Jadehanna Ranch 

 

We will try and keep you updated with news and winning achievements of the ponies at Jadehanna Ranch. 

 

 

News and Winning Achievements of 2005

 
 

December 31st - We wish everyone a very Happy New Year and hopefully we will see many of you in 2006 !

 

December 27th -  We have some great news, our new Section D mare Lexi (Wyvere Alexandra) finished 2nd NATIONALLY (Reserve Champion) in the Hunter Division on the WPCSA points board. She was shown by Jessica SanDiego and she finished behind her Mississippi husband GF Prince Albert.

She also won 2005 High Score Award South East Region Champion Hunter C/D and also Reserve Champion Section D Mares. Then for Central Region she came 3rd in the High Score Award for Hunter C/D. SO, "Thanks" and "Well done" to Jessica, who also won countless awards with Albert !
 
Also our Section C stallion Miracle the Chief has finished up 6th NATIONALLY in the Section C/D Stallions on the WPCSA points board AND he has also won the High Point Reserve Section C/D Champion Stallion for Heart of Minnesota Welsh Association. He had tough competition this year and I want to "Thank" all at Miracle Welsh for showing him for us. I have no doubt that their success will continue in 2006 !

 

 
December 25th - MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR from all the people and ponies, cobs, horses & critters from Jadehanna Ranch.
 
December 21st - Lexi is now 5 months pregnant and she had her rhinobort and ultra-sound today and everything is doing great, we saw a hoof/leg and the foal is very active. We are so excited about this foal, he/she is due end of May and we hope that you will all join us in our foalwatching on her ponycam ! 

 

December 19th - HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY to my daughter Bethany. I hope you have a wonderful day and get loads of pressies, love you !

December 10th - HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Dad today, I hope you have a great day !!

ALSO
Please check out two new pages, Miracle the Chief (Stallion Page) and Wyvere Alexandra (Mare page) are both up and running now, so please go and check them out !
 

December 4th - We now have our stallions that will be available for Stud in 2006 on our Stud Services page.
Springbourne Eldorado - Multi Champion palomino Section A will be available this coming year to a limited number of mares (Live cover preferred-AI will be considered).
Miracle the Chief - Champion bay Section C will also be available to a limited number of mares this coming year but for AI only. He is standing his 2006 season at Miracle Welsh, where he will also be trained and shown.
If you would like any more info on these stallions please email me on jhranch@cfl.rr.com.

November 20th - The Southern Welsh Association 2005 Year End Results are in and we swept the board in the Section A Category.

We had all 4 of our 2005 Section A show string in the line up :
 
Tied Champion - Thorncliffe Princess
                        Jadehanna El Diablo
 
Res.Champion - Ravenshead Alchemy
 
Third               - Springbourne Eldorado (Limited Showing)
 
Then Kathie won Volunteer of the Year Award, which she deserved for all of her hard work in the SWA (well done Mum). She is constantly producing fabulous newslettersa for the Association that everyone loves !
Then I won the YNOW Award (You never outgrow a Welsh award-Highest Scoring Exhibitor).
I am so proud that we achieved this in 2005, it has been a hard year with the hurricanes and lots of other things going on, but i'm so pleased that we have won these awards and "Thanks" to the SWA for putting on the shows ! 

November 6th - We had our good friends Laura and Jessica SanDiego come down from Mississippi this weekend. They were eventing a horse that they are training in Ocala the day before, so I went to watch Jessica compete, and then they came back to our house and stayed over. They got to see how Lexi was settling in and all the other horses, ponies and cobs that we own. We had a great time and look forward to seeing them again soon !

October 21st - " There is a new CHIEF in town " !

We have added our new stallion to the STALLIONS Page. His name is Miracle the Chief. We have owned him for a while now and he is out on training, showing and stud duties at Miracle Welsh. He will be available for stud in 2006 and his page will be up and running soon !

 

October 16th - The word on the street was that our SWA All Breed Open show was a huge success !
There was around 60 horses/ponies there ranging from a mini to a Percheron X stallion !
We had so much fun and it was great to see everybody enjoy themselves. Many walked away with ribbons, trophies and prizes and smiley faces !
AND that's what it's all about !!
I will post photos as soon as I can !

 

October 13th - Well, it's only 2 days until our Southern Welsh Association "Fall of Fun" Open All Breed English Show (what a mouthful).
We will be leaving on Friday the 14th to set up and help people settle in. We are gathering trophies, ribbons, garlands and prizes together and everything else, except the kitchen sink !
It's going to be a great day, with hopefully an even better turnout !
Anyway, I will update you all (maybe with photos too) on how it goes when we return - wish us LUCK !!

 

October 8th - Well, today was the day that our wonderful new cob mare arrived - Wyvere Alexandra aka Lexi. This mare has been there, done it and has the t-shirt !
She has done everything from Eventing, Dressage, Show Jumping and been a WPCSA High Score Winner many, many times ! She is in foal to the fabulous black stallion GF Prince Albert and the foal is due around June 1st-so she will be on cam most of the time then!
I am hoping that Lexi will take me back into the Performance ring, look after me and show me the ropes !
I will update you on how she settles in and she may even be on cam every now and again, her page will be up and running soon.

 

October 6th - Puff came back from the vets today and she seems well. Her tumour was pre-cancerous, which was good as they think that they got it all. The cells were starting to merge so there was no way it could stay in her eye any longer.
She will be going back to see a top specialist in Ocala in 2 weeks-so will update you then. Thanks for all the hugs and well wishes !

 

September 27th - Well today is the day that Puff goes for surgery on her eye. Poor girl, she has sure been through it this year. We knew she had a small tumour on her eye, and we were waiting to hold out to the cooler part of the year to avoid flies and the heat etc, so when it was removed she wouldn't have that extra hassle, but Puff just couldn't wait. Overnight last Thursday it got larger and the vet wanted her up to the specialists asap. So that's what we have done !
She has her surgery on Thursday, so please can everyone say prayers, and send her hugs and kisses to get her through this. I will be doing updates on her on this News Page and on the Message Board on the Ponycam page. Thanks Ponycammers !

 

September 7th - We now have all of our wonderful sponsors for our October 15th "Fall of Fun" Show, Thank you to all !!

 

September 1st - We have some great news - I am just so excited and a huge "Thanks" to Laura and Jessica SanDiego as they have allowed us to purchase the many time successful Training Level Eventer, Welsh Pony and Cob National and High Score Champion in English and Western Pleasure, Hunters, Trial, Showmanship, Hunt Seat Equitation and Stock Seat Equitation and outstanding competitor in Dressage and Combined Training mare - WYVERE ALEXANDRA (Lexi) - WOW that was a mouthful. We will be collecting her as soon as Laura and Jessica have cleared a lot of their place and we are able to get into Mississippi with no problems. We will then take Misty Mountain Megan up there to start her training and be bred and collect Lexi at the same time. I am hoping that with Lexi's help and experience she will get me back into the Performance Ring and then I can make the most of these shows. As you all know I only do halter classes at the moment but that is about the change !
ALSO the other great part is that she is indeed in foal to GF Prince Albert for a June 2006 baby, so we have that added bonus !
 
Her page should be up and running within a week or so, so keep checking in !

 

August 27th - We now have our prize lists printed for our Southern Welsh Association All Breed "Fall of Fun" Open Show, that will be held at the Canterbury Showplace in Newberry, Florida on OCTOBER 15th 2005.
 
We have:
 
19 In/Hand classes
16 Ridden Classes
1 Costume Class
2 Championships
1 Supreme of Show
10 evening Games, so it should be a fun packed day !
 
There will be trophies for 1st Place, Champion & Reserve Champion Trophies, Supreme Trophy, Flower Garlands and Ribbons 1st - 6th Place. We will also have small prizes for the Games in the evening !
The pre-entries close on October 8th, so lets try and get as many people to come as we can !!!
 
CLICK HERE for the class schedule with the sponsors who have given their money to sponsor one of these wonderful classes ALREADY !. Sponsorship fees are $10 per class, $25 per Championship and $50 for the Supreme. Your name/Farm Name will be announced before and after the class. You can also have your photo taken with the winner that will hopefully go into the newsletter !
 
Please email me on jhranch@cfl.rr.com if you want to sponsor, have any other questions or will require a prizelist !!

 

August 8th - We have decided to send our beautiful palomino Section D (Cob) mare Misty Mountain Megan to our friends in Mississippi for training. Laura & Jessica SanDiego and Suzan Stevens will be training Megan to be ridden over several months. Also the other exciting news is that whilst Megan will be up there she will be bred to the Black Section D (Cob) stallion GF Prince Albert for a 2007 foal. My family is very excited about this breeding, especially my husband as he thinks that Albert is a fantastic stallion. Albert has an awesome temperament and is almost unbeatable in the show ring, so I am hoping for a really nice foal from this pair. We will let you know when she will be leaving and how she will get on in Mississippi.

 

July 31st - Well we had a very successful GOLD Show !! Everyone pulled together and brought extra ponies and we all had a great time.

Our ponies done very well and here are some of the results :
 
Judges - Janis Shaneberger
             Jon Bates
 
WPCSA Section A Yearling & under Fillies - Jadehanna El Diosa - 1st - under both Judges
( No Championship)
 
WPCSA Section A Yearling & under Colts - Jadehanna El Diablo - 1st - under both Judges
WPCSA Junior Champion Colt - Jadehanna El Diablo - CHAMPION - under both Judges
 
WPCSA Section A Broodmares 3 & over - Thorncliffe Princess - 1st - under both Judges
WPCSA Section A Champion Mare - Thorncliffe Princess - RESERVE CHAMPION - under both Judges
 
WPCSA Section A Championship - Thorncliffe Princess - RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION - under one Judge
 
SO, we worked hard and had a great time and brought home some ribbons, all in all it was a great weekend !

 

July 27th - Its going to be a busy bathing day, loading the trailer and generally getting ready. We are leaving for Mississippi around midnight tonight for the 10 hour trip to the show. We will be settling the horses in Thursday/Friday and showing 5 ponies on Saturday. Then helping run the show in between and on Sunday.

I hope that everybody that is going will have a great time and we will give you an update on our return !

 

July 22nd - We are one week away from the Southern Welsh Association Gold Show in Mississippi. We have plenty of help lined up and (hopefully) plenty of ponies attending. There will be a concession stand ran by the Pony Club and an Exhibitor Party in the evening. The show is going to be held at the Harrison County Fairgrounds and it is a beautiful place, very clean and well organized. There are a number of arena's to use and we may even get to do the Driving Classes on grass !   So if some of you still want to come you can get a prize list and entry form off of the Southern Welsh Association website www.southernwelshassoc.com and email me your entries before the end of the week (28th-latest) !.

 

Also I am now only 2 days away from collecting Lisa at Orlando Airport, oh Lisa, you really don't know how much work I've got for you girl !!

I'm really looking forward to you coming over, can't wait !!

 

July 15th - We have moved a few links about on the website. The PONYCAM and MESSAGE BOARD links are now located under the SALES page. We also have a new link called THE WELSH PONY, this is located under the HOME page and it tells you all about the different sections that the Welsh have. Also we would like to see continued message on our guestbook to let us know your thoughts on the website, we always like to read them !!

 

July 14th - July is a VERY busy month for me !! I have just come back from a quick vacation (8-12th) with Dean and my two girls to the new Nickelodeon Hotel. The girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves, swimming, waterslides, tattoos, hairwraps etc. It is very well run and it's worth taking the kids to - Dean and I just need another vacation to recover !!

Then I am going to Biloxi Mississippi on Sunday - Tuesday (16-18th) on business with Dean and I will also get to visit the showground's that we are having our Southern Welsh Association Summer on the Gulf WPCSA Gold Show (what a mouthful!), so it will be nice to see where everything is before we arrive. I will hopefully also be meeting up with a fellow breeder which will be nice.

Then my best friend Lisa will be coming out on the 24th July for 10 days to attend the show with us. She will help in the preparation and at the show-she is so handy with a sponge and dry rag !! So I can't wait for that - counting down the days Lisa !!

SO, my July is packed and I'm hoping for a quieter August !!

 

July 7th - Daisy had her 39 day scan today and unfortunately she has lost her foal. So, we won't have any foals due next year as it is too late in the year to breed now and the two other mares didn't fall pregnant due to uterus problems.
Next year, we will be checking 4 mares and we will be breeding them in February and March next year for early foals 2007. We will keep you updated !

July 7th - We would like to send our prayers and condolences to all the family, friends and victims killed or injured in the London Bombing Attacks. We are thinking of you all at this terrible time !

June 22nd - We have had some exciting news today !! I am proud to announce that we have our first 2006 foal on the way ! Drumroooooll please......
Daydreaming Daisy will be expecting her long awaited first foal by Monivea First Gold !!!! So this will be our first registered half welsh/half POA. Her scan was carried out today by our great vet Dr.Matt Walters and everything looked great. The baby has attached and Daisy will have another scan on 45 days and then she will be checked and start her rhinoborts on her 5th month. Now, Daisy is a liver chestnut leopard mare and as you know Patrick (First Gold) is palomino, so I have no idea what we will get, but it will be an exciting one to watch on the ponycam !
So, I am so pleased that we now have a new link for 2006 FOALS, and Daisy is our first lady in waiting !

June 17th - We have some GREAT NEWS - Last night we went to a Southern Welsh Association meeting/election and i'm pleased to announce that I was voted President of the Association for a 2 year term ! My Mum Kathie was voted for Corresponding Secretary which she started her job on the night taking minutes etc, and here is a full list of the new Officers:

President - Caroline Lacey-Freeman (Jadehanna Ranch)
Vice President - Jodi Lante (Under the Son Farm)
Treasurer - Clara Shepherd (2nd term of this office)
Corresponding Secretary - Kathie Lacey-Freeman (Jadehanna Ranch)
Historian - Lynda Gillen-Smith (Solstice Welsh Cobs)
Junior Rep - Emma Kennedy

So, Congratulations to all the new Officers and I am really looking forward to us all working together !
Also, Thank You to all the previous Officers for all of you hard work, these previous years !
 

June 10th - Check out the new link on Eldorado's page - You can  see most of his winning achievements during his showing career

June 1st - CLICK HERE for details of the SOUTHERN WELSH ASSOCIATION GOLD SHOW in Mississippi on July 30th & 31st. There will be Halter, Performance & Driving classes. They have huge ribbons and we all have alot of fun ! There will also be a concession stand at the show ground ! SO click on the link above to find out more about it and how you can get a prize list, SEE YOU ALL THERE !!
 
May 29th - We have a few things to report from the Ranch today.....
Firstly "Big"Megan and Oscar are now on vacation two houses up at my Uncle and Aunts house grazing on their land for a bit. They went there this morning and are enjoying every bit if it. It has lots of long grass and lots of shade, so we have moved them up there so we can start other jobs and weaning etc.
Secondly the mention of weaning - we have managed to start weaning our very big Buddy Boy today ! He is handling it all very well and in his stride. He is a very independent foal and we haven't had any problems as yet. Honey is enjoying the single life again. She has not been bred back this year as we decided to give her a year off but we may bred her back to Eldorado next year as her foals by him are fabulous - Enjoy the time off Honey !
Thirdly - We have managed to do some breeding, but the names of which couples that have been bred won't be released until they fall pregnant (hopefully). We have bred two mares at the moment and we are waiting for a third to come into heat (we missed her by a day!). If they don't fall we will try and re-breed in June, so fingers crossed you will have some mares to watch next year and we will all have some babies to look forward to ! THINGS ARE LOOKING UP FOR THE RANCH AGAIN !!!
 
May 28th - We wish Danaway Ali a very happy 2nd birthday
 
May 27th - Join Caroline & Kathie on Tuesday and Thursday nights 3.30pm (Florida Time) and 8.30 (UK time) for general chit chat about horses and the Ranch etc. !
BE THERE PONYCAM BUDDIES !
Hopefully each chat night we will have a SPOTLIGHT PONY in the stall, that you can ask questions about or just watch whilst the chat is going on.
 
May 27th - Puff will be back in her stall just for tonight so you can see she has recovered well.  The vet has checked her and given the go ahead to breed her again, which we will do once she is ready to do so.  Fingers crossed that it all goes well !
We may breed 1 or 2 of the other mares but we will post our decisions once they have been made.  So, we want to see you all here next year watching these mares with us !!
 
May 25th - Happy 1st Birthday to Jadehanna El Encanto!!
 
May 24th - The PONYCAM is up and running again (a day early) and we have decided to put Honey and baby Buddy in there for the rest of the week, so you can watch his foaling antics and Puff will go back in there for a short while at the end of the week, so you can she is ok. She will make a full recovery and she is just trying to get back to normality. So, enjoy with us once again, the everyday life at Jadehanna Ranch, thank you all for supporting us, love Caroline, Kathie and all the horses and ponies at the Ranch. X
Also a huge Thank You to my vet Matt Walter's for being the most compassionate and professional vet that I know !
 
May 24th - Yesterday was a very sad day for us at the Ranch but we have come to realize how many friends we have truly made through Puff. We appreciated each and every message that was posted on the message board and we "Thank U" all for it. We know that you are all going through the same pain that we are and with your continued support we know we WILL get through this together.
Firstly - We have posted a link off of the message board to show some of the messages we received, that I feel have brought many people together all over the World, so if you have the time maybe you would like to visit and see some of the kind words that have been said. 
Secondly - This is not the end, because of Puff its just the beginning. From Wednesday the cam will be back on and we will have Honey and Buddy on it and you may even catch a glimpse of Puff in the end stall. The foaling stall will be divided once again and hopefully you will be able to see our "Buddy Boy" up to his usual foal antics. We will of course be changing ponies about during feeding time but we still want you to enjoy our ponies as much as we do !
 
Thanks again to every ponycam buddy who has shared in our laughs, chats, pleasure, anticipation and pain, we appreciate each and everyone of you, thank U X 

May 23rd - The vet visited earlier and thoroughly examined Puff and I'm saddened to let you all know that unfortunately Puff has lost her foal. She is ok and sedated at the moment, but will be turned out later with her pasture buddy again. The cam will temporarily be down until we can sort all of this out. The message board will keep running and Lisa will be on there for me. I would just like to "Thank" John, Tina, Lisa & Stuart for your continued support ! and to all the ponycam buddies who have helped watch Puff....Thank U Caroline X

May 23rd - DAY 344 (12 - 16 days over due date) There is no real change in Puff today apart from that she has more muscle relaxation.  She has been laying down alot and isn't comfortable at all.  I do have a call into the vet to see what he suggests, but he will probably just prescribe "Patience".  Will update you on her later...

**Happy 1st Birthday to Garden Gate Giggles &Grins aka GiGi**

May 22nd - DAY 343 - No change today regarding her udder (no wax and no dripping), but her sides are starting to cave in as the muscles are starting to relax. I just can't say when she will foal, but I am hoping and praying it will be soon. I may get the vet out tomorrow to check her over or just have a discussion over the phone, but he may want to come out and see her. Will update you tomorrow on what happens.

May 22nd - We wish THOMAS a very HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY. We hope you have a great day and get lots of prezzies. From all the people and ponies at JADEHANNA RANCH !!

May 21st - The votes are in and posted !. There is a link above the message board where you can see what everyone thinks Puff will have. If you have a late vote and want to be counted with the other Ponycammers, please email me on jhranch@cfl.rr.com and we will post your vote before Puff foals. Any votes received after she foals will be void

May 21st - We have checked Puff this morning and her croup is still very soft and she has WAX on her teats...AGAIN ! So, technically its within 24 hours but we have been here before. So, this could be the real thing or ANOTHER practice run ! She will be in for the same amount of time today and will be closely monitored. Fingers crossed that we will have a foal by tomorrow !!!!

May 20th - There isn't a big change is Puff today apart from the fact that she is laying down a lot and her croup is still soft. No udder change.
Please can no-one click on the low/high alert unless either they have spoken to me or totally sure that she is imminent or in labour ! We don't want any false alerts going out there.
** Also CONGRATULATIONS to my brother in law, Mark for getting his job today - we are all so proud of you ! **

May 19th - Puff is still hanging in there but we are gradually moving along. Her udder is no different today but she is getting very relaxed around the croup and she is getting ready for birth ! We appreciate all of our Ponycam buddies and the extra eyes that we know are watching, don't know how we could watch her without you all ! Thank YOU !!

May 17th - We have checked Puff today and her udder is FINALLY filling ! YIPEEEE !!!! She is still laying down alot and resting today. We will continue to monitor her today and throughout the night. We think that when she foals she will be in the top right hand corner, as she is spending lots of time up there and she is nesting up there. So i'm hoping that everyone can see something during the birth !.

We will also click on the LOW ALERT if she is imminent or the HIGH ALERT if she is in labour. To get the ALERTS you need to go onto www.foalnet.com and sign up for the ALERTS by inputting your email address. When a HIGH ALERT comes through you will hear a neighing sound for 60 seconds on your computer (as long as you have the sound on !). So keep watching and listening for us !

May 16th - Well as you would of gathered by now Puff is still hanging on to that baby of hers ! Her udder is still a fairly average size, but her belly has dropped quite considerably - which means baby is getting onto position.I have no idea when she is going to decide to share this baby with us but we are all still watching very carefully over the 24 hour period. She was due between the 7th-12th May so I am hoping for a foal soon !! Will update more once she shows some more changes, or once she foals .

May 10th - HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jadehanna Magic Dragon ! He is the grand old age of 1 ! His Mum Puff is busy in the stall moving straw and preparing for the birth of his half brother or sister. The small white spots have now gone but her udder is no fuller. I have arranged with the vet to bring some colostrum down for her, just in case she doesn't have enough for the new baby. She has been sooo different today - she is yawning a lot, pawing, laying down, stretching, looking at her belly etc and is off of her hay a certain amount. She is definitely not eating as much as she did yesterday. She is starting to build up some edema, so hopefully she will foal soon so that can start dispersing. I am hoping for a foal soon, so she can be comfortable again...so KEEP WATCHING - we are close !

May 9th - On tonight's check of Puff we have found her to have have small white pin size spots on her teats, these are called crystals. She should hopefully foal within 24-48 hours, but I think Puff is the type of pony not to rush things, if they don't need to be ! Keep Watching and will update tomorrow.

May 7th - " GOT WAX " - sure have !!!! We checked Puff this morning and she had a milk colored glob on there. On Monday it was a skimmed milk white color, but now it is opaque white, she isn't dripping yet.- BUT she may drip by this afternoon ! She will be in for the majority of the day and she will only be turned out for an hour or so whilst we are down the barn working to stretch her legs. She lays down ALOT of the night - hopefully conserving energy for the big moment. So, this could be it within 24 hours, so keep watching !

May 6th - Puff's udder seems larger this morning and she has gone fairly quiet. She will be in this morning from 9am-11am as I am out at the kids school. Please watch her for us and call if there are any changes.


May 4th - Welcome to JADEHANNA RANCH - WE ARE LIVE !!!!! Go check out the PONYCAM and the new MESSAGE BOARD !!!!
 

May 3rd - Puff rested alot last night and she had no wax this morning but we aren't sure if she is knocking it off as she is constantly lifting her back leg and kicking her udder. She will be watched again tonight, every 2 hours to see how she goes. She is coming along nicely, and she is enjoying the extra attention.

We have a NEW LIVE MESSAGE BOARD, which is located on the HOME page under the galloping welsh photo. We would love for you all to come chat horses and meet other people. We will post on here updates on Puff and you can ask me questions about her or any of the other ponies. This will be the place to be when she foals as my friend Lisa will be posting the sex and color of the foal for you all, as soon as we know, you'll know ! It will be just like being there yourself.
So, the PONYCAM will be up and running within a day or two and the message board and cam should tie in, so you can chat about what is going on. I will even try and post myself whilst you see me down in the barn ! So keep watching it''s going to be exciting !!!

May 2nd - This morning when we checked Puff she had a glob of wax on one teat. Her udder still isn't really full but she is acting very subdued today and just wants to be around us, so things may be happening. Or its another FALSE ALARM ! Her stall has now been cleaned, disinfected and had 5 bales of new, clean, fluffy straw in it. Hopefully the barncam will be up and running within a day or two and we will then go LIVE across the World Wide Web - if she can hang on for us ! She is due the 12th but she has been on a medication to stop her itching, and this may induce labor.....Will let you know another update tomorrow...

April 29th - Just thought that I would announce another Eldorado baby has been born, no its not Puff ! It's Patchwork Charcoal who belongs to Wind Rush Ponies and the owners are Barbara & Barry Epps. Charcoal had a Cremello  filly foal on April 24th, I have heard that both mother and baby are doing well and hopefully we will have some photo's soon, so will post them as soon as we have them ! Congratulations to all !!!

April 24th - Well, we went to the SWA Spring Fun Show on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th, and apart from showing in the pouring rain on Saturday it turned out a great weekend. Here are the results :

SATURDAY - Judge Glenda Bradley

WPCSA A Colts 2 & Under - 1st Place - Jadehanna El Diablo

WPCSA A Mares 3 & Over - 1st Place - Thorncliffe Princess

WPCSA A Stallions 3 & Over - 3rd Place - Springbourne Eldorado

WPCSA A Geldings All Ages - 1st Place - Cookie

OPEN Halter Mares & Fillies - 1st Place - Thorncliffe Princess

OPEN Stallions & Geldings - 2nd Place - Cookie

OPEN Stallions & Geldings - 4th Place - Springbourne Eldorado


SUNDAY - Judge Kristin Freeman-Lowe

WPCSA A Colts 2 & Under - 2nd Place - Jadehanna El Diablo

WPCSA A Mares 3 & Over - 1st Place - Thorncliffe Princess

WPCSA A Stallions 3 & Over - 2nd Place - Springbourne Eldorado

WPCSA Section A Grand Championship - RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION - Springbourne Eldorado

WPCSA A Geldings All Ages - 1st Place - Cookie

A "HUGE" Thankyou to my friend Lisa and my Mum who done an excellent job making my ponies look immaculate !!
 

April 16th - My friend Lisa and her family arrived safely and are enjoying the warmer weather and a nice pool ! She will be attending a Southern Welsh Association (SWA) Double Bronze Show with me and my Mum next weekend (April 23rd/24th). We are still working out who we will be taking, but we have a 4-horse trailer so we are going to try and fill it up !
We will update you on our achievements when we get back next Sunday.
 

April 10th - The photo's are in !! We are working out some of the best photos to put them onto the website on the ponies individual pages and the Gallery. It is a hard job because there were so many fantastic one's to choose from. Hopefully this will be done during the week and we will let you know on this page when things are up and running.

Puff is coming along nicely, she is still filling up and in a week or so her foaling stall will be disinfected and have some fluffy new straw in it. I think she is about 4 weeks away but she went over 10 days last year with Magic, so hopefully she won't keep us waiting as long.
We are in the process of setting up her barncam and wiring it up to the computer so we are hoping that everyone will be able to see the run up to the birth and the actual birth of her foal LIVE ! We will also have a LIVE running chat board for visitors who want to ask questions about our ponies, Puff or generally chat "equine". On this board the announcement will be made if we have a colt or filly, chestnut, pally or cremello, so you will hear it here first !
This is being worked on and I again will let you I know on this page when hopefully things work.

AND last of all, my friend Lisa and her wonderful family will be arriving on Thursday for 2 weeks. Hopefully in that time we will be attending a 2 day Welsh Show and she will come and visit the ponies - I know how you miss them all, Lisa ! So it's going to be a very exciting week !
 

April 4th - We have added a new mare to our MARES page on the site. Her name is Kyrie Eleision. She is actually a mare that I have owned since she was a baby and she is now 14 years old. She is a beautiful bay Welsh/Thoroughbred that is back in the UK. Kyrie is being looked after by a good friend of mine whose name is Helen Alderton and she is in the best hands as she is a trainer. She has taken care of Kyrie since I have been over here in the USA and doing a grand job. The photo taken of her on the Mares Link page is when they won Reserve Grand Champion of Show (Showing) in the Summer of 2004. Her page will be up and running soon and we shall post some more wonderful photos of her. MISS YOU Kyrie !!

     ** THE PHONE IS BACK ON AT THE RANCH - SAME NUMBER 407-518-7442 **

March 27th - Puff had her second uncomfortable night last night. Either the baby hasn't moved into a more comfortable position for her or she may go into premature labour soon. We are continuing to watch her on the barncams and monitor her throughout the night. She only has about 5 weeks to go, so hopefully she will hang in there for a couple more weeks, if not we will deal with what ever nature decides. Her udder is starting to fill, which is a good sign, but if she foals she needs to have enough milk to feed the foal, if not and the foal is ok, we will have to hand feed him/her until Puff is ready to supply the milk.
Will update you on her again soon.

March 26th - We had a bit of a scare last night with Puff. We wasn't sure whether she was going into premature labor or had colic. We called the vet and he said that it sounded like the baby was lying on an intestine which had made her very uncomfortable. She was given Banamine and then after an hour she was walked for about 20 minutes, this seem to ease things. This morning she is still pawing the ground and a little uncomfortable so we will monitor during the day and call the vet out if she persists.
** I have no phone at the Ranch yet, so for people trying to call, please call my cell phone 407 361 7388, THANKS **

March 25th - We are about 4 - 6 weeks away from our second foal of 2005. Puff is starting to fill out and take her late pregnancy shape. She is getting tired and enjoys the attention. She is still out in the pasture with Honey and my handsome baby "Buddy", and she will stay with her until her baby arrives now. She has started her 3 meals a day as she just can't manage to eat all of her meals twice a day, so it has been spread out and increased slightly. The foaling stall will be prepared by disinfecting it then she will have several bales of nice, clean, fluffy straw put down for her.
We are planning to re-set up the barncams and hopefully (fingers crossed) we will go LIVE with her birth on this website for you all to see. We was going to do this next year but as it worked out well for Honey with us we are going to give it a go, but bear with us as it's all of our first time doing this.
So, once this is all done it's just the waaaaaaaaiting ! Will update you on her again soon in a couple of weeks.

Our "Buddy" boy is doing very well. He is a real chunk now - just like Dad, and he is still so adorable. I just can't believe how lucky I have been with him. He is just round me the whole time and I absolutely love him to pieces !!!
He will be attending his first show in April with his dam, so I'm hoping he will behave himself and not be too overwhelmed with everything. I am going to try and get some more photos soon as his face is starting to shed and the true dish head of a Welsh Pony is really showing through.
 

March 5th - For those of you that know us, you would know that for the past year we have been building our own home on Jadehanna Ranch. This process has had it's up's and down's, especially with 3 hurricanes continually taking off the roof ! Well, we are finally looking to close on the house on Tues March 8th, so fingers crossed and it means that we can finally accommodate our friends and family ! YIPEEEE !
 

February 26th - We got to go to the SWA Award Banquet for the 2004 End of Year Awards where we collected 5 Awards. Dean and Megan came with me and we had a good night. Megan felt very confident after collecting the first ribbon with me, as she managed to collect all of the others on her own. She was very proud and enjoyed the moment.
Thankyou to the SWA for the fantastic ribbons - they were nearly as big as Megan !
** Click Here for photos taken on the night and the ribbons that were collected **
 

February 20th - We have a NEW page on the website called " J " Babies. This page is dedicated to all of our Jadehanna named Babies. If you click on their names it will take you straight to their pages.

 
Just a quick update on our new mare that is due to foal in May - Rosmel Cream Puff. She is getting ALOT larger and eating plenty. She will be due for her last Rhinobort vaccine in a week or two and then we are on countdown ! 
Just before she is due Honey and Buddy will be moved out of the foaling stall and the whole stall will be discenfected and re-bedded for Puff to foal. Puff usually gets really large so I will try and take some photos of her to post nearer the time....keep watching the NEWS PAGE !
 
We will also announce the 2005 show crew for this year and who we will be breeding for 2006 foals. 
 
** ELDORADO will not be available for public stud this year due to other commitments - his book is OPEN for 2006 **
 

February 10th - The Southern Welsh Association 2004 Year End Awards are in and here are the results :

Section A Halter Award - RESERVE CHAMPION - Jadehanna El Diosa ( 2 points away from Champion )

Section A Halter Award - 4th Place - Northwind Caprice

Section A Halter Award - 5th Place - Jadehanna Magic Dragon

Leadline Award - 3rd Place - Megan Lacey-Freeman

You Never Outgrow A Welsh Award (Highest Scoring Exhibitor) - RESERVE CHAMPION - Caroline Lacey-Freeman

So, we will be collecting 5 awards this year, which we are very proud of, we are hoping to beat that this year !!!
THANKS to the Southern Welsh Association for putting on the Shows for us here in Florida !
 

February 9th - Today "Jadehanna El Diablo" aka "Buddy" is 4 weeks old and he has changed tremendously. He is really filling out and starting to look like "Dad". He has the wonderful temperament of Mum and Dad and likes to be with you ALL the time ! He is such a pocket pony and loves the attention from everybody. Over the weeks I have been watching him and he moves like a true Welsh "A" and has that "BIG" wide eye and the typical dished nose, I can't be more pleased with him - can you tell??
Anyway, his own page is now updated and re-written, and be sure to scroll down as there are some updated photos of him - taken today ! ENJOY !!
 

January 26th - El Diablo seems to have a stable name now " Buddy". All we seem to keep calling him is Buddy boy so it has stuck. His "Jadehanna El Diablo" will be his Registered/Show name, but Buddy will be his everyday name.
He is 2 weeks old today and he had his first venture out into the big wide world - well down the road anyway, to meet the neighbours. He had a great time and was good as gold. It was his first time on a leadrope and we had no double back flips, just a nice steady walk/trot and he stuck right next to Honey. He met his daddy over the fence and Eldorado looked very proud, whilst Mum was watching carefully !
I will take some updated photos of him soon and his whole page will be updated (hopefully) by the weekend.

Puff is next to foal and she is due the 1st week in May, so she is starting to get bigger and she has had her 5 & 7 month Rhinobort done and she seems to be blooming, so updates will be started on her around March.
 

January 20th - We have great news today ! - We have been chosen by Professional UK Equine Photographers Sally & David Waters to be one of the select Farms that they will visit and photograph this year when the come to Florida. They will take photos of all the horses & ponies and they then put them into their library and then businesses come to them to use the photos to go onto bags of feed, calendars, horse books and magazines etc..  So, next time you go to the feed store or buy that horsey book you just may see a "Jadehanna" horse or pony in there.

Photos will also be used on this website, so you can see how well they come out...will update you more when they arrive in April.

January 19th - Lisa returns home today after a very exciting 2 weeks. She will be back again in April with her family and then probably once more again at the end of this year to attended the Stallion Showcase with me. Many photos were taken and kisses were exchanged and that was just between Lisa and the ponies !!
I would just like the "Thank" her for all of her help these passed 2 weeks, I will really miss her and no doubt we will be chatting on the phone as soon as she gets back !

 ** More updated photos of El Diablo are on his page **
and
HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY El Diosa (Casi) !!

January 15th - We have named our new colt "Jadehanna El Diablo". He has been doing extremely well the last day or so and he has been trying out his feet and is galloping all over the place. I have had numerous people tell me that he should stay buckskin but only time will tell. I am so pleased with him, words just can't describe ! He is already walking up to me and whinning when we enter the barn - so he is very vocal like Mum & Dad !
Will post some more photos soon now he is unfolding.
 

January 13th - Today Honey and Son have had their health check and the vet has given them both the "all clear". Whilst the vet was here we were discussing the new foals colour and he has confirmed that he is in fact (at the moment) a BUCKSKIN !!! As we all know he may change but the vet thinks that he may go a little darker...so fingers crossed that he will stay this way.
They are now both out in the maternity paddock and enjoying the sun and cooler weather.
** Updated Photos will be on his page soon **

January 12th - At 2.30pm this afternoon Honey delivered us a beautiful (born) buckskin/dun COLT ! As far as we can see at the moment he has a star on his head and 2 back socks. He is absolutely stunning to say the least...Honey you done me proud,girl ! We were all there to see him enter the world and what a greeting he had, photos and video were taken and tears of joy were shed ! Honey is doing well and our li'l man is standing and feeding well. I have posted a couple of photos on his page for you to see. In the photos he is a dark colour as he was only around 10 mins old, so I will take some others as he is ALOT lighter now he is dry. We aren't expecting him to stay buckskin/dun as they change so much but no doubt we will keep you updated on his progress.
THANKS to everyone who has kept in contact and photos will be emailed to you all !

JANUARY 5th - What an exciting day it's going to be today !  My friend Lisa arrives from the UK this afternoon and guess what ??? Honey held out for her ! She must of felt sorry for her last year missing the birth of El Diosa, so she has hung on in there for her this year...well done Honey !

As for Honey, she is getting very tired now and her udder is nearly at full capacity, so it's ALL eyes on her, All the time. She comes in for an hour or so during the day so we can watch her on the barncam, but then she goes back out to stretch her legs. I will let you all know in a day or so, how we are going.....to be continued.....

JANUARY 3rd - Well, we have been watching Honey very carefully the last 2 days and last night I was up all night with her. She looked to have alot of signs of being very uncomfortable, which means I really don't think it will be long now ! She is now out in her maternity pasture but is standing round alot and not really grazing, so she will continually be watched on a regular basis today and may even be brought into her stall for a while during the day to be watched on the new barncam. Hopefully there won't be too many more sleepless nights !!!

JANUARY 1st 2005 !! - HAPPY NEW YEAR to everybody !! Honey is doing well in the maternity wing, we checked her today and the baby has definatly moved and she is HUGE ! to say the least. We have noticed an increase in resting periods with her and her pasture buddy Puff has been at her side the whole time.
The fencing is here and will be completed within the next day or so and both Honey and Puff will be moved into the "Maternity Pasture" until she foals and at least 1 month after until the foal gets strong and the bonding has been done with Mum and baby. This patsture is baby safe with strong fencing and it backs on to the stalls so Honey and baby can wander in and out as they please.
Honey is checked on at least 3 times a day including the 9 o/c check and I don't think it will be long before I move into the tack room - we will post another update soon.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE NEWS AND WINNING ACHIEVEMENTS OF 2004 !!

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