Hey =)

[stephiiberrybean]

Hey! I've been a sort-of lurker for a while so I thought it might be time to come and introduce myself

My names Stephii, I'm 20 and I live in the East Midlands (Nottingham.)
I'm currently training to be a riding instructor but my main goal is to be able to work with more difficult horses. I use a lot of "natural horsemanship" techniques with every horse I work with.

I currently have 4 horses.
I have 3 oldies and one youngster. The oldest two both have melanomas (cancer) but are happily living out there days in a big field next to my aunties house
Rhia - 23 year old, Retired mare.
Sophie - 20 year old, Retired rescue mare.
Then we have my big old boy,
Jimbo - 17 year old. He's semi-retired due to several reasons the main one being Spinal Arthritis and Arthritis in his back legs. He acts like a youngsters most days though despite the year he's had.
Then there is Berry. She's only 4 and my latest edition to the herd. She is lovely but came to me in a bit of a state bless her so she's a working progress

I then have a Bedlington Terrier called Pudding. Then theres my mum's dog Millie
Plus the two lovely black cats, Pixie and Mia.

I'm guessing you want to hear most about the tortoises?
I currently have 1 leopard tortoise (Geochelone Pardalis Babcocki). She's around 3 and is called Squirt.
Eventually we plan on having a little herd in the back garden with a fully heated, equipt, shed for them to live in and then a big outdoor area for summer days.

Hopefully soon I'll have a new addition to my little family. A bells Hingeback tortoise. Male, hoping to eventually find him some females too

Some photos
Jimbo - http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/...56637980_n.jpg
Berry -
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/...17141207_n.jpg
Sophie (in the background) and Rhia (nearest the camera)
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/...e/DSC_0007.jpg
Pudding -
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/...n/DSC_0335.jpg
Millie -
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/...n/DSC_0237.jpg
Runaway Leopard Tortoise (Squirt) -
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSC_0017.jpg

[Atrinka]

Hi and welcome -I too live in Notts and have bedlingtons and 2 sulcatas. We used to have horses but due to my husband having a back injury we have had to get rid of them

[Easter Bunny]

Hi, Lovely photos! Liking the dogs in action shots ones especially xx

[emma_mcraf]

Hi Stephii and welcome to SW!
My daughter loves horses and would be so envious of your four.
Great photos

[Herpard]

Hello and welcome

I have a Bedlington and a leopard tortoise called Squirt too

[judith ann]

Hello and welcome I have a 9yr old Friesian mare called Trijntsje and a little Hermanns called Squirt



Judyxx

[TillyTortoise]

Hello Welcome to SW

[stephiiberrybean]

Thank you for all the welcomes

I didn't realize so many people had Bedlingtons. I rarely see any others and everyone always falls in love with my Pudding.

We had a Friesian stallion in to school when I was a student at a yard a couple of months ago. He was lovely. My Jimbo use to boss him about though :P It was funny. They were like an old married couple over the stable doors at each other!

[Lolly8]

Hi and welcome!

[Zen]

Hello, welcome to SW