What an exciting day we've had. I had the BBC on the phone this morning and did an interview with Jonathan Miles about Peggy, the now very famous one legged hen!!!As some of you remember she was attacked by Mr Fox and he enjoyed a drumstick before we were able to rescue Peggy.She spent a few weeks in "hentensive care" and now is enjoying the limelight.Back with her friends and even laying again. Isn't it nice to have a happy ending for a change!

Currently for sale are some of the riding school horses.We are having a quiet season so far and I have decided to reduce some numbers.
Grey gelding 7 yrs has been here in the school for 2 years. Very safe and sensible and has a fantastic jump. He has done percy hunt rides and competed at local hunter trials.He is aprox 15.1hh






Also for sale is 14.2hh liver chestnut mare 12 years very safe and sensible with a great jump. competed x country and done some charity rides.Her photo is at the side titled lyndsay and belle.She is showing how well she can jump!!

I'm sure everyone knows who Basil the cockeral is, however for anyone who doesn't know his story, He was evicted from the "toon" and now lives at Greenhill Farm , after being adopted by Claire.He is quite famous and has been on TV and also made the Journal.
We heard today he's the proud father of three chicks.Congratulations !!

We have had a blip with our computer so I haven't been able to update the blog.
Half term started last Friday which always signals a busy week ahead!! Everybody arrives from far off places, to be enchanted with our Northumberland coastline. Saying that, I had the day off on Saturday and spent a day with "the girls" as we like to call ourselves, at Floors Castle. We had a very cold day but refreshments were excellent and the company great! We managed to watch some of the locals compete some of which did really well.Charlotte Swearman rode two horses clear x country and had very good dressage tests, not bad having just come back from exams and not having ridden for three weeks. Well done!
Rachel Smith,another Northumbrian girl finished a very good 5th in her section, we watched her faultless show jumping round.She hit the local headlines a couple of weeks ago after qualifying for a dressage competition. It's great to see local people doing well.
Also at this time of the year "the birders" are out in force! We are so lucky having the Farne Islands accessible from the harbour.People travel miles just to visit this spectacular sight of craggy rocks littered with all species of birds and also the grey seal colony.
Have to go cook tea now, more news soon.

Well it's been a busy week.We had a surprise arrival on Wednesday one of the Herdwick ewes produced a lamb!!! A little black girl, of course now we need a name for her any suggestions welcome.

More chicken news........ think We've found a new home for the one legged hen she just needs a little house to live in and she will be away.Claire Thorburn here todayand her suggestion for a name for the hen was Peggy.... full name maybe Henny Peggy!!!! Can anyone think of a better one than this??

Cindy away to her new home in Yorkshire on Thursday,Sal was very sad hope she doesn't start to cry when she sees this photo!.New pony arrived more news about him soon.

We've had deer in the garden this week, the horses were all a bit unsure when it jumped back and forward from field to field.It looks like it's going to be a lovely weekend ,if the forecast is correct,let's hope so as it's the start of half term.

We had a lovely day at Swarland today, it was really warm and sunny.The home made cakes were good too!!Cindy went very well in her first test and finished 6th.I took a video of half the test on my camera but cannot work out how to put it on here.
We have had some more followers join some with photos ! Alice you have to have a google account to get your comments live.Hope you and Megan are enjoying your hols.

It's been a sunny windy week and it's flown by.I'm a bit behind with the news again.Natalie and Katie were at Titlington last Sunday.Katie took her new games pony,Indie who went very well.Also Natalie was unlucky in one class , having the last fence down in the jump off.However she won the 1m 05 class.They are off to Holmeside Hall , to the BSJA show tomorrow so Good luck.
Sal and Cindy went to Todburn on Thursday evening.Lots of very spooky fillers which, Cindy hadnt seen before but she didn't seem to mind any of them and went clear, however she had the last fence down in the jump off!!
We're off to Swarland to give Cindy a whirl at dressage. Lets hope it doesn't rain tonight as Cindy is washed and looking very clean.