Firefly (Fred)

Here is Fred. This is a before and after! The last picture is when Lizzy tried him the second was taken today at his 2 nd Hunter Trial and boy what a star he was with another super clear. Liz has spent the last 2 weeks getting him to go forward in a nice outline. He did have a high head carriage and the underside of his neck was strong with no top line he is now working lower and lengthening his stride correcting the neck and making him a far nicer horse to ride.
We are hoping he will go on this winter and do some dressage and show jumping fingers crossed. He is now proving to be a brave little horse and taking on anything and should make a super little eventer!!

Busy Weekend!!

Dowhills Mr Harvey


Its been a very busy weekend. William went off to the New Vision Horse Show at the David Broome Centre we where on the go from 3.30AM and the fog on the motorway was horrendous!! but we made it. William was a bit naughty (!!!) in the colours and tried to buck the judge off!! but we found out after poor boy had been stung but we where thrilled with his conformation marks and he was top in that section ahead of horses qualified for HOYS he also had the same in the Lost and Found Hunter Class and as i have said we can work on performance but cant correct conformation. The comments through out the day where really lovely and all the judges thought him a classy horse but just needs to mature. So he has now finished showing and is off to Mathew Lawrence for 4 weeks before he comes home to hunt and do dressage over the winter.
Firefly (Fred at home) is our new purchase he is a 15.2hh 5 yr old bay Anglo Arab gelding by Daws Firebird a nice little horse that after only a week with us has changed so much. He has been to his first hunter Trail ever today and was clear and ended up 3rd (beating William into 4th) Lizzy was thrilled with him as we have a hairy few moments with him this week but have managed to sort them.

On Friday our 2 yearling colts Harvey and Max where cut. I still feel for them even though we have several done each year. This pic is taken of Harvey today (top right). He still looks well!! but don't know how long before he forgives me!!!
The other picture i found is of Dowhills Snow Patrol as a baby and thought it so sweet. Snow Belle is his full sister and is a much larger girl all round!!!

Silent Wisper and Fred Too

The picture of the bay is Dowhills Fred Too. He is a nice sort to make 14.2hh he is out of a TB mare by Sedgelands High Society he is 2 years old and a very nice mover.
The other picture i love is of Silent Wisper and just thought it a lovely pic showing her very pretty head and lovely front.Bless her.

Our Little TB Filly Nevaeh and Harvey

These are our new purchase Nevaeh and our 15hh Show Hunter Pony Yearling Dowhills Mr Harvey. He is by the TB stallion we had here for 2 years Western Chief (Carleon) out of Harroway Rainbow (by Chiddock Fankino) he is a super mover and we are looking forward to showing him next year if he is not sold!! This photo does not do him justice as he has a lovely long front and very strong shoulder.

And it goes on and on!!!!

I just cant believe the weather. It feels like winter and i look out the window to see poring rain high winds and wear my wellies full time and its only September what is going on!!!!! Richard is pulling his hair out with still loads of corn to combine and its all sprouting. The driers are on full time on the stuff that is in. Its all a complete mess.
My mind is now on weaning some of the foals i have decided to take them off mums a little early this year to allow them to pick up a bit before winter sets in!! but all so far looking very well. William we hope to have out doing a few days hunting and some indoor dressage and show jumping.
We have just bought a very tiny (14.2hh) 3 year old TB mare just out of racing she is looking very sorry for herself and very underweight but she is eating well and we hope she will improve quickly i will keep you posted on how she is doing.
Hope you all survive!!