Pictured above - left to right - Taz, Ed, Badger & Versace... The gang of four, making a move on the hay as it is being delivered!
(Ed has now been sold on and Tinka is his replacement)
Below..... Versace (in the lead) and left to right at the rear, Badger, Tinka and Taz, cantering down the paddock towards the stables in the snow! They heard the food buckets rattle!!
Totti Noble (Badger)
Badger is a three year old dark bay tobiano. Goodness only knows where his official name comes from. It's obvious how he got his nickname though as his forelock is black and white!
Badger has a kind, loving nature and, like his fieldmate Ed, is very eager to please. He will be shown in hand until he is old enough to be ridden. He is pictured above and below at his very first show where he was placed 3rd.
No Angel (Taz)
Taz is a 16 h Anglo-Arab chestnut mare who sometimes lives up to the chestnut mare reputation so she's well named!
(The Taz nickname is after the Tasmanian devil!). Taz is highly strung and a one-woman horse. Definitely not a horse for the faint-hearted!! However, she is bombproof on the roads and an absolute pleasure to hack out on, which is what I wanted her for!
Ashford Mister Man (Ed)
Ed got his nickname because his chestnut head looked big against his white body - hence Big 'Ed, but he has filled out now and looks more in proportion - though he's stuck with the name!
Ed is a five year old. He has just started jumping small clear rounds at local shows. Ed has now been sold and is getting on well in his new home.
Versace (daughter of Armani)
This is Versace as a yearling. In the picture at the top of the page she is 18 months old. We think she'll make about 14 h.
(aged 2 months - below)
Below - aged one day!
Versace was born at 9.00 a.m. on Saturday 10th May. Having watched the mare (Armani) all that night and overnight for the previous three weeks, Versace was born while we were all having a cup of tea!
Versace resembled a gangly giraffe at birth, but got prettier as the weekend wore on!
Last updated 12.01.10
