so for those of you who don't know me i'm ally! i'm from little old new zealand, right down the very bottom of the world. i have a horse and a half, yes that's right.

8 years ago i bought my new zealand sport horse mare, pippa. she has been the best horse in the entire world for me! we have done everything from showing to hunting. unfortunately a paddock accident a few years ago left scar tissue around her deep digital flexor tendon and a little over a year ago that tendon tore about 20%. not enough to actually make her unsound, but enough that if something were to happen it could be curtains for her. i decided to retire her so she could be comfortable and pain free for the rest of her life.

i decided shortly after her diagnosis to put her in foal... it was a hard process trying to choose a stallion but i eventually decided on cassiano, a holsteiner by cassini who was imported to NZ a year prior.

fast forward 339 days from 8/12/13...

clover was born on 11/11/14, the same birthday as pippa! she is a very special foalie. in the picture above she is just under 12 hours old

pippa is very proud of her little princess!

Lol at her arena antics!!!! This is just preciousssss

merry christmas everyone!

Merry late x-mas Ally and Clover!!!
And happy new year now. :p

Do horses in NZ follow the "first of the year means they are one year older" rule? Like Catt is technically 8 today even though his birthday is late April.

I thought that was only a thoroughbred thing?

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it's a tb/horses born at studs thing here. but the official birthdate for southern hemisphere horses is august 1st :) clover will be eligible for age group series classes from the 1st of august of the year she turns 5/6/7 even though her birthday is november. i will still celebrate their birthdays on the 11th of the 11th because it's cool that they share!