Maesfen
Extremely Old Nag!
Have been to Embla today and have raided some of their old pics of some of their old boys for you.
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This is Hill Farmer, a thoroughbred that sired many eventers.
This is Embla Farmer as a four year old, newly broken by Rob Lovatt at Ingestre. No, he wasn't small, Rob's very tall!
By Hill Farmer out of an Irish Draught mare.
Now, for Adorable Alice, Simsar and other Irish fans!
This is Embla Statesman by Colman out of a Ben Purple mare. Statesman hunted with Yvonne and was used a lot by hunt staff of the Albrighton for hound parades and catching up at the point to points. He had a fabulous temperament which he passed on to his stock which competed at virtually everything; IHW has one of his daughters for dressage, Robert Oliver had some for showing and I had three by him - all chestnut of course!
Last but not least, Embla George RID. Absolute saint of a horse with a cheeky side - which he passed on to one of mine lol! He was the first stallion that was hunted by a woman, unheard of in those days, stallions were mens' work not eight stone wringing wet slip of a girl but he was always perfectly behaved and loved it whether ridden by Y or the Huntsman.
His first day out cubbing!
As an older gent -
Jumping wire with the Huntsman!
It's alright Admin and button pushers, they are all dead so I'm not advertising!
This is Hill Farmer, a thoroughbred that sired many eventers.
This is Embla Farmer as a four year old, newly broken by Rob Lovatt at Ingestre. No, he wasn't small, Rob's very tall!
By Hill Farmer out of an Irish Draught mare.
Now, for Adorable Alice, Simsar and other Irish fans!
This is Embla Statesman by Colman out of a Ben Purple mare. Statesman hunted with Yvonne and was used a lot by hunt staff of the Albrighton for hound parades and catching up at the point to points. He had a fabulous temperament which he passed on to his stock which competed at virtually everything; IHW has one of his daughters for dressage, Robert Oliver had some for showing and I had three by him - all chestnut of course!
Last but not least, Embla George RID. Absolute saint of a horse with a cheeky side - which he passed on to one of mine lol! He was the first stallion that was hunted by a woman, unheard of in those days, stallions were mens' work not eight stone wringing wet slip of a girl but he was always perfectly behaved and loved it whether ridden by Y or the Huntsman.
His first day out cubbing!
As an older gent -
Jumping wire with the Huntsman!
. When I left school I went to work in an evening/SJ yard and they had some horses by a couple of those stallions. Two were definitely by Hill Farmer and another was called Embla Abigail, although I'm not quite sure if she was by Embla George. She was a bay mare with a big white blaze. I have some photos somewhere which I could scan and post?
