Skye Highland Ponies & Native Pony Stud..... my new venture

[Native Lover]

I have been offered almost 8 acres with four stables and a tack room floodlights and a massive hay shed barn on a long lease from May to set up a rare breeds stud..... Mainly Highlands but the odd Fell pony and eventually even a few Dales mares later on... but it will be mainly for my Highland ponies.

It will be up and running by May and we have been offered our Belles last daughter on loan for a few years to have a foal for the stud so I will be getting the bloodlines I always wanted And loaning a broodmare in foal and buying a brood mare in foal.

My Highland will move over in April and my brood mares will arrive later in the year. I might even be getting the loan of 1 or 2 dales mares as they are now crtiical on the rare breeds list

I also have the benefit of moving away from the main road and onto the quieter lanes for our Hacking...so Melody will be living at the Stud and I will be away from the bloody main road with its bikes and lorries


My first foals should be on the ground in late spring next year. EEEEKKKKS i am super excited The Highland pony studs, Breeders and owners have been so helpful with advice, support and behind the scene offers of good mares for the stud... they have been brilliant

Find us on face book if you want to follow our journey

https://www.facebook.com/groups/949038401831357/?fref=ts

 

[KP nut]

Gosh how exciting!! What an adventure for you all.

 

[orbvalley]

Wow! A dream dropped straight down from heaven for you

 

[Native Lover]

Wow! A dream dropped straight down from heaven for you

Its a long time dream of mine..... to do something for the Rare Breeds.... and they are letting us have the land for a reasonable rent too

 

[tikkitti]

That sounds fab!! Yes, you definitely have to do something with dales too as they are such a special underestimated breed. x

 

[Native Lover]

That sounds fab!! Yes, you definitely have to do something with dales too as they are such a special underestimated breed. x

I wrote to a lady I know from the Dales and she is going to try help me sort the Dales mares on loan.... Hopefully It will take off as not for profit stud

 

[Trewsers]

Sounds great, I'd love to read about your progress. Sounds like a really wonderful prospect.

 

[tikkitti]

Jo Ashby secretary of the dales society is a minefield of info too and a lovely lady. If you even only had one mare it's such a worthwhile cause with them being critical x

 

[Jane&Ziggy]

Oh congratulations! If ever I win the lottery I will have one of your Highland foals!

 

[Native Lover]

Oh congratulations! If ever I win the lottery I will have one of your Highland foals!

You wont need to buy them I will be looking for quality homes to loan, compete and show them for the Stud .......

 

[domane]

Saw this on FB.... how bloomin' exciting!!! One question though..... will you REALLY be able to part with foalies????

 

[Native Lover]

Saw this on FB.... how bloomin' exciting!!! One question though..... will you REALLY be able to part with foalies????

Lol that will be the hard bit i will be clinging on to there tails as they are being led away lol

 

[Native Lover]

Jo Ashby secretary of the dales society is a minefield of info too and a lovely lady. If you even only had one mare it's such a worthwhile cause with them being critical x

I spoke to Jo about potentially having a broodmare on loan via the society and she is going to see what she can do

 

[CharliesAngel]

I wish you all the best! I have a highland as well (she’s my 2nd) and set up a shetland pony stud a couple of years back now, Im loving it

 

[Jessey]

I cant wait to see the foalies, and the peeggie mares too

 

[mystiquemalaika]

Very exciting news and I will follow with great interest and of course to see floofy foaly bottoms!

 

[Native Lover]

I have spoken to a lovely Fell Breeder and he has promised the stud a nice grey Fell filly... I am super excited about this

 

[KP nut]

Gotta love a Fell x

 

[tikkitti]

There's a lady called Eileen walker who has the rackwood fell pony stud. She has a website and has talked about reducing her numbers for a while due to having no one to pass the stud on to so may be worth taking a look. Her ponies are stunning and she is passionate about the breed, my daughters is a rackwood. x

 

[Native Lover]

Best made plans an all...... I have just registered the stud name..... and it all begins here..... the orginal land fell through .... time to begin.... and out first two mares are away to stud this year...