Balleroy Highlands enjoying the Scottish Snow

: Balleroy Monarch(middle) Balleroy Rumpus(right) - with friend Moss-side Osprey (Left) - copyright "SkippyWalker" - Flickr

Some rather better news from the Stud

Balleroy Delilah had her first ever days hunting on 27th. November, with the New Forest Hunt - a great time was had by everyone and all the hard work that Abi has put into Delilah paid dividends, as she behaved like a dream.

: Delilah out with New Forest Hunt

: Delilah's first Meet

Our Secret Weapon

'Toffee' - aka Shortstuff - companion to Kate in the summer and now helping to raise a thoroughbred foal and a yearling.

Isla of Strathmore (Obituary)

Very sad news from the stud as Lily (Isla of Strathmore) died recently. Another of our original mares, Lily gave us countless lovely foals, all with unbeatable temperaments, charm and a love of life. Two of her daughters, apart from being prolific winners In Hand, are now brood mares here carrying on her good work. Lily is irreplacable though and, as Alpha female, has left another gap, not only in our lives but with the herd, who all looked up to her.

Isla of Strathmore - Legacy

: Offspring - Ivy

: Grandchild - Iliana

: Last Foal - Rioja

: Offspring - Inca

: Offspring - Mistral and Mistic

: Offspring - Monarch (Muffy)

: Offspring - Rumpus

Some other Members of the Clan at Ashdown

THREE KILMANNAN SILVER MEDALISTS

(all from the same family)

: Yoyo at Newbury 2010

: Ricky at Romsey 2010

: Rupert at Malvern 2009

Autumnal News

: Robbie seems to have settled in with his new family near Bath

: Rosie posing for the camera

19/9/2010 NEWBURY SHOW

Yoyo, Rigoletto and Ragtime were pulled out of bed early on Sunday to appear in the Highland, Fells & Dales classes at Newbury. Yoyo in the senior class and Ragtime in the Young stock class. Both were 3rd. in their classes but Yoyo was Champion Highland & Best of Breed and also won the Kilmannan Silver Medal. Ricky was also 3rd., in the Open Ridden qualifier. Sadly no nice photos available from the day.

12.9.2010

Stud walk here today went well with 15 odd members of the HPEC arriving after lunch at our local, the Malt Shovel, having visited Frances McWilliam's Finches Stud in the morning. All ponies on best behaviour, likewise walkers! Happy day had by all.

11.9.2010 Stop Press!!!

Ricky won the Ridden class at Romsey Show today, was Reserve Champion and won the Silver Medal. Great day for Kelly and Ricks, in spite of Kelly having a nasty fall in the Workers earlier in the day.

NPS Championships

NPS Malvern - A last minute dceision to go to Malvern resulted in our having a hugely successful show, with Yoyo winning the Highland brood mare class and going Champion In Hand; Rigoletto, her foal, was 2nd. in his class; likewise Rioja was 2nd. in the yearling class, also winning the cup for the best Highland Gelding at the show, which Ricky won last year.. Yoyo's win was particularly special as she was overall Champion in 2006 as a 6 y.o. and then repeated the result at ten.