hi does anyone know how big portmore pickle is and burley branstan as i have a yearling sire is portmore pickle and grandsire burley branstan just being nosy thanks

Portmore Pickle's 13.3 http://hollybrookestud.co.uk/forsale.html

It doesn't say how big Branston is, but I should think he's probably up to height
http://hollybrookestud.co.uk/branston.html Kt will know, as her mare's just been covered by him

thankyou for that judy x

just had alook at both boys they are stunning my boys gs looks agood height im wondering what my boy will make hes around 12.2 ish right now hes all legs x

Heya

My sister has a yearling who's grandsire is Burley Branston, she contacted the owners and they said he's 13.3hh aswell

Would that make yours and Zoe's yearlings cousins?? Would love to see some picies

Ge and Eclipse
xxx

Yasmin

I've got a yearling by Portmore Pickle too. The dam is about 13.1 so I reckon he should be 13.2/13.3hh as he's been well fed over the winter and will be next winter too. It makes all the difference . . .

hi yes ive only had him 5 weeks have been feeding him up as his ribs were showing on him abit hes putting the weight on slowly and is noe getting a tummy he was wild when i got him but has his moments i went and fed him today he tryed to kick me so i shouted at him and took his food away he skimmed my jacket he is rather nasty at times but i do love him

forgot to say hes standing at 12.2 ish whats yours x

what colour is your yearling mine is grey have tryed putting the pics of him up so i can show you but not sure how to do it ive even had my 13 yr old son trying x

Yasmin, you need a photobucket account to load your photos. Look in the link 'Rules & FAQs' at the top of this page for instructions

hi judy am trying must be thick as i cant seem to do it will keep trying x

Mine's 12.1hh. He is going grey but I think it's going to take a long time until he's fully grey. He doesn't look grey in the photo but he has quite a lot of white hairs in his coat

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hes lovely alt more stockier than my boy zaines all legs

hi how long have you had your yearling did you go to the sales to buy him whats his temp like sorry to be nosy x

I bought him at the beginning of last November when he was 6 months old straight off the Forest from a friend whose mare was running on the Forest. I only wanted a cheap foal to keep my home-bred WB foal company but he's turning into a very nice pony . . . . I think he might turn out to be the bargain of the century! He is officially the most adorable pony on the planet but he is very naughty about being caught. I have to get him to follow the WB and then I can put a headcollar on him. Once you've got him he's an absolute pussy-cat and you can do anything with him (not too keen about fly cream in the ears though!)

he sounds sweet mine is rather naughty yesturday he tried to kick me today he was following me around the field for cuddles and kisses mine to hates fly spray,i got mine the day before the sales and was dropped off in the morning of the sales hes a handful but wouldnt be without him was wild when i got him 5 weeks ago walks up to the car now without any problems gave him abth last week wasnt too happy with me after

Yes as someone said earlier, Branston is 13.3hh.

Wendy has recently sold Pickle, not sure what he is doin now!

hope you have fun with your baby.

Katie and pregnant cooks

xxxxx

hi hun

thanks for that yes i heard he was sold do you no what his temp was like thanks

hi hun are you ok x

im sure someone said pickle was 13.3 my yearling colt is rather leggy and is standing about 12.2 ish hope he will make agood height some people have said he may make the full up height of 14.2 i do feed him well daily as he is skinny but is putting the weight on slowly

i just was thinking does anyone know this mare she is the dam of my baby my baby is bakeburn woodcock

hi you have a colt from portmore pickle as i have to whats his mothers name my babies mum is bakeburn woodblaze

I now own pickle, he has a lovely laid back temperament, which is one of the reasons I bought him, Im planning on doing a bit of everything with him, but, just getting to know him at the moment have taken him showing inhand and dressage, will be taking him to a ridden show next week, I would be interested to see more pictures of his offspring if anyone has any.

hi tina ive seen pic of your boy hes lovely my little lad is agrey he has calmed down with me abit now i hope he has the same temp as pickle are you in the newforest or far away im in the forest nr norris horse shop zaine is in a field just up the road hes at charlie knights

Hi Guys

I'm new on the Forum, but I hope you don't mind me chipping in here.

We have a yearling from Portmore Pickle as well. His name is Freddie and we got him as a 6-week old orphan as his mum was killed in a hit-and-run accident. Freddie was found trying to suckle from his dead mum. Jonathan G said he'd have to destroy him as the commoner who owned the mum said he's too old to look after an orphaned foal. So, we took him in and brought him up.

He now stands at 12.2hh (mostly legs!!) and is absolutely delightful!

Well done Patty - that's a huge committment to take on an orphaned foal

oh well done to you for taking him on you say hes all legs thats what my boy looks like whats his temp like

Hello Patty, well done on giving your little one
a good home. Have you got any photo's we could see?

hi patty you have a yearling by portmore pickle my boy has not dropped yet has your boy as i thought by a yr old there should be some signs thanks yasmin

hi hun are you still worried why dont you put a notice on hear and you might get a few answers
xxx

yas our frankie didnt drop till he was about 15/16 mths, we got him cut at 18mths

Hi Guys

I'll try to upload a picture of Freddie, the orphan, tomorrow around lunch time as my internet connection is a bit temperamental at the moment!

Freddie had already dropped and we had him done a couple of months ago. He got a pretty bad infection though and Martin from The Barn had to to debrine him, which was not very nice and he lost quite a bit of weight then. He's absolutely fine now though ... but he's got a hernia that's just borderline and Martin advised to get it done before the year end.

Freddie was our first rescue ... the second came end of last October. His name is Bakeburn Jimmey (mum is Bakeburn Azela) ... although we call him Leo as he was supposed to be slaughtered and fed to the lions at Longleat!

Leo was 7 months old when he came to us, literally skin & bones (you could see every vertebrae of his spine, ribs, hip bones etc) ... and pretty dangerous as he was scared to death of everything called "human". He wouldn't let you near him and would double-barrel if you just breathed wrong. We have two big holes in the stable wall and he took out a couple of rails in fence! Feisty guy!

It took a few months' work but now he's a real sweetheart and will follow you around in the field, loves being groomed and is even better with the farrier than Freddie! Our farrier is John Adams by the way ... another Portmore Pickle connection!

Strangely enough, what made the real break-through for us with Leo was that Freddie broke his upper jaw with a kick on New Years Eve and Chris Pearce from The Barn performed an emergency operation, wiring Leo's jaw back together with some garden wire we found - we couldn't load him to take to The Barn, Chris didn't have any surgical wire on him, and he was losing quite a bit of blood. As Leo was still half-wild at that stage, he panicked when the sedation wore off a bit, jumped over Chris who sat on a straw bale in front of him, nearly knocking him unconscious, and gave the vet student Chris had with him a good kick in the thigh. I was then going after him in the yard to get him back, as he was only halfway through the procedure and still had a needle and threat hanging out of his mouth!! It all went well though and Chris did an amazing job. Leo wasn't allowed to chew anything at all though for nearly 3 weeks and my friend Ann, who I own Leo and Freddie with, and I took turns in feeding him a "soup" out of slopping grass nuts and foal milk every 2 hours from 8am till 12midnight.

Boy, we had some "fun" with those 2 little guys!

I am full of admiration for you. You certainly have had more than your fair share of problems but you have given them both a life. I hope things get easier now and you have lots of joy with them.It must be lovely having Leo follow you around and knowing you changed his view of humans.

hi to you all thanks for that am getting worried as people are telling me he should have dropped by now and patty that is lovely of what youve done with both your boys how lucky they are to have you well done to you

hi fee im fine feel abit better now that others sometimes dont drop till later than ayear what am i like aye (one nervous reck)

no your not hun you just love and care for your pony, that is good news hun wait another 6 mths and access the situation again dont worry, you know what males are like !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi hun yes ive stopped worrying myself now yes i do know what there like!

Sorry - been really busy with the Centered Riding clinic I'm organising at Ford Farm Stables!

Thanks for your kind comments! Have to say I couldn't have done this without my friend Ann, who own the place where we keep the ponies and who's really dedicated!

I've been trying to upload pictures but without success so far. I think it's the internet connection. Will try again.

Regarding the dropping of vital male parts, I also think you can rest assured, yasmin, that it'll happen in due course. Freddie had dropped but he wasn't particularly colty, so we could have delayed the op. Leo on the other hand was trying to get over the gate to the visiting Forest girls at 9 months and continually walking around with a "fifth leg"!! Any of you experienced this discrepancy?

LOL, Patty

hi patty they are a nightmare my boy has worried me so much with different things had to have the vet out today as hes had a bad snotty nose hes on antibiotics now sorry for my spelling i was so worried about his nose i forgot to ask the vet about his u no whats lol also had to buy him a light weight rug yesturday as he was wet through and was shivering it was so funny he was walking backwards not knowing what to do about his new rug he loves it now i think you and your mate are special people as not every one has got the heart to save these lovely animals well done to you both xx

Oh dear, hope your little guy is getting better on the antibiotics soon! I wouldn't worry too much at the moment about his bits not having dropped yet. We've got 5 NF boys (and a WelshxArab girl!) and like other people on this thread have experienced, one didn't drop until quite late and with another one, it was only sort of 1 1/2!

We haven't tried rugs on Freddie and Leo yet, only big towels to dry them off. Leo is not so keen on getting wet and is the only one who'll go in the shelter when it's raining to stay dry ... the other five would rather stand shivering under the hedges!

Thank you for your kind words. It is working out well with those two, but you have to weigh up the odds and consider your experience and commitment against it. With Freddie it was easier because even though he was an orphan and we needed to make sure not to mollycuddle and spoil him but to set black and white rules, he was pretty easy-going. With Leo we thought it was worth a go as he's a very handsome guy with a pretty good conformation (turned out his sire is Dragonslayer!) but we knew he might be too far gone and that in the end he might still need to be put down. After all, you can't have dangerous horses around just for the sake of rescuing them! However, even though he was so difficult, there were some definite glimpses of softness in his eyes that told us he wanted to trust us, but was just scared. Those glimpses got us through some rough times but it was worth it!

OK, I'll see if I can upload a couple of pictures: Freddie is the grey one and Leo the bay. They were taken in December, so are a few months old.

Leo's lovely - definitely worth the effort!! Is he still bay? With that light mane and tail, do you think he'll be grey?

Yes, he's still bay. The mane has gotten a lot darker, although the tail still has the "Rod Stewart" streaks!

The forelock has also started growing as it was basically non-existent. He had an abscess right there apparently, which is why he was sent for slaughter in the first place. Can't see any sign of it any more though - well, apart from the sparse forelock.

I'll put some newer ones up once we get them (hopefully next week) ... now that I know how to work this photobucket thing!!

LOL, Patty

oh patty they are lovely i know what you mean when you say you cant have something around you to crazy but we have to try and give it ago 9 times out of 10 we win with these nervous animals there not all bad thank god ive not had to make that desition as my colt was awful when i got him had him 3 months now still goes to kick me sometimes but has come along way vet came out hes just stressed out so will be on the mend soon xxxxxxxxxxx

hi hun you home now what did you get to eat

i am i got sausage and chips feel full now, that beer was nice hun must do it again sometime

yes hun it was nice being out abit cold though