January 14, 2017
Today Aða, our third Icelandic pony mare, Mariposa, our second Andalusian mare, and Prancing Star, our third Arabian stallion arrived.
December 25, 2016
October 26, 2016
To day a trio consisting of Jack, Jimimah's sire, Caspar our first Tennessee Walker, and Felicity, our third Hanoverian mare, arrived. Jack has stolen our hearts: and Caspar too. Vanilla has made friends with Felicity while the two new boys stick to together.
October 21, 2016
Today Julsca and Zenta arrived, brining our Lipizzaner mare numbers up to five and our total Lipizzaners up to 12. They are both imported from Europe: Julsca from Hungary and Zenta from Romania.
October 19, 2016
Today our second Paint mare, Bessie, arrived. She, like Dalmatian, was born on Poppy Farm but was sold after weaning; although she is now happily out with her Dam (Nia) and her best friend, Dalmatian.
September 20, 2016
Dalmatian, a Knabstrupper mare, arrived today. She was born on Poppy farm in 2013, but was sold after weaning, but has now returned to join our broodmares.
July 12, 2016
Today Classic Chance, our first Hanoverian stallion arrived.
June 4, 2016
Today Africa, our third Lipizzaner mare arrived.
June 1, 2016
Today our fourth Arabian mare, Rebecca (also our sixth Arabian), arrived; and Dove gave birth to our second foal of hers, Dara, sired by Danny.
April 30, 2016
Today Conversano, our fifth Lipizzaner stallion, arrived. He is a highly trained school horse, and we hope that as well as siring some great foals he'll have success in dressage competitions.
March 23, 2016
Today three new horses arrived: Favory Canissa, a 4-year-old Lipizzaner, Cielo, our first Andalusian stallion and Mielie, a Haflinger foal whom we are hoping Luciérnaga will adopt.
March 17, 2016
Today Falcon, our second Mustang stallion, arrived. He is getting on well with Wildy, but luckily isn't as wild!
March 16, 2016
Today Brentana's Finest, our second Hanoverian mare, arrived
February 29, 2016
Early this morning Lucie gave birth to a foal. Her name is Caramela, and she is very cute!
February 24, 2016
Today Frosty gave birth to PF Frosted Breeze, our first Appaloosa foal. She is sired by Sea Breeze. As he is always called by his full name, our new little filly will be called Breeze for short.
February 1, 2016
Today our first Andalusian mare arrived. Her name is Luciérnaga, but we call her Lucie, which is much simpler!
January 18, 2016
Today Feather, who has only been with us since Christmas day, gave birth to a filly named Classic Fountain, or Fountie, for short.
January 17, 2016
Today we had snow. As you can see in the photo, Jimimah (the Dartmoor filly) and Acorn (the Shetland filly) enjoyed themselves exploring the new white world.
December 25, 2015
Today Wildy, a wild-born Mustang stallion, arrived, along with Feather, a Hanoverian mare of the best Dressage bloodlines, with good Show Jumping ones into the bargain. The grey stallion in the picture is Dazzle (Danny's sire) who was visiting for the weekend.
August 29, 2015
Today our first Percheron mare, Jennifer, arrived. She gave birth to her first foal, Carrots, by Sherman. We named him "Carrots" because of his face marking.
August 6, 2015
Today, our first Percheron stallion, Sherman, arrived. He has a gentle nature and is already getting on with Major.
Movie-Making
Many of our horses are being filmed in a movie,Tommy in Horse-Land. Tommy is the main character, then Jimimah and Wren. Bubbles is a kidnapper, under Dasher, and the three Arabian fillies are princesses. There are many more characters, who will be menchened when the filming is finished.
August 3, 2015
Today Gypsy, our Gypsy Vanner stallion arrived, and his foal, out of Mollie, named PF Bluebell, was born. He is the horse in the background of the photo, and Bluebell is in the foreground with her dam.
July 23, 2015
Two arrivals just one day after Siglavy. Today our second Knabstrupper mare, Jewel, arrived. Her dam is Spotty. Soon after Jewel was let out into a field, she gave birth to a foal sired by Cheyenne named PF Tommy.
July 22, 2015
Today Siglavy Talisa, our 3rd Lipizzaner stallion, arrived.
July 1, 2015
Today, Major and Katy, our first two Fresian horses, arrived. Soon after Katy had been let out into a field, she gave birth to a foal. This little filly was born on the hottest day on record in England - not the most pleasant of days to be born. Her name is Wren PF
June 13, 2015
May 13, 2015
Jill gave birth to her foal this after noon. The foal is a filly named Jimimah.
May 8, 2015
Jill's foal is expected in a few days time!
April 30, 2015
Today Vina, a 4-year-old Icelandic horse filly arrived. Her name is Icelandic for "friend." (The "i" in her name is said like the "i" in the word "which.")
April 15, 2015
To day Painted Sammy, Nia's sire arrived. He was given a groom and now seems to have settled in and made friends with Windrush.
March 25, 2015
Today Nutmeg gave birth to a little filly(by Windrush) named PF Rosemary. Our first Fell Ponies arrived, Johnny Grey, the stallion and Rosanna, the mare. Rosanna gave birth to a foal (by Johnny Grey) named Poppy Grey Magic.
March 18, 2015
Windrush, the son of Wind arrived today. Before we bought him he mated Nutmeg, and the foal is going to be born soon!
March 13, 2015
Today, Montanegra gave birth to Magnolia (by Pluto Favoressa). PF Charlie, a Falabella stallion (Joseph x Jingle Bells) arrived, and so did PF Cherry, a Miniature Shetland mare (out of Patch) and PF Rosy, an Arabian mare (out of Esther). Cherry gave birth to PF Acorn and Rosy to Posy (by Wind).
February 20, 2015
Nutmeg, our second Arabian mare arrived today. She is very beautiful and we are looking forward to the time when she has her first foal.
February 13, 2015
Dazzle, our first Shire stallion and the sire of PF Samantha arrived today. He has a lovely gentle personality (or should I say "horseality"). We hope he settles in well and gets along with the other stallions.
December 25, 2014
August 18, 2014
Phoebe, our 2nd Shetland pony mare and Kolfaxi (which is Icelandic for: with coal black mane), our 1st Icelandic pony stallion arrived today. PF Sparrow (Chocolate x Patch) and PF Samantha (her dam is Debra) were born as well, making it an exiting day!
June 28? 2014
Chocolate, our Shetland stallion arrived today.
May 22, 2014
Today James, our new Appaloosa stallion arrived. He is Sea Breeze's sire.
May 3, 2014
Montanegra, our new Lipizzaner mare arrived.
April 30, 2014
Pluto Favoressa, our new Lipizzaner stallion arrived.
March 5, 2014
Hannah and Maestoso Borina were born.
February 12, 2014
January 29, 2014
Patch, our Shetland pony mare, Frosty, our Appaloosa mare and Vanilla our Camargue mare arrived. Vanilla gave birth to a filly named Snowflake. Danny is her father.
January 16, 2014
Poppy Farm's Lipizzaner mare, Borina arrived. So did our Camargue colt, Danny.
January 2, 1014
Plum, Spotty's (and Cheyenne's) foal, and Anabel, Nia's (and Dasher's) foals were born.
December 25, 2013
Photo Shows!
Poppy Farm Photo Show will be judged on October 31, 2013. We allow photos of any model or toy horses or ponies. Click here to read the rules.
September 4, 2013
Photo taken by Rosie Farm
All the Poppy Farm horses went to Rosie Farm and this photo was taken with the horses there. From left to right:
Patty, Pet, Bubbles, Robin, Nia, Dasher, Socks (at front), Blaze, Spots (full name Spotty), Billy (at back), Trotter, Spotty, Wind and Debra.
For more info visit Rosie Farm.
Patty, Pet, Bubbles, Robin, Nia, Dasher, Socks (at front), Blaze, Spots (full name Spotty), Billy (at back), Trotter, Spotty, Wind and Debra.
For more info visit Rosie Farm.
June 15, 2013
All the horses went to Apple Tree Riding Academy showing competition. In the "Prettiest Mare" class Debra won and Patty came 2nd In the "Handsomest Stallion" class Wind came 1st and Maestoso Anconna came 2nd, Cheyenne came 3rd, tied. In the "Winners" class Maestoso Anconna came 2nd.
In Trotter Field Stables showing competition Dasher came 1st and Maestoso Anconna came 3rd in"Handsomest Stallion" class. In the "Prettiest Mare" class Debra won.
May 7, 2013
Today our new Shire mare, Debra, arrived.
A Shire mare will soon arrive at Poppy Farm!
April 3, 2013
Snowy day at Poppy Farm!
Spotty's Pregnant!
Cheyenne mated Spotty.