Yearling’s (born 2007)

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Blaenllain Doodleba Supreme (Bugsy): bay filly, make approx 15hh. (FOR SALE)

Blaenllain Doodlebas Darksecret (Coco): dark brown gelding, make approx 14.2 to 15hh.

Blaenllain Doodles Beaujolais : (SOLD)

Bryneos Tinkerbell (Bella): chestnut filly to make approx 14.3 to 15hh

Olympus Dream Catcher (Dream) bay filly to make approx 15.2hh (FOR SALE)

This has been the first year for all the yearlings to show as they were un shown as a foal’s.  They have all been very easy to produce and has taken all the fuss and pampering in their stride, they have all been very good to wash, trim, plat, load, travel, and will happily stand on the lorry on their own and in company they are equally happy in both a lorry or trailer. 

Generally we take them from the field the day before a show, we will either bring them home in a lorry or trailer and if weather and time is kind we lead them home, so they have the experience of both travelling and road walking.  When walking we generally go in single file but we will regularly change the order and handlers around, this way they get used to been handled by different people, walking in company and on their own, they walk in front, behind and in the middle. On times we might only take one away so they will be used to been on their own and leaving their field mates behind.  On the walk home from the field they pass other horses hanging over the hedge, a stallion playing race horses up & down the hedge line,  a pig,  cyclists and dog’s and varying amount of traffic from cars to lorry’s.  Although it’s only about a mile, it can be very busy. 

Once home they undergo a quick trim with clippers and scissors, 5 minutes under the hose pipe and a tail in a bucket of water. They are then platted up and hoods and rugs on and put to bed. (Platting is generally done in the morning but if it’s a very early start and with 5 or so to do some will get done the night before). They are all very used to being, mucked out, groomed, rugged, while been tied up or loose and regularly have the farrier.

OUR EVENTFUL TRIP TO MALVERN

As well as Bart & Ozzy we took 3 of the yearlings; Bugsy, Bella & Coco To the National in Hand show at Malvern.  Due to unforeseen circumstances the trip to Malvern took longer than expected, We left home at about 3pm, we started off with Bart, Ozzy, Bella & Bugsy on my lorry and Coco on Marinas lorry. Unfortunately Marinas lorry had a fuel blockage and decided to die of death just before Llandovery, To make room for our little equine hitch hiker (Coco) we had to unload all the horses off my lorry in the car park in Llandovery, then reload them further in to the lorry leaving an empty stall near the ramp for our little hitch hiker.  We then returned to the dead lorry, reverse up to its ramp and Coco; the dear little yearling happily walked down one ramp and up the other ramp.

All this was done while on an extremely fast stretch of road with the traffic still racing past us.  Times like this we all really appreciate the easy sensible temperaments that our horses have, although we didn’t plan to be un loading & loading in a busy car park or on a fast main road things happen that you cant help!  I was totally happy to hold Bart and Ozzy together at the same time while 2 adults and a child juggled the  wheel barrow, bales of hay, buckets and 2 yearling’s around,  all the horses did as we asked, went were they were told and loaded perfectly as we expected. Excellent behaviour for 1 stallion, a 3 year old and 3 yearlings.