Charlie's Equine Services and Horsemanship

07/06/2026

Never too early to introduce novel objects.

06/06/2026

Lots of people have been on this journey (some kind if extreme journey!) I know people want to see Baby Enza. Bee is the happiest and proudest mum and she adores her baby so much. Finally manged some field time and hopefully now can build it up over ht next few days. Bee did get annoyed when Enza ran off without her.

04/06/2026

Now that little Enza has arrived I have one big thing left - my dissertation, which is due in, in 12 days!! Once my dissertation is done there will a few down days to recover from the very hectic and at times stressful last few months. If you wanting me please drop me a message but if it is before the 20th I will likely not reply. I will start taking on new clients again from mid July.
Yes there will be Enza spam and a few other posts along the way.

03/06/2026

Baby B AKA Bee's Laurenza (Enza) made an appearance at 11.50pm on Monday night. All is well and Enza is very fiery and super cute. Bee is being the perfect mum.

Enza is by Ashwey Ashwey Laurenzo (Lauri's half brother. And we definitely couldn't have done it with out him!), out of Bad girl des Ambre(Bee) and her dad is Parco.

Yes this has been a long time coming and it hasn't taken a team but an army.
Lauri will I am sure take on being an auntie and happily teach baby all her naughty ways.

I have to say a massive thanks to Sophie at Cliffe Equine Vets because we definitely wouldn't be here without her and she has been constantly there thoughout this whole pregnancy and has definitely gone above and beyond to make sure baby B got here safely. Early on it wasn't quite the easiest conceptions having not played ball and then almost missed her because Bee caught us out. Then she a lot of discharge at day 8 but then scanned Bee in foal at just 10 days.
And 340 days later almost to the minute baby B made her entrance.

There was an army to help get Enza here and I am not making this an Oscar speech as many people had involvement and we are grateful to you all 💗 if I start to mention people I will forget someone and I really don't want to do that!

🙏🤞 this chapter is a rather boring one!

Yes much foal spam will follow and yes many many pictures!

27/05/2026

Although I am almost fully occupied with Bee (😴) and uni. I did fit in a clip for my regular Diesel just as the hot weather hit. Look at his dapples 😍
His lovely owner also knows how to keep me happy clean pony and cold drinks and choc chop muffins!

26/05/2026

Finally they are here. My new wardrobe with the new logo. Back in February/March I asked everyone which logo the liked. Narrowed them down to two, this one won in the end because it worked better for embroidery. Will make some tweeks for the next ones.

Only issue no is I ordered them in March when it was cold not anticipating there would be a delay and wouldn't arrive till almost June. I have several jumper and a coat. 🙈

24/05/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BWcc3J3A8/

For most people, a heatwave means ice creams, beer gardens, and complaining it’s “too hot to sleep.” For horse owners, it means early mornings, late nights, worrying about hydration, altering routines, and keeping a close eye on every horse in the yard.🐴☀️

There are plenty of organisations with great sources of information about what to be aware of and guidance how to manage your horses.
I’ll add a few in the comments below⬇️

I won’t go on to write a generic post about protocols to take during a heatwave as I’m sure your socials is already flooded with this information. ✅
So I thought I’d just pop a reminder to those it may be helpful to that’s it’s also worth thinking about feeding during extreme temperatures.
I know I did a post a little while back now about winter hydration and salt (scroll through my page if you haven’t seen them🤳) but hydration is equally important for the summer seasons too.
🪣 Sweat consists primarily of water and electrolytes, so it’s our job to make sure our horses can replace what they lose. Make sure you’re supplying salt to their diet or electrolyte support if they need it.
🪣 Wet feeds, soaked hay, or adding extra water to feeds can help with hydration too.
🪣 Some horses may go off their food slightly in the heat, so smaller, lighter feeds can sometimes help keep them eating comfortably.

Even the horses that usually cope well can struggle in these temperatures. A few simple precautions can make a huge difference ❤️ Stay safe everyone.

22/05/2026

Thank you everyone for asking after Bee at the moment, she is still as I write this very pregnant and slightly over it now.

Her technical "due" date is June 2nd (day 340) however horses can go from 320 and 370+ without issue.

While Bee has many signs she is progressing steadily she still has a high pH you are really looking at under 6.5, she has a bag but it will get fuller, she has dropped but may still drop more, under her tail isn't as long as would be looking for, it is still quite crinkled. Full moon next weekend might just do it! (I had thought the full moon coincided with the bank holiday but it is next week.

Dissertation is also steadily progressing.

Definitely feeling rather overwhelmed at times currently but it will be worth it.

Plus side note did get a new work car although I may well still be in the little white one for a few more weeks.