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The miracle twins Daisy and Poppy celebrated their second birthday yesterday….sometimes when I look back it feels like a...
17/06/2026

The miracle twins Daisy and Poppy celebrated their second birthday yesterday….sometimes when I look back it feels like an eternity ago, other times the sheer panic and horror at the situation unfolding before us, the emergency vets visit and our desperate attempts to warm Poppy up and get some colostrum into her, their first week inside the stable rugged up until we were sure they’d still be alive the next time we ran out or checked the camera to avoid disturbing poor Lowri….then marvelling at how Lowri coped with these strange little babies who could walk straight underneath her with a foot of air between their backs and her tummy….our delight on day one when their IgGs both came back amazingly high, then the first day we dared to get them out into the field, building up their turnout bit by bit each day…..all whilst also having Lily at only a few weeks old, building a house and having 8 other horses and ponies to care for (not forgetting working full time, coping with 7 dogs, 2 cats and at that time half a dozen hens…..
Just thinking about it gives me palpitations!
Happy Birthday girls, you will never know how much you scared us, or just how very special you are.

Finally in his Summer clothes and gaining condition as our lovely dentist assured us he would. The main man Hogan, enjoy...
01/06/2026

Finally in his Summer clothes and gaining condition as our lovely dentist assured us he would.
The main man Hogan, enjoying his retirement and being thoroughly spoilt!
I did feel a little sorry for him recently when we bought a new trailer home-he evidently anticipated it containing a new wife for him as there was a lot of shouting and trotting the fence line until he realised it was empty!🤷🏻‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤣

16/05/2026

Native logic and ways of reaching that greener grass on the other side of the fence….🙄🤷🏻‍♀️😂

Old fishing boxes make the ideal hanging station for buckets at tea time….
05/05/2026

Old fishing boxes make the ideal hanging station for buckets at tea time….

Happy Scarlet!
05/05/2026

Happy Scarlet!

05/05/2026

Tea time is always a popular time of day for the mares and youngsters…especially for Maisie and Lily!

Having older horses, and trying to give them a good retirement doesn’t mean you just turn them out and ignore them. It m...
20/03/2026

Having older horses, and trying to give them a good retirement doesn’t mean you just turn them out and ignore them. It means keeping a close eye on their condition and how they are in themselves.
With no plans to breed any more foals in the near future Hogan, our lovely 24 year old stallion is retired from stud duties (much to his disgust I’m sure 😉) but I had noticed lately that he’s dropped some condition, and has been quidding (dropping food) while eating, so he was booked in with our lovely equine dentist for a dental check.
In common with a lot of horses in their twenties, he had already lost 2 teeth, and another 2 fell out into the dentists hand on just a quick wiggle. There were a few sharp edges that needed a power rasp, and he’s booked in for his next dental in 12 months time (or before if he looks like he’s struggling.)
The 3 “babies”, Reuben, Scarlet and Maisie are also booked in to be done before their schooling and breaking appointments in a few months time (hopefully!)
I always panic if I can see the odd rib (although admittedly I’d be delighted to see my own!🙈🤣) but it was lovely to hear the dentist’s opinion that they are perfect coming out of Winter.
After his dental Hogan needed a cuddle to get over his highly traumatic (NOT) experience, had a drink and walked straight to his hay bale after a couple of treats for being such a dude, and hopefully is a lot more comfortable now.
As he’s minus 4 teeth already, he will need a little additional support from hay replacement feeds next Winter, but looking at the 5 cracking children he’s left us with, he’s worth everything we can do to help him. He owes us nothing-we owe him this. ♥️

The big yellow ball in the sky is making everyone feel better.Cleevie Club….from left to rightLowriPoppy (twin 2)Daisy (...
13/03/2026

The big yellow ball in the sky is making everyone feel better.
Cleevie Club….from left to right
Lowri
Poppy (twin 2)
Daisy (twin 1)
Lily
Maisie
Once the ground has dried enough to mend the fences, and the grass starts to grow we will be looking at weaning the 3 children (technically now 2 year olds.)
They are quite often in different paddocks to Lowri and Maisie, so hoping our gradual weaning system will work well for them all.
(I hate weaning!)

This should dry the ground out a bit and get the grass growing!
06/03/2026

This should dry the ground out a bit and get the grass growing!

01/03/2026

I often stop off on my way to or from food shopping to see the seals.

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