The Bradshaw Family

[Betsy]

Koda is just so scrumptious.

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

Woody is always watching …..

 

[Flutterby]

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

It’s clipping season….

Woody has worked well this evening, and now he’s been fully bathed (with the hot shower and his special oatmeal shampoo), ready for clipping day tomorrow!


Bye bye winter coat

 

[My Piggies]

Absolutely stunning, Woody is beautiful

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

Absolutely stunning, Woody is beautiful

Thank you so much!

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

“But mum….. why did those really loud and scary clippers have to take all of my hair away….brrrrr it’s cold now”

He’s since forgiven us for today’s traumatic experience! And is well and truly cosy again in his winter rugs

 

[Qualcast&Flymo]

Hallo handsome

I've never understood- why do you remove their natural winter coat, then replace it with a man-made one? (You can tell I'm not a horsy person, the answer is probably obvious!)

 

[My Piggies]

Aww

 

[Betsy]

Hallo handsome

I've never understood- why do you remove their natural winter coat, then replace it with a man-made one? (You can tell I'm not a horsy person, the answer is probably obvious!)

I wondered that too.

 

[weepweeps]

I did wonder why you’d trim the hair at the start of winter. Lol. He’s gorgeous. Glad you are getting on well together with the dressage.

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

We clip working horses in the winter as the coat is not manageable. When they work they sweat and over-heat more because of the thick coat. Because of the cold weather they then struggle to dry off properly and get chilled.

So the number one reason is to keep them more comfortable and prevent sweating up when working. But also, it makes grooming and coat management easier for riding and competing.

We only clip horses that are in work. Any ponies living out in the fields over winter are not clipped

 

[Merab]

Amazing what you learn on this forum

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

Amazing what you learn on this forum

Always happy to talk horses!

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

A Sunday with our boys

24 October 2021

24 October 2021

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

How am I supposed to resist?

25 October 2021

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

We had a fab training session this evening. We are excited (and very nervous) for our first dressagey evening out on Friday

 

[Betsy]

What a very smart boy he is after his trip to the barbers! Wish you luck with your dressage! Its a very hard discipline.

 

[weepweeps]

Good luck. Just try to enjoy it and see it as a practice run for future comps.

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

What a very smart boy he is after his trip to the barbers! Wish you luck with your dressage! Its a very hard discipline.

Thank you!

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

Good luck. Just try to enjoy it and see it as a practice run for future comps.

Thank you! Good idea

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

I had some wonderful helpers at the yard today (niece and nephew)

 

[Flutterby]

 

[Betsy]

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I had some wonderful helpers at the yard today (niece and nephew)

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I guessed it was your niece as she looks a younger version of you!

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

I guessed it was your niece as she looks a younger version of you!

I hear that a lot!

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

Woody and I had a fab evening out at the dressage clinic. The pony on the right belongs to one of my work colleagues. It was amazing training with a Grand Prix rider and Woody was a superstar!

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

Fab evening out

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

How did I get this lucky? To have you in my life. I’m sure Odin made sure we were together

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

Our first adventure

30 October 2021

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

This guy



I realise I haven’t posted piggy pictures for a while! I tried to get some tonight at veggie time but there was far too much zooming going on it’s clean out and floor time tomorrow evening, will get some then