Smugglers new forest ponies

Some lovely pics from Wednesday at the new forest show. Bindi wasn’t as calm as tinks which ment she looked more giraffe like than pony 🙈😂 but blossom was good girl considering her mum wasn’t. Both coming 4th in the line up. Tinks done a fabulous floaty trot placing her 4th too and pignut was far too calm and collected (which is very good for him! And we liked) but ended in him coming 5th. Judge said they’d both make great riding ponies and doing very well from their mums. It was our first ever big show and a lot to take back from it! We learn from these things and maybe a extra mare and foal in the over 133cm class next year! Will be needing 2 extra runners 😂 volunteers please 😂

We had the best support group over the last few days at the new forest show with the mares and foals. Will do a full report tomorrow but today is a post to say a massive thank you to people who i couldn’t do it without! Jen, Millie and Eloise Cavanna. Without all your support and help this week it wouldn’t have gone so smoothly! I love you all and thank you all ❤️❤️❤️❤️

SCANNING RESULTS ARE IN!! We are super excited with our scanning results this year …. Tinks, Bindi and RUBY are all confirmed in foal!! Tinks 30 plus days. Bindi and Ruby both 2 months plus. We all had a little cry (even the vet) when he said yes straight away! Let’s just hope she holds it full term this time 🤞🏾🤞🏾.

passes have arrived. Boat to book and final sleeping arrangements to be made almost one week away!!

First show for the foals. Mares we’re brilliant as they haven’t been shown for a year or so and the babies were just great! This was our practice before so just wanted to see how they’d cope in the environment so wasn’t expecting any platings but to our surprise bindi came 4th and tinks came 5th out of 8! Lovely comments from the judge about mares and foals. And foals got their first rosettes too ❤️ thank you and Emily smith for helping me run them in the show. For our sponsors and for all your help and driving. For my mummy for just being you and helping me and everyone. And a thank you to all our supporters on the island and off the island ❤️❤️

Some big firsts for the babies today! First time being tied up and first bath for them! They took it all in although unsure at first soon got to grips with it all! Super proud ❤️

We have a few shows booked in for July with the mares and foals! . I’m not sure Tinks got the memo before she went and had a dust bath! Hopefully we can scrub her up before the shows 😂🙈🫠

❤️ lovely little family. mums, babies, dad and auntie ❤️

Mares and foals moved to ningwood common tonight for the they seem to have settled in very well

Weigh day for the gang yesterday! Welly and Lilly both got their first rosettes for being perfect body score and weight! Others all .5 over being perfect! Even the foals had a wee go on the scales although scary at first stood very well and had plenty of fuss! Thank you BHS for coming out and taking your time with all of them! See you in September!

We would like to introduce Wellow Vantage Point aka Welly properly. Sire: Sturtmoor Top Hat. Dam: Wellow Blanche. 7 year old working stallion. Ready to do some work with us and ready for his ridden career! Watch this space ❤️🥰❤️ such a handsome chap.

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Official name chosen by … Blossom! ❤️😍❤️

Bindi decided seeing pignut made her want her own! And at 349 days … Just! 11:57pm. This time a little filly!! Needed a couple hours sleep and to see her this morning and then Will decided on a name!

349 days and Tinks released the hostage! Little c**t born at 5pm! Both mum and baby are doing well and are perfect! Pringles first foal ❤️ baby Pignut

Lovely morning for standing sunbathing on the yard ❤️ happy girls

345 days. A bath for the girls and some ph checking. Tinks ph left bindi ph right

340 days. Still hanging in there! No signs yet

330 days!!! We’ve made it! Now place your bets on how much longer we’ll have to wait! Beds are made hay is full!

320 days today and the girls got a massage 💆🏽‍♀️ they got jealous of each other when they had to take it in turns to use it

Bobbies are starting to develop! First is tinks who is a maiden mare and second is bindi who has had one foal before and might already look full but they were empty till a few days ago! We are at 315 days today!!

310 days today. Camera has gone up! Bindi is starting to get a small bag