NEWS !!

May 2009

17th - Showing at the Rare Breeds Show - judge Rosemary Phillipston-Stow - Cayberry Hot Shot was 2nd in the Stallion class and qualified for the best of Breed Championship and Shilstone Rocks Barolino was 1st in the Two Year Old class and qualified for the Best of Breed Championship and also qualified for the Showland Native Society Elite Championship Show in September. And it poured and poured, we were soaked but managed to laugh and remember that we do it for fun!

2nd of May at 8.45pm Lizzi's foal arrived. As usual, no signs off my dear mare such as running milk or waxing up, she simply gave birth! Tofferton Hot Gossip is a stunning bay colt, the image of his sire Cayberry Hot Shot.

Wistmans Eventide is due for her first foal at the end of the month, sire, Stourton Henry.

April 2009

Tofferton Country Cottage went to her second show, PUK and a big class of 12 yearlings. She was pulled in 5th but sadly dropped to 8th - never mind - she behaved beautifully and the outings have given her great confidence as she was initially a little shy.

Cayberry Hot Shot was 4th in his class of stallions at the same show.

Lizwell Duchess' foal is due towards the end of the month.

March 2009

21st - Tofferton Country Cottage went to her first show - Forest of Dean held at Hartpury College, Gloucestershire. She was 2nd in her class.

February 2009

It's snowing and February '09 has been the hardest winter for many years in the UK with deep snow particularly in Wales and The Midlands and further south in the Dartmoor ponies home territory.  The two colts - Cayberry Hot Shot and Shilstone Rocks Bardolino - and gelding Wistmans Cenotaph are wintered at Castlemorton Common and doing what Dartmoors do best - being hardy!

The two expectant mums - Lizwell Duchess II and Wistmans Eventide have their foal tummies examined regularly and both foals move well which is most reasurring. Not long to go now - mid April for Lizwell Duchess and mid May for Wistmans Eventide.

January 2009

Tofferton is now into its fourth season of producing Dartmoor ponies. Stourton Henry and Quinton Charisma move onto their new home in Germany at the Magnum Stud.

December 2008

We are delighted that two of our ponies have been chosen by the owner of a German stud of 25 years standing and are due to be exported in January '09.

October 2008

Sadly, Holyrood Cover Girl aborted her filly foal - by Stourton Henry.

8th August 2008

We showed a mare and foal for the first time and both were placed 4th at the NPS Summer Championship show - Quinton Charisma and Tofferton Dark Secret. Aah - we had fun that day!

19th July 2008

NPS Area 12 Show

Wistmans Eventide placed first at her first show with us.

Cayberry Hot Shot placed third and sixth - he was a terribly naughty, noisy boy today with only one thing on his mind!

6th July 2008

More baby pictures!

Tofferton Perfect Harmony - 6 weeks old

Tofferton Dark Secret - 7 weeks old

Tofferton Country Cottage  - 12 weeks old

26th May 2008

Stourton Henry x Holyrood Cover Girl

Crikey, we just can't believe our luck - a third filly foal was born this morning.

Her registered name is Tofferton Perfect Harmony - stable name Poppy. Black with a white star.

only a few hours old.

19th May 2008

Cayberry Hot Shot x Quinton Charisma

We are so pleased again! Our second foal to arrive is also a filly!

Her registered name is Tofferton Dark Secret - stable name Holly.  Very dark bay, no white.

Blame the camera for the googley eyes !

at one week old.

13th April 2008

Stourton Henry x Lizwell Duchess II

Oh happy days! Our first foal has safely arrived. She is a filly and is totally gorgeous.

Her registered name is Tofferton Country Cottage - stable name Rosie. Bay, no white.

only a few hours old

April 2008

We brought the mares back from Castlemorton Common mid March to let them settle before their foals start to appear.

Now, according to my maths the dates should have been April for Holyrood Cover Girl, April for Lizwell Duchess II and as late as 1st June for Quinton Charisma. But, the girls being girls they have their own plans it seems and Lizzi has started it off with a nicely filled udder during the last five days,Cover Girl is showing no signs at all and Charisma looks as though she will explode, so clearly she just enjoyed running out with Hot Shot for the fun of it! If she lasts till 1st of June then she will probably give birth to a tiny Shire not a Dartmoor.

So, watch this space as they say because I think Lizzi's baby will arrive in the next few days. Her hubby is Stourton Henry.

March 2008

1st Forest of Dean Stallion Show at Hartpury College for Cayberry Hot Shot.

CAYBERRY HOT SHOT

STOURTON HENRY

both boys are a bit mucky but happy - it is winter after all!

July and November 2007 new additions are........

Shilstone Rocks Bardolino,Wistmans Cenotaph, Wistmans Eventide and Stourton Storm Queen.

May 2007

Oh good - we are proud to say that Cayberry Hot Shot and Stourton Henry passed the DPS veterinary inspection and effective from the 1st of May they are both licensed.