Lowhouses Fiona

Fi will be the last of our mares to foal this year. Her baby is due towards the end of May. Fi is getting a special mention because she is one of my favourite mares. However, because she is so gentle, quiet, and unassuming, she often gets overlooked amongst the more boisterous or flashy members of the herd.

When she is not in-foal, Fi is my principal riding pony. To me, she epitomises all that is good about the Dales breed - honest, loyal, steady when needed, full of energy and spirit when asked, always ready to take on new challenges and try her very best.

She is also a wonderful mum and has stamped her pretty head, correct conformation and gentle nature on all of her foals to date. All of Fiona's foals have achieved success in the show-ring, and the oldest are just starting to be produced under saddle with promising reports from their new owners.

 

This is Fi (Lowhouses Fiona) when she's in fit (ridden) condition :

 

 

This is one of my favourite photos of Fi standing watch over her second foal Kingmaker Union Jacques who now lives in County Durham :

 

 

Fi and our bay roan Dales Pony stallion King (Coverdales Carnival King) "making" this years' foal :

 

 

Fiona's third foal Kingmaker Adventurer, aka Finn, being shown as a yearling at the Royal London Show in 2011 ;

 

 

Fiona's fourth foal Bryher de Kingmaker aged 6 days, playing chase games with her own shadow! We would love Fi to produce  a "clone" of Bryher this year. She was a small, but perfect baby, who everyone fell in love with. Bryher now lives with Dawn in Staffordshire in a showing/breeding home.