Good morning,

I thought I would add some photos and info that have been sent to me by new owners. I have been meaning to put some on for a while.

Melody, who we sold at the beginning of the year is doing well in her new home and her owner, Michelle is hoping to have her sarcoids lasered off next year. She says that they love Melody and that she has settled in well, despite occaisonally seeing "hedge-monsters" when out and about! Here are some photos of them both.

Koala has arrived and settled into her new home in Scotland and Joanne and her daughter are very pleased with her. I do not have any photos, but will try and get some soon!

Monty is absolutely adored in his new home. I have recieved a lovely email from Claire and her daughters saying how much they love him. They sent lots of gorgeous photos (but I am waiting for their permission before publishing them on here!. One photo was Monty hacking through a stream - he looks fantastic and we are so pleased that he has found a great family to love him.

Ruby is also doing fantastically - I bought her straight out of training, and had the intention of schooling her over the summer. I made her a profile on my website (as I always do for our horses, even our mares in foal) but hadn't advertised her and wasn't really planning to for a while). However, a local girl, Kate (who kept her other horse in the next village) saw her picture and was looking for a young horse to bring on herself. She came to see Ruby and loved her and we delivered her last week. She has already hacked Ruby in traffic and she was as good as gold. I am sure that they will do really well together. I will try and get some photos of the pair of them this summer.

Malteser, who we sold last Autumn, didn't get on so well in her new home. She was bought by a lovely teenage girl, who found Malteser too strong (and a bit too big) for her. Due to my back operation, I wasn't previously in a position to have her back, but now that I can ride again I have bought her back and hope to find her a more suitable home. She is a nice mare and is extremely good-looking although she can be awkward to catch without food (she is easy to catch with a bucket). I have got to re-assess her this week to make sure she hasn't picked up any bad habits before anyone can come and try her - but I am open to enquiries about her.

I have also just bought 2 more ex-racers from a trainer - these 2 have had a few months off and are not "racing fit" and are both geldings, aged 5 and 9. I think we will collect them next week, so watch this space for photos.

Sierra is having the vet (to sedate her) and then the dentist this afternoon. The dentist came last week, but Sierra was not too keen on his grinder! Her back teeth really need attention as they are unevenly worn and will certainly be giving her Jaw-ache - which should hopefully sort out her fussiness in the mouth when ridden with a tight contact. The dentist said that it could take up to 2 weeks to see a difference after her teeth are corrected, as the position of her jaw will change slightly and the ligaments will take a while to adjust.

I will take some dental photos today and put them on here later!

Bye for now x