new horse wanted.

[bythamboy]

Went to shire horse show and sale in staffordshire yesterday to look for a potential future logging horse, not many filly foals for sale but plenty of colts, ended up buying a cracking mare in-foal for a 1000 gns got her home today , really pleased its better than buying a new saw ! Still looking for 3- 4 yr old mare thats broken to chains . Guess most of you out there won't know what I'm talking about , but there are a few horse loggers about .

[Daniël Bos]

There's someone who breeds and works Dales' in Swayfield I believe, not far from you is it? It's where the mother-in-laws brood mare came from, I can ask her if you like.

[bythamboy]

yes thanks , consider any-thing, although I have been shire horse society member for 15 years . Like your signature ,we use to keep 300 ewes till 3yrs ago when lost some land, got rid of to concentrate on sucklers and trees.

[cousin jack]

5yr old working shire advertised in autumn copy of heavy horse world, Ireland though 00353872514086.

[treequip]

Have you tried Sue Day in Mossley (Manchester)? She does a fair bit with the horsedrawn barges and I did see her at the APF a few years back

[Daniël Bos]

Just spoke to the moter-in-law after this thread popped up again yesterday. Sorry for the delay..

 

Her Dales came from a chap by the name of Claude Goby, of Swayfield. I'm afraid they've left Swayfield for pastures anew though, and we've no knowledge of where.

Totally useless, sorry...

[bythamboy]

thanks for your efforts , of to another show in cheshire this weekend

[born2trot]

Sorry for the late post , I have just registered today.

 

If you have already bought a shire then thats all good but if not I couldn't recommend a Dales pony highly enough. I have owned and worked one for 8 years now and there is nothing that will faze him.

 

They will cost a fraction of the price to keep than your shire and are alot more versatile hence their name ' The Great Allrounder ' .

Charlie Parker from Yorkshire or the Dales Pony Society would be a good first port of call.

 

Again if breed is not important Jim Johnstone from Auldgirth, Dumfries would be a good bet for an Ardennes or something of that ilk , I'm sure Jim would be up for a haggle!

 

Anyway hope that may be of some help and I hope you find something suitable soon