24/04/2025
VALE
Brosha Tiffany
1990 - 2025 | 35 years of age
Meadara Maybe x Bryalea Tinkerbelle
AMPS & APSB Dun Mare
As those on my personal page will know, last week we laid our beloved Tiffany to rest at the grand age of 35 years.
It’s hard to put into words how grateful I am to this grand old lady, for everything she did for me as a breeder and everything she taught me. She was the very first broodmare I purchased, all the way back in 2011 as a 21yr old mare at the end of her breeding career. She had only ever foaled ONE recorded female in her lifetime, who died giving birth to her own foal. At 22 years old, she foaled the very first pony to wear the Deltree prefix, a look alike gold dun daughter by Ambaura Apollo, Deltree Arabella. In 2023, she still looked and behaved wonderfully so I sent her to my favourite stallion, Shanusti Laird, where Pauline spent many months of dedication trying to get the tricky old girl in foal. I’ll never forget the call the day she had a positive scan and in 2024 she foaled ANOTHER filly, Deltree Isabelle. Both these girls are the only remaining mares from my program residing here. In 2020, despite having a hard winter that year, she bounced back with care and she co-raised her grand son from Arabella and then continued on to raise another pair of fillies from both her daughters in 2021. It was such a special time here and one I will never forget.
She lived the most wonderful retirement any little old mare could ask for. She roamed my front yard most of the time and chose to share her days with her daughters or the stallions. She was particularly fond of Rolex and the two were always together, right up until his last day. Since Admiral has been home he and Tiff have shared the front yard during the days in the most wonderful and gentle companionship.
She spent her last day munching on carrots (yes she still had nearly all her teeth), snoozing in the sun with Admiral and being pampered. Admiral and her daughters were by her side for her peaceful last moments. I wish all elderly broodmares had the life she lived
She was the first pony to teach me to see potential where others might miss it, and she rewarded me infinitely for seeing her for the treasure she was. She is the reason anybody knows the name Deltree.
Thank you, my beautiful Tiffy Bear. You were one of the greatest things I was blessed to shared my life with. Rest now, old girl.