud Book and she had the top score of all mares for that year! Very proud moment and thanks to Zoe for instigating it!
Kitty
Sparks just born!
One of my favourite pictures of all time!
Merlin
This was taken last week and shows her off!
Bea is a great character with a sense of humour and came to me on loan at first from siennamiller on here and I later bought her; she gave me a lovely filly by One More Tiger which again on here (do you see a pattern?!) The Mule has on loan to compete and is doing a fantastic job with her; she then was loaned to Zoe Taylor (TayloredEqustrian on here!) and had another lovely filly to Zoe's stallion, Valeur R; I then had two H Tobago colts from her which most of you have seen.
Today she played up for the first time by not being caught which is totally unheard of, she's always first one to the gate. Then when the transport arrived she decided she wasn't playing ball, loaded OK (it's the only time she needs a chifney!) then pulled back, broke her headcollar and skedaddled around the common before ending up in the neighbour's field being a tart with their hunter who wasn't impressed at his space being invaded! Next time loaded straight away with butter doesn't melt in her mouth expression that she does so well, the old baggage!
I will miss her hugely but she would have been totally wasted as I'm not breeding any longer and she has a great chance now to produce something fabulous; I do hope so.
Just after she had first been covered by OMT.
Just after she had been graded with SHBGB into their Head Stud Book and she had the top score of all mares for that year! Very proud moment and thanks to Zoe for instigating it!
Kitty
Sparks just born!
One of my favourite pictures of all time!
Merlin
This was taken last week and shows her off!